PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Black
vs
Nicks

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jet Nicks!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nicks.

Nicks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nicks wants to stand but Black has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Black looking for a guillotine here but Nicks defends easily.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nicks!
Nicks wants to get back to his feet.
Nicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Black tries to control but Nicks wriggling away.
Nicks tries to hold on but Black postures up.
Nicks is looking to get to half guard.
Nicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nicks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Black.
Nicks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Black stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nicks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Nicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nicks lands the left hand.

It looks like Ace Black has been cut.
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!

Nicks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nicks postures up.
Nicks wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nicks trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!

Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nicks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Nicks's legs - danger averted.
Nicks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nicks working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black trying to control from half guard but Nicks is working away.
Black prevents Nicks from improving his position.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nicks!
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicks is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids the attempt from Nicks to control.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Nicks is holding on tight.
Black controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicks is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jet Nicks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ace Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nicks dives in and scores a takedown into Black's guard.
Jet Nicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nicks is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.

Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nicks is aware though and is defending well.

Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nicks wants to stand and escape but instead Black has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Black postures up.
Black engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicks keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nicks wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Nicks has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.

Nicks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wanted to stand there but Nicks had control of the position.
Nicks wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black preventing the sweep.
Nicks is looking to stand back up but Black counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nicks.
Nicks trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is keen to just control but Nicks is a slippery customer.

Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Black seems to be looking for submissions.
Black is thwarting Nicks's attempts to control the position.
Black tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nicks gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicks is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Nicks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black wants to pass the guard but Nicks is keeping the position.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Nicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Nicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ace Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nicks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Black manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nicks looking to pass the guard.
Nicks trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black looking to control.
Nicks cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nicks's guard.
Nicks has his hands on Black's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicks is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Black trying to control but Nicks is working from the bottom.
Nicks is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jet Nicks.

Nicks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nicks wants to stand up but Black is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control here.
Nicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
It looks like Nicks is going to stand back up.
Nicks is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Black manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicks is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.
Black controls Nicks momentarily but Nicks frees himself.
Nicks wants to stand and escape but instead Black has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Nicks keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black won't allow Nicks to sweep him here.
Black advances to half guard.

Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicks is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Nicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nicks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Nicks!