PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet the Blue Sky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Corner
vs
Nieto

181 cm
23
160 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
162 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Corner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corner throws an overhand right that lands on Nieto's shoulder, as Nieto tries to avoid the shot.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Corner checks it.
Nieto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corner is able to avoid easily.
Nieto throws a hook but Corner avoids it easily.
Corner fails with a takedown attempt.
Nieto tries to clinch there but Corner circles away.
Nieto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nieto tried to score with a low kick but Corner checks it.
Nieto misses the shot to the body.
Nieto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nieto throws a front kick aimed at Corner's knee but Corner avoids it well.
Nice cross by Corner.

Nieto rushes Corner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nieto avoiding damage as Corner throws knees to the body.
Corner misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nieto looking for a takedown.
Corner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Corner tries a body shot but Nieto blocks it.
Corner stalling.
Nieto tries to land knees in the clinch but Corner avoids the damage to the body.
Corner lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Corner.
Corner has a couple of punches blocked by Nieto.
Corner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Corner.
Nieto looks for a takedown but Corner sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto stuns Corner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nieto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nieto scores with a hook to the body. Corner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nieto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nieto tries to clinch up but Corner circles away and keeps his distance.

Nieto takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nieto working hard to break the clinch.
Corner lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Corner.
Nieto can't break the clinch.

Corner lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Corner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Nieto has an active guard here but Corner has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto tries to get to full guard but Corner has control of the leg.
Corner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nieto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corner's back!
Nieto misses with a punch to the head.
Corner avoids the strikes from Nieto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner is trying to stand back up.
Corner manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Corner.
Nieto is looking to work some ground and pound but Corner has wrist control.
Corner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nieto wants to control from the top but Corner keeps moving.
Nieto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nieto throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieto slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexandre Nieto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nieto shoots in for a takedown but Corner shows good takedown defense.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nieto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Corner to the mat! Corner manages to get full guard.
Nieto throws an elbow that misses. Corner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nieto's guard. Nice move by Corner!

Nieto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Corner has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nieto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nieto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Corner is really struggling to control Nieto but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto keeping control of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Corner.
Corner swats away the attempt to clinch by Nieto.
Corner shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body punch from Nieto.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nieto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corner.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corner manages to avoid it.
Nieto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nieto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nieto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nieto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nieto shoots in but no luck this time.
Corner avoids the body shot from Nieto.
Nieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corner moves away.
Corner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nieto moves to clinch but Corner breaks away
and Corner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses.
Nieto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corner rather than just go for the knockout.
Nieto lands a leg kick that knocks Corner off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Nieto tenderised Corner's leg. Corner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nieto thows a body shot but no joy.
Corner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nieto.
Tony Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nieto.
Corner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner fails to land the takedown.
Nieto misses with a shot to the body
and Corner counters with a straight right hand.
Nieto misses with a jab to the body
and Corner counters with a nice body kick.
Corner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corner throws an overhand right that lands on Nieto's shoulder, as Nieto tries to avoid the shot.
Nieto digs a good body shot into Corner's ribs.
Nieto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nieto misses with a double jab.
Nieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieto. Corner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corner is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner avoids the body shot from Nieto.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corner manages to avoid it.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nieto is looking to clinch.
Corner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nieto misses with a shot to the body
and Corner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corner.
Nieto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nieto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto throws a leg kick
and Corner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieto misses with a jab to the body
and Corner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nieto's knee momentarily.
Corner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Nieto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nieto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nieto misses with a takedown attempt
and Corner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nieto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nieto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corner to score with a decent uppercut.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corner manages to avoid it.
Corner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nieto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieto throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nieto.
Corner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieto.
Corner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nieto swings for the body but Corner moves out of range.
Corner thows a body shot but no joy.
Nieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corner moves away.
Corner swings for the body but Nieto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Corner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nieto.
Corner throws out a leg kick but Nieto moves out of range and Corner only half commits.
Nieto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corner cracks Nieto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nieto misses with a head kick.
Nieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Corner is just out of range.
Corner misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nieto misses with a takedown
and Corner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nieto.
Corner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corner lands a body shot.
Nieto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nieto.
Nieto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nieto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corner counters with a right hand to the body.
Corner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nieto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corner swings for the body but Nieto moves out of range.
Corner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corner misses the shot to the body.
Nieto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nieto misses with a wild body shot.
Nieto fails with a takedown attempt.
Nieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch but Corner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Corner clinches up against the cage.
Nieto trying to land knees to the body.
Nieto stalling.
Corner prevents a body shot from Nieto.
Corner prevents a body shot from Nieto.
Nieto tries to throw a body punch but Corner avoids it by throwing Nieto back against the cage.
Corner lands a right hand.
Corner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nieto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Corner cracks Nieto with a good jab.
Nieto takes one on the button.
Alexandre Nieto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nieto jabs at Corner's body.
Corner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nieto.
The fighters circling - Nieto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tony Corner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nieto jabs Corner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corner is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieto moves out of range of the strikes.

Nieto tries to keep at a distance but Corner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nieto obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corner throws a head punch that misses.
Corner can't find room to land a body shot as Nieto controls the action.

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 Tony Corner.
I think Nieto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto! Alexandre Nieto retains his lightweight title!
Alexandre Nieto took some time post fight to say the following; 'Everyone is waiting to see me go down and stay down... well there is bad news for you all: when lights go down and show is over, I will be the last man standing!'.