PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nieder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nieder
vs
Oliver

172 cm
21
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Australian Xtreme - Elite Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Nieder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nieder.

Nieder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nieder is chipping away with strikes.
Nieder is looking to take a break and control but Oliver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliver is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nieder's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nieder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nieder working the head and body with strikes.
Oliver is not content to let Nieder control the position.
Oliver trying to control here.
Oliver wants to improve his position but Nieder is controlling well.
Oliver tries to kick Nieder off but Nieder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nieder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oliver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nieder looking to sit in guard and control but Oliver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nieder wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieder pulls Oliver in to control the position.
Oliver trying to control but Nieder is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieder pulls Oliver in to control the position.
Oliver trying to control but Nieder is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nieder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nieder shoots in and drives through. Oliver sprawls well.
Nieder is breathing heavily.
Oliver fails with the takedown

and Nieder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliver trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Oliver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oliver thowing shots but they're missing.
Nieder is in a horrible position here. Oliver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nieder holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oliver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oliver avoids the attempt from Nieder to control.

That's four 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.
Nieder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oliver thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Oliver jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nieder is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nieder and Oliver has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nieder is looking for a sweep.
Oliver trying to control the action but Nieder is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Nieder dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nieder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliver is trying to control but Nieder passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Oliver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliver might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nieder kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nieder working the ground and pound from side control.
Oliver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Nieder stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oliver tries to clinch but Nieder is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliver scores a takedown into full mount!
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Oliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nieder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Oliver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oliver unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nieder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nieder tries to get out of the position.
Nieder blocking the ground and pound.
Oliver dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieder avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oliver.
Oliver wants to control the pace but Nieder is squirming around nicely.
Nieder is desperately trying to improve his position but Oliver has a good base and remains in mount.
Oliver throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nieder is looking to get to half guard.
Oliver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oliver throwing strikes here but Nieder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nieder wants to hold on but Oliver pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver punching from mount but Nieder doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nieder holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oliver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nieder is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
Nieder holds of for dear life.
Sam Nieder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nieder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nieder blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliver throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oliver misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oliver tries to control but Nieder wriggling away.
Nieder blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nieder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Oliver is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nieder has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nieder!
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 Sam Nieder will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oliver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliver with a poor takedown

and Nieder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliver!
Oliver is working to get back to half guard.
Nieder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nieder scoring with strikes but Oliver is staying in there.
Nieder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nieder breaks from Oliver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Oliver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oliver is looking to improve his position but Nieder isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieder landing strikes from the mount and Oliver is in trouble!
Oliver is bucking up trying to escape but Nieder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nieder lands a big shot there that rocks Oliver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliver regains half guard.
Oliver is looking to improve his position.
Oliver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nieder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oliver taking some punishment here, with Nieder in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oliver trying to control here.
Nieder is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliver is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliver tries to get to full guard but Nieder has control of the leg.
Oliver is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nieder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nieder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliver's head.
Nieder wants to control but Oliver is keeping him busy.
Oliver is looking to escape.
Oliver moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliver trying to keep a closed guard but Nieder is proving a slippery customer.
Oliver wants to sweep here but Nieder controlling him for the moment.
Nieder scoring with punches to the head and body.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nieder misses with a takedown

and Oliver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nieder tries to roll over but Oliver keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieder controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Oliver prevents Nieder from standing back up.
Oliver wants to free his trapped foot but Nieder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nieder tries to get to full guard but Oliver has control of the leg.
Oliver wants to control but Nieder is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Nieder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nieder, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Nieder!