PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bullet the Blue Sky. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nieto
vs
Harris

170 cm
38
162 lbs
32 - 14 - 2

157 cm
31
147 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Nieto.
Nieto slips under a jab from Harris.
Nieto tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Nieto throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Nieto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nieto throws a body shot but no joy.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to work over Nieto's front leg with a kick but Nieto checks it.
Nieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Nieto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nieto throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieto. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris swings for the body but Nieto moves out of range.
Nieto misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.

Nieto clinches.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris digs a right hand into Nieto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nieto's gas tank.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Nieto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nieto manages to end up in side control.
Nieto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harris sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harris manages to get back to half guard.
Nieto wants to pass to mount but Harris is defending the position.
Harris is positioning himself well to prevent Nieto advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nieto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nieto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto with good strikes from the mount here!
Nieto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
Nieto can't control as he wanted to and Harris manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieto.
Nieto wants to pass to mount but Harris is defending the position.
Nieto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Nieto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
Nieto is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Nieto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nieto controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nieto misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Nieto. Nieto maintains the clinch.
Nieto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Nieto.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nieto blocking some punches.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nieto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nieto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Nieto blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieto tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Nieto back against the cage.
Nieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Nieto misses with the head strike.
Harris prevents a body shot from Nieto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nieto is defending well for now.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nieto is defending well for now.
Nieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Seth Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nieto.
Harris tries to work over Nieto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nieto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris tries a body shot but Nieto blocks it.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
Nieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto blocking some punches.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nieto misses with a body punch.
Harris lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Nieto throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Nieto pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris prevents a body shot from Nieto.
Nieto is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nieto blocking some punches.
Nieto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nieto.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nieto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nieto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris misses with some punches.
Nieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris tries a body shot but Nieto blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Nieto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nieto lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nieto!
Nieto is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Nieto shoots in and bounces Harris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris wants to stand but Nieto is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Nieto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nieto needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Nieto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Nieto tries a head kick but it misses.
Nieto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nieto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Nieto scores with a leg kick.
Nieto tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Nieto throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Nieto's shoulder, as Nieto tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Nieto throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Nieto jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris moves away from the strike by Nieto.
Nieto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nieto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nieto throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Nieto is looking to clinch.
Harris scores with a jab. Nieto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris slips under a jab from Nieto.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Nieto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook but Nieto avoids it easily.
Nieto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nieto.
Nieto misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nieto's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris swings for the body but Nieto moves out of range.
Nieto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nieto lands a slapping body shot.
Nieto with a hook.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nieto under the eye.
Nieto misses with a wild body shot.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris tries to bum rush Nieto with a series of wild strikes but Nieto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nieto lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Nieto misses with a kick to the body.
Seth Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nieto throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Nieto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nieto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto!
Our winner, Alexandre Nieto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.