PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevee Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Nicholas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cee
vs
Nicholas

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevee Cee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cee.

Nicholas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cee wants to get back to his feet but Nicholas is dominant here and he's now got Cee's back!
Nicholas controls the action.
Nicholas controlling well, preventing Cee from escaping the position.
Cee is taking damage to the body and head.
Nicholas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nicholas not allowing Cee to control his hands.
Nicholas just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cee is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee is working hard here to advance position.
Cee trying to control but not successfully.
Nicholas controlling the position well here. Cee rolled but Nicholas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cee is trying to break free.
Nicholas controlling the position well here. Cee rolled but Nicholas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cee trying to control the hands but Nicholas breaks the grip.
Cee is trying to get back to his feet but Nicholas has full control of the position and if anything, Cee has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nicholas is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cee tries to break free.
Cee trying to control but not successfully.
Nicholas controls the position.
Cee is really stuck here.
Nicholas has good solid back control here.
Cee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nicholas has the hooks in. Cee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Nicholas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Nicholas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cee to the mat! Cee manages to get full guard.
Cee wants to get back to his feet but Nicholas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nicholas controls the pace.
Cee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nicholas manages to get himself to full guard.
Cee trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicholas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cee wants to stand but Nicholas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nicholas pulls Cee in close to his closed guard and prevents Cee from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas keeping full guard, as Cee tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nicholas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cee wants to control from the top but Nicholas keeps moving.
Cee is looking to stand up but Nicholas won't let him.
Nicholas keeping full guard, as Cee tries to pass.
Nicholas keeping moving, preventing Cee from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cee misses with a takedown attempt
and Nicholas counters with a thumping low kick.
Nicholas misses with a few strikes there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nicholas.
Cee is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Nicholas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nicholas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cee sprawls well initially but Nicholas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nicholas content to control rather than advance.
Cee tries to roll over but Nicholas keeps him under control.
Nicholas is looking to advance position but Cee won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cee is trying to stand back up but Nicholas is controlling him
Nicholas stalling.
Cee wants to get back to his feet.
Nicholas is taking a breather. Cee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee is trying to control but can't.
Nicholas wants to pass to mount but Cee is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cee with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nicholas counters with a shoot takedown. Cee fights it but they end up in guard.
Cee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cee trying to control but Nicholas is having none of it.
Nicholas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nicholas is squirming around, avoiding Cee's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas working to try and regain half guard.
Cee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicholas is looking to escape.
Nicholas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas tries to hold on but Cee postures up.
Cee trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Stevee Cee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cee scores with a jab to the head.
Nicholas dodges the punch combination from Cee.

Nicholas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nicholas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cee struggling a bit here.
Nicholas controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nicholas's best efforts.
Nicholas moves into full mount! Cee won't be happy about that!
Nicholas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nicholas avoids the attempt from Cee to control.
Nicholas prevents Cee from getting the reversal.
Cee tries to hold on but Nicholas pushes him away.
Cee is looking to improve his position but Nicholas isn't that keen on the idea.
Nicholas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Nicholas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cee misses with a double jab.

Nicholas moves into the clinch.

Cee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cee scores with a jab. Nicholas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nicholas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cee's guard.

Cee scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Nicholas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nicholas wants to free his trapped foot but Cee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cee is trying to stand up here but Nicholas is controlling him well.
Cee is in trouble now - Nicholas has advanced to mount!
Cee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas controlling the position easily from mount.
Cee can't escape the position.
Nicholas controlling his opponent.
Cee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nicholas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nicholas prevents Cee from getting the reversal.
Nicholas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cee is working to get back to half guard.
Nicholas controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Nicholas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevee Cee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Nicholas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nicholas tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Cee misses.
Cee shoots and misses

and Nicholas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nicholas.
Robert Nicholas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nicholas is controlling him.
Nicholas content to stall in guard here.
Cee wants to get back to his feet but Nicholas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cee can't keep his opponent in guard - Nicholas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cee tries to get to full guard but Nicholas has control of the leg.
Nicholas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cee missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Nicholas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nicholas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Nicholas!