PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bullet the Blue Sky. Robbery has chosen Sirenia - Lost in Life as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nieto
vs
Franck Robbery

170 cm
38
162 lbs
33 - 14 - 2

174 cm
32
158 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjen Franck Robbery!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbery throws a right and a left that Nieto avoids nicely.
Robbery throws a quick inside leg kick.

Nieto pushes Robbery up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieto misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Robbery.
Robbery lands a hook that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Robbery scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robbery has a couple of punches blocked by Nieto.
Nieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto digs a right hand into Robbery's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robbery's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Robbery - that landed with a thud.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nieto working aggressively here.
Nieto misses with a body punch.
Robbery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nieto lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery misses with a punch to the body.
Nieto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robbery stalling.
Robbery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nietos head.
Robbery throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
A short uppercut from Robbery.
Nieto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbery tries to throw a body punch but Nieto avoids it by throwing Robbery back against the cage.
Nieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbery drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nieto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robbery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbery's elbow.
Nieto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robbery backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbery.
Nieto prevents a body shot from Robbery.
Robbery has a couple of punches blocked by Nieto.
Nieto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nieto wants to take the fight to the mat but Robbery manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robbery.
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!
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbery has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nieto after a bit of a struggle.
Robbery has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nieto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Robbery can turn it around.
Robbery working aggressively here.
Robbery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Nieto misses with the head strike.
Robbery lands a body punch.
Nieto blocks an uppercut.
Nieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto blocking some punches.
Nieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbery.
Nieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nieto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robbery misses with some punches.

Nieto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nieto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nieto throws a shot to the body.
Robbery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nieto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robbery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nieto somewhat.
Robbery looks to land a combination but Nieto avoids it well.
Nieto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Robbery checks a low kick from Nieto.
Nieto throws a body punch but Robbery moves out of range.
Nieto fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nieto instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nieto.
Robbery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbery throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
Robbery stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nieto.
Nieto blocks an uppercut.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieto.
Nieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbery controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Robbery.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nieto tries to work over Robbery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjen Franck Robbery dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nieto lands a glancing blow to the side of Robbery's head.

It looks like Arjen Franck Robbery has been cut.
Robbery misses with a hook. Nieto ducked under it nicely.
Nieto is looking to clinch.
Nieto tried to score with a low kick but Robbery checks it.
Robbery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robbery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nieto throws a solid leg kick but Robbery takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nieto.
Robbery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nieto slips a jab and a cross from Robbery.
A quick step to the side and Nieto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbery throws the left hand but Nieto avoids the punch easily.
Robbery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieto misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nieto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robbery counters with an inside leg kick.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbery wants to counter with a clinch but Nieto pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robbery paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nieto forces Robbery back against the cage and clinches.

Nieto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nieto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robbery walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Robbery fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nieto to the ground. Robbery is now in Nieto's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nieto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robbery defends it easily.

Nieto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Robbery escapes and throws Nieto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Robbery works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nieto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Robbery off and has taken his back!
Nieto has Robbery flattened out and is raining down punches.
Nieto wants to control but Robbery is keeping busy.
Robbery tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nieto controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nieto keeping moving, preventing Robbery from controlling successfully.
Nieto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nieto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nieto keeping full guard, as Robbery tries to pass.
Robbery controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery wants to pass the guard but Nieto is keeping the position.
Nieto keeping moving, preventing Robbery from controlling successfully.
Nieto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Nieto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nieto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nieto controls Robbery momentarily but Robbery frees himself.
Nieto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robbery is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Nieto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robbery is aware though and is defending well.
Nieto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Robbery has passed into side control.
Robbery working away.
Robbery scoring with punches and elbows.
Robbery working the head with strikes.
Nieto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nieto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto tries to improve position but can't.
Nieto is not content to let Robbery control the position.
Nieto tries to bench press Robbery off him but Robbery keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arjen Franck Robbery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Robbery blocks the low kick.
Nieto throws out a leg kick but Robbery moves out of range and Nieto only half commits.
Nieto is looking to clinch but Robbery is avoiding it.
It seemed like Robbery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Robbery does it's job there.
Robbery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nieto is looking to wear down Robbery with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nieto throws a hook but Robbery avoids it easily.
Robbery is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nieto with a body shot.
Robbery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Robbery tries to get set, Nieto tries to push him back and clinch up but Robbery manages to avoid the attempt.
Robbery looks to land a left hand but Nieto moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Nieto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robbery misses the jab.
Nieto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robbery manages to circle out of the way.
Robbery lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery is looking to clinch.
As Robbery tries to get set, Nieto tries to push him back and clinch up but Robbery manages to avoid the attempt.
Robbery lands an overhand right.
Robbery misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robbery misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Nieto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robbery.
Robbery drops his hands momentarily and Nieto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robbery misses with a low kick.
Nieto is looking to counter the offense by Robbery and move into the clinch.
Robbery blocks the body kick.
Robbery lands the left hand.
Nieto connects with a jab.
Nieto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nieto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nieto throws a shot to the body.
Robbery misses with a low kick as Nieto jumps back.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbery checks a leg kick.
Robbery was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nieto lands a head shot.
Good work by Robbery as he checks the leg kick.
Robbery moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nieto digs a good hook to Robbery's body.
Robbery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nieto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieto is looking to slow Robbery down with leg kicks.
Robbery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieto circles away quickly and effectively.
Nieto shoots in looking for a takedown. Robbery tries to sprawl out of it but Nieto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robbery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robbery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nieto throws a front kick aimed at Robbery's knee but Robbery avoids it well.
Nieto thows a leg kick but Robbery checks it
and Robbery counters with a good, hard body kick but Nieto shrugs it off.
Alexandre Nieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nieto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robbery's calf.
Nieto moves away from the strike by Robbery.
A jab lands there for Robbery.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robbery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieto is looking to counter the offense by Robbery and move into the clinch.
Robbery tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbery darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Robbery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nieto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robbery throws a counter combo.
Robbery throws a looping overhand right but Nieto ducks down to avoid it.
Robbery misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Nieto.
Robbery scores with a jab.
Robbery delivers a nice body kick.
Nieto swings for the body but Robbery moves out of range.
Robbery is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Robbery thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Robbery finds it's way through Nieto's defenses.
Robbery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nieto thuds a left hand into Robbery's body.
Robbery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nieto has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieto connects with a leg kick. Robbery looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick there by Nieto.

Nieto darts in and clinches Robbery up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robbery gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nieto is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robbery lands a nice short elbow.
Robbery thows a huge punch but Nieto dodges it nicely.
Nieto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robbery.
Nieto is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto is looking to escape.
Robbery is trying to control. Nieto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbery prevents Nieto from improving his position.
Arjen Franck Robbery has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robbery looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Nieto with the active half guard here but Robbery passes nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arjen Franck Robbery.
Well Robbery 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Franck Robbery!
A less than humble Arjen Franck Robbery misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.