PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Monteforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleison Nibar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Monteforte
vs
Nibar

187 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
21
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clyde Monteforte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gleison Nibar!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monteforte is able to avoid easily.
Monteforte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monteforte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nibar.
A jab from Nibar misses.
Gleison Nibar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nibar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monteforte.
Nibar misses with a body shot.
Nibar dodges the punch combination from Monteforte.
Monteforte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nibar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteforte.
Monteforte blocks a low kick nicely.
Monteforte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nibar throws a good cross that connects.
Monteforte tries to score with a low kick but Nibar moves his leg out of the way.
Nibar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteforte was well out of range. Poor timing from Nibar.
Nibar stuns Monteforte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monteforte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nibar misses with a low kick.
Nibar wants to land a leg kick but Monteforte is out of range.
A low kick from Nibar misses

and Monteforte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monteforte.

Monteforte breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monteforte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nibar moves away from the strike by Monteforte.
Monteforte misses with a series of wild punches.
Nibar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nibar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monteforte is out of range and Nibar settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteforte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nibar.
Nibar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nibar throws a right and a left that Monteforte avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte slips a jab and a cross from Nibar.
Monteforte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nibar on the side of the head.
Nibar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monteforte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nibar scores with a decent looking hook.
Monteforte lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Gleison Nibar has been cut.
Nibar throws a jab when Monteforte was well out of range.
Nibar misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Nibar.
Monteforte pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nibar misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Monteforte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monteforte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Monteforte misses the target.
Monteforte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nibar throws out a loose jab but Monteforte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nibar looks to land a right hand but Monteforte moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monteforte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nibar.
Monteforte tries to move into range but Nibar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gleison Nibar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gleison Nibar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Monteforte slips a jab and a cross from Nibar.
Nibar tries to work over Monteforte's front leg with a kick but Monteforte checks it.
Nibar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Monteforte misses.
Nibar looks to land a left hand but Monteforte moved out of range nicely.
Nibar throws an off balance right hand

and Monteforte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Monteforte stopping the sweep attempt from Nibar.
Monteforte wants to control from the top but Nibar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteforte wants to stand but Nibar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nibar trying to keep a closed guard but Monteforte is proving a slippery customer.
Monteforte tries to stand but Nibar is controlling from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Clyde Monteforte just wasn't active enough.
Monteforte looks to score with a jab to the body but Nibar is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nibar throws a low kick but Monteforte avoids it.
Nibar throws a series of punches but Monteforte avoids them all with ease.
Nibar looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteforte is just out of range.
Nibar stuns Monteforte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nibar throws a series of punches but Monteforte moves out of range.
Nibar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Nibar misses.
Monteforte lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monteforte!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibar throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Nibar.
Nibar throws a right hand that Monteforte ducks under and follows up with a left that Monteforte also avoids with ease.
Nibar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monteforte with a jab.
Nibar is looking to chop away at Monteforte's legs.
Nibar is looking to chop away at Monteforte's legs.
Nibar misses with a lunging right hand
and Monteforte counters with a two punch combo.
Nibar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nibar is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibar throws a body punch but Monteforte moves out of range.
Nibar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteforte.
Monteforte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nibar counters with a straight right hand.
Monteforte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nibar.
Monteforte throws a series of strikes that have Nibar backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nibar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nibar throws the left hand but Monteforte avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nibar throws a big shot that misses.
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 Clyde Monteforte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gleison Nibar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Monteforte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nibar.
Nibar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Monteforte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nibar.
Monteforte needs to keep his hands up - Nibar had a free shot at his head there.
Nibar looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteforte is just out of range.
Nibar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nibar lands with a nice body punch.
Monteforte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nibar in his tracks.
Nibar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clyde Monteforte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monteforte takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteforte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nibar misses the shot to the body.
Nibar misses the jab.
Nibar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nibar swings away with a body shot that misses

and Monteforte counters with a single leg into guard. Nibar didn't expect that.
Monteforte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nibar is trying to control the position but Monteforte postures up.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nibar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monteforte is aware though and is defending well.
Nibar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Monteforte stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nibar tried to score with a low kick but Monteforte checks it.
Nibar punishes Monteforte's body with a nice straight punch.
Nibar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monteforte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monteforte throws a body punch but Nibar moves out of range.
Nibar's corner calls for a 1-2. Nibar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nibar lands with a right hand.
Monteforte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monteforte takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nibar throws a jab but it's blocked by Monteforte.
Monteforte blocks a jab.
Nibar throws a body punch but Monteforte moves out of range.
Nibar misses with a hook. Monteforte ducked under it nicely.
Gleison Nibar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monteforte checks a leg kick.
Nibar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteforte was well out of range. Poor timing from Nibar.
Monteforte scores with a decent looking hook.
Nibar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteforte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nibar throws a body punch but Monteforte moves out of range.
A combination from Nibar does no damage.
Monteforte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nibar is able to avoid easily.
Nibar just misses with a punch to the body.
Monteforte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nibar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nibar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monteforte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nibar misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gleison Nibar.
I think Nibar 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!