PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niti Sietch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sietch
vs
Pereira

190 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niti Sietch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sietch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Pereira moves into the clinch.

Pereira has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sietch regains guard immediately.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Sietch keeps moving.
Sietch being controlled here, momentarily.

Pereira gets to his feet. Sietch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Pereira rushes Sietch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niti Sietch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Pereira scores with a four punch combination!
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Pereira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pereira wants to take a breather but Sietch is having none of it.
Sietch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Pereira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Pereira seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pereira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pereira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to take a breather but Sietch is having none of it.
Pereira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sietch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sietch is staying active underneath Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sietch wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira stalling.
Sietch is trying to stand back up but Pereira is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pereira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sietch sprawls well initially but Pereira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pereira is keen to just control but Sietch is a slippery customer.
Pereira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pereira is trying to control the action in half guard but Sietch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Pereira is looking for a kimura here.
Sietch is trying to stand up here but Pereira is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jose Pereira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pereira shoots for a double leg takedown but Sietch sprawls well. He's pushed Pereira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pereira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Pereira decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sietch tries to avoid it but Pereira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sietch to the ground. Sietch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sietch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pereira counters with a takedown into side control.
Sietch parries the strikes from Pereira easily there. Pereira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sietch to escape.
Pereira is looking to take a break and control but Sietch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sietch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pereira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sietch throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.

Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Niti Sietch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pereira.
Pereira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sietch walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sietch scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pereira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pereira trying to control from half guard but Sietch is working away.
Sietch is trying to stand back up but Pereira is controlling him
Pereira slips a nice elbow through Sietch's hands, connecting with Sietch's forehead.
Pereira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Pereira stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pereira blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pereira shoots for a double leg takedown but Sietch sprawls well. He's pushed Pereira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pereira shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Sietch misses.

Pereira pushes Sietch up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira effectively controlling the action here.
Sietch is looking to break free of the clinch but Pereira has double underhooks.

Pereira gets control of Sietch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pereira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sietch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pereira controls Sietch momentarily but Sietch frees himself.

Pereira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sietch wants to stand but Pereira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pereira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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.
Pereira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sietch is trying to stand back up but Pereira is controlling him
Pereira controlling the action here.
Sietch pushes Pereira off looking to stand but Pereira dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira works his way into side control.
Pereira trying to control the action but Sietch is working from the bottom.
Sietch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pereira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pereira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pereira just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Pereira.
Pereira trying to control the action but Sietch is working from the bottom.
Sietch wants to get back to his feet but Pereira drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Pereira!