PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Nieves (ranked 24821 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bob (ranked 5791 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Bob will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nieves
vs
Bob

222 cm
19
346 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Nieves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Bob!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bob pushes Nieves up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nieves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nieves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bob gets a clinch.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Nieves keeps him there for the moment.
Nieves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bob up against the cage.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nieves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bob is trying to force a seperation but Nieves has the dominant position.

Nieves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bob moves into range and clinches up with Nieves.
Nieves leaning his opponent against the cage.

Nieves breaks the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bob enables Nieves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bob manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nieves controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nieves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bob is working an open guard so Nieves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bob instigates a clinch.
Nieves taking a breather.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
Nieves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nieves is struggling to control the position.
Nieves stalling.
Nieves stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Nieves.

Nieves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bob to the ground. Nieves is now in Bob's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to stand back up but Nieves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bob.

Nieves stands up and beckons Bob to join him on the feet.

Bob has managed to clinch.
Nieves just leaning against Bob, taking a breather.
Nieves avoiding damage.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling him.
Bob letting Nieves take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nieves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nieves has Bob pressed against the cage, preventing Bob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Nieves keeps him there for the moment.

Bob turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bob manages to end up in side control.
Nieves is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieves trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nieves sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Nieves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nieves has Bob pressed against the cage, preventing Bob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nieves controlling the action here for a moment.
Nieves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bob up against the cage.
Nieves taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieves slowing the pace effectively.

Nieves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bob clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieves stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Nieves.

Bob moves into the clinch.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Nieves keeps him there for the moment.
Bob is trying to break free.
Nieves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nieves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nieves for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nieves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Nieves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bob moves into range and clinches up with Nieves.
Bob is trying to push Nieves away but Nieves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nieves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob is trying to push Nieves away but Nieves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nieves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bob up against the cage.
Nieves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling the position.
Bob is trying to push Nieves away but Nieves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nieves is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Nieves.

Bob gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieves stalling the fight.
Nieves working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Nieves manages to break the clinch.

Bob moves into the clinch.

Nieves breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bob has picked Nieves up - he's going for a ride! Bob dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Nieves manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bob has Nieves up against the cage in a clinch.

Nieves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nieves drives through with a takedown into guard.

Nieves decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bob darts in and clinches Nieves up against the cage.
Nieves stalls.

Nieves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bob works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bob throws an elbow that misses. Nieves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bob's guard. Nice move by Nieves!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Nieves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bob moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Nieves fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bob clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bob's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob being controlled against the cage.
Nieves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nieves gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling him.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Nieves has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bob's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Nieves keeps him there for the moment.
Nieves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bob up against the cage.
Bob letting Nieves take a breather here.
Danny Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Nieves.

Bob closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nieves quickly recovers to half guard.

Nieves makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bob instigates a clinch.
Nieves misses with some punches.
Nieves stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling the position.
Bob is trying to push Nieves away but Nieves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bob tries to circle away but Nieves has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nieves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nieves has Bob pressed against the cage.
Nieves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nieves has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bob gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nieves regains guard.

Nieves uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Nieves gets tackled into the cage by Bob. Bob maintains the clinch.
Bob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nieves backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nieves has Bob pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nieves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nieves slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Nieves.

Bob drives through and clinches with Nieves against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling him.
Nieves stalling the fight.
Bob wants to break free but Nieves has control.
Nieves stalls.
Bob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Nieves has him pressed against the cage.
Nieves is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Nieves - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Danny Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Nieves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Nieves.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nieves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Nieves!