PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nieve comes to the cage accompanied by Do Ya Think Im sexy. Sawyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by None. steve nieve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

nieve
vs
Sawyer

190 cm
21
194 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
THE STEEL PENN

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer fails with the takedown.
Sawyer misses with a looping right.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. nieve moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Sawyer misses its intended target.
nieve throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

nieve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
nieve looking to throw knees to the head but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.

It looks like Thomas Sawyer has been cut.
nieve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sawyer's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

nieve breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer misses with a looping left.
nieve delivers a nice body kick.
Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by nieve.
Sawyer looks to land a right hand but nieve moved out of range.
Sawyer throws a lazy right hand but nieve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by nieve.
Sawyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawyer stuffs the takedown attempt from nieve. nieve gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says nieve as he avoids it easily.
steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer loads up on a big right hand but nieve slips the punch.
nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but nieve shows good takedown defense.
nieve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
nieve leaves Sawyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
nieve throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Sawyer misses.
nieve feints and then cracks Sawyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sawyer down.
steve nieve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and nieve counters with a big head kick but Sawyer shrugs it off.
Sawyer looks gassed!
Sawyer fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
nieve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
nieve lands a head kick!
nieve lands a head kick!

Sawyer is rocked!
nieve lands with a nice body kick.
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!
nieve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

nieve clinches up with Sawyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Sawyer avoids the elbow strike from nieve, against the cage.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Sawyer's ribcage.

nieve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
nieve lands with a nice body kick.
nieve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sawyer has time to react.
Sawyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
nieve throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sawyer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from nieve. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nieve thows a body kick. Sawyer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
nieve throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
nieve wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve nieve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sawyer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

nieve tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by nieve.
steve nieve is winning the standup battle so far.
nieve keeps Sawyer at a distance using the push kick.
Sawyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from nieve.
nieve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawyer throws a hook to the side of nieve's head but nieve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sawyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and nieve counters with a body kick that stops Sawyer in his tracks momentarily.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by nieve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
nieve misses with a head kick.
Sawyer looks to land a right hand but nieve moved out of range.
nieve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
nieve chopping away at his opponent's legs.
nieve throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
No luck for Sawyer with that takedown attempt.
nieve throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - nieve finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
steve nieve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nieve throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sawyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.

nieve clinches.
nieve is trying to maintain a safe position but Sawyer gets an underhook and turns nieve into the cage.
nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sawyer avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sawyer as nieve tries to tie him up.
Sawyer taking a breather.
nieve missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
nieve misses with a knee strike.
nieve tries a knee to the head but Sawyer blocks it.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but nieve manages to get underhooks.
Sawyer working aggressively here.
nieve trying to land knees to the body.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
nieve stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

nieve manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer is trying desperately to land a takedown but nieve is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sawyer.
Sawyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and nieve counters with a nice leg kick.
nieve scoring well with a low kick there.
nieve throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
nieve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
nieve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
nieve misses with a head kick.
Sawyer misses the jab.
Sawyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
nieve connects with a solid leg kick.
Sawyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and nieve counters with a low kick, right behind Sawyer 's knee.
nieve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nieve fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve nieve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sawyer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

nieve wants to clinch.
nieve tries to clinch but Sawyer is having none of it.
nieve throws a head kick that misses.

Sawyer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
nieve is looking to control Sawyer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can nieve avoid being mounted?
Sawyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve is trying to control but Sawyer passes into side control!
Sawyer working away.
Sawyer working the ground and pound but nieve is defending the strikes.
Sawyer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sawyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.

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.
nieve tries to bench press Sawyer off him but Sawyer keeps the position.
nieve is pushing Sawyer's head away, looking to escape. Sawyer manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sawyer misses with a body shot
and nieve counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sawyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nieve.
nieve slips a jab from Sawyer.
nieve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sawyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sawyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt.
nieve defending well as Sawyer loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from nieve.
Nice body kick there by nieve.
Sawyer dives in and grabs nieve's left leg, looking for a takedown. nieve pushes down on Sawyer's head and hops out.
nieve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawyer.
Sawyer misses with a body punch
and nieve counters with a body kick.
nieve lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sawyer will feel that in the morning.
nieve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Sawyer tries to keep at a distance but nieve has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve prevents a takedown attempt there.
steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on nieve - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
nieve working Sawyer over with knees to the body.

nieve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sawyer walks forward, straight into a front kick from nieve.
Sawyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but nieve moves away.
steve nieve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nieve throws out a powerful jab.
nieve moves away from the strike by Sawyer.
A solid leg kick lands there for nieve.

And that's the end of the fight!
steve nieve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for nieve, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... steve nieve!