PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Traff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Traff's choice of entrance music: SMC Hoodrats. steve nieve could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Traff's chin.

nieve
vs
Traff

190 cm
20
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Traff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nieve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
nieve is looking to clinch.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch but Traff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
nieve tries to clinch but Traff moves out of range.
nieve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nieve fails in his attempt to clinch.
nieve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Tony Traff has been cut.
nieve looks to land a combination but Traff avoids it well.
nieve drops his shoulder and cracks Traff with a huge uppercut! Traff goes down! Can nieve finish him?

Traff is rocked!

nieve gets to his feet. Traff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

nieve closes the distance and clinches.
nieve landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, nieve scores with a nice short uppercut.
nieve lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
nieve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Traff can't break the clinch.
Traff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Traff is looking to break free of the clinch but nieve has double underhooks.
Traff looks gassed!
nieve is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Traff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
nieve lands an elbow that stopped Traff in his tracks for a moment.
nieve lands an elbow just above Traff 's eye.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
nieve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traff or not.
nieve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Traff backwards.
nieve pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by nieve.
nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve keeps control of Traff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
nieve cracks Traff with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for nieve.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
nieve is pushing Traff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
nieve lands with a light punch inside.
nieve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
Traff being controlled against the cage.
Traff takes an elbow to the temple.
nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Traff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
nieve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Traff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
nieve landing knees to the head.
nieve controlling the action here for a moment.
nieve works on Traff's body with a couple of short punches.
nieve effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from nieve.
nieve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Traff's face.
nieve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traff being controlled against the cage.
nieve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from nieve on the inside.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traff backwards.
nieve holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from nieve - that landed with a thud.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from nieve.
nieve is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from nieve.
A short uppercut from nieve.
A short right from nieve on the inside.
nieve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traff backwards.
Traff takes an elbow to the temple.
nieve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Traff's ribcage.
nieve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Traff's defenses.
Still in the clinch, nieve scores with a nice short uppercut.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Tony Traff's cut even more.
Come on nieve - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
nieve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by nieve.
nieve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traff backwards.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve presses Traff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve lands a body punch.
nieve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
nieve lands a shoulder strike.
nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
nieve lands a shot to the body.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Traff's ribcage.
nieve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Traff's face.
nieve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Traff.
nieve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nieve gets through Traff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
nieve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
nieve lands with a short shot to the head.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve nieve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Traff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

nieve wants to clinch up but Traff keeps it at a distance.
Traff circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick lands from nieve that sends Traff to the canvas. Traff tries to scramble back to his feet but nieve brings him back down into side control.
Traff is still in real trouble! Can nieve finish him?
nieve cracks Traff with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! nieve immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Traff is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by nieve!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). steve nieve!