PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Africanus
vs
Nieds

201 cm
25
289 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Africanus.
Nieds tests Africanus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nieds ducks under a wild hook from Africanus.
Nieds throws a looping overhand right but Africanus ducks down to avoid it.
Africanus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Africanus throws out a loose jab but Nieds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Africanus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Africanus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nieds misses with a wild body shot.
Nieds is looking to clinch.
Nieds scores with a jab. Africanus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Africanus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nieds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nieds slips a straight right by Africanus.
Nieds avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Africanus. Nieds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Africanus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nieds moves away from the strike by Africanus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds connects with a right hand. Africanus shakes it off.

It looks like Scipio Africanus has been cut.
Nieds misses with a double jab
and Africanus counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Africanus misses.

Nieds has managed to clinch.
Nieds misses with a body punch.
Africanus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nieds misses with a body punch.
Nieds trying to stall but Africanus improves his position.
Africanus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Africanus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Africanus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nieds has him pressed against the cage.

Africanus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nieds doesn't manage to clinch there - Africanus circles away.
Nieds thuds a left hand into Africanus's body.
Africanus is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Nieds misses.
Africanus slips a jab from Nieds.
Scipio Africanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Africanus misses.
Africanus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Africanus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nieds slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus throws a right hand that Nieds ducks under and follows up with a left that Nieds also avoids with ease.
Africanus throws a jab when Nieds was well out of range.
Africanus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!

Nieds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nieds scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nieds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nieds scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Nieds.
Africanus is trying to force a seperation but Nieds has the dominant position.
Nieds cracks Africanus with a nice body shot.
Nieds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nieds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nieds lands an uppercut.

Africanus is rocked!
Nieds dips a shoulder and cracks Africanus with a mighty uppercut! Africanus falls back against the cage and Nieds unloads with a barrage of strikes! Africanus is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nieds screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Nieds!