PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Nieves (ranked 24567 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Fleck (ranked 4543 p4p, 458 weight class). Fleck has chosen That's Life as his entrance music. Dante Nieves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nieves
vs
Fleck

222 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

192 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Nieves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Fleck!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nieves.
A head kick by Fleck misses

and Nieves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fleck tries to break free but Nieves pushes him back against the cage.

Fleck gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Nieves is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Nieves jumps into guard, dragging Fleck to the mat.
Fleck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fleck trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nieves pushes Fleck off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fleck thows a leg kick but Nieves checks it

and Nieves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fleck's guard.
Fleck is looking to stand back up but Nieves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fleck.

Fleck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nieves is working away from the top position though.

Nieves decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Arthur Fleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nieves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleck.
Fleck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nieves is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fleck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nieves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fleck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nieves somewhat.
Fleck throws a shot from downtown. Nieves moves away and avoids it.
Fleck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nieves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fleck throws a combination that misses

and Nieves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nieves as Fleck tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fleck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nieves's brow.

Nieves jumps into guard, dragging Fleck to the mat.

Nieves has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fleck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nieves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fleck throws out the jab.
Nieves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fleck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck throws a series of punches but Nieves avoids them all with ease.
Nieves shoots in for a double leg but Fleck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Nieves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleck wants to clinch.
Nieves looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fleck throws a poor cross that misses

and Nieves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch but Nieves keeps him there for the moment.
Fleck tries to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling the position.

Nieves decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Nieves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fleck tries to clinch up.
Nieves drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fleck sprawls and moves away.
Nieves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fleck throws a lazy uppercut

and Nieves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nieves is working for takedown but Fleck is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fleck is trying to break the clinch but Nieves is controlling him.

Nieves successfully pulls guard.
Fleck looking to sit in guard and control but Nieves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nieves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleck can do to turn this around?
Fleck controls Nieves momentarily but Nieves frees himself.
Dante Nieves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck trying to control the position.
Nieves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fleck is trying to keep Nieves in close.

That's two 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.
Nieves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fleck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Nieves to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck misses with a straight right.
Nieves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nieves swinging wildly here.
Nieves backing away here, and Fleck unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fleck throws a lazy uppercut

and Nieves counters by moving into the clinch.
Fleck trying to land knees to the body.

Nieves pulls Fleck into guard.
Fleck trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nieves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieves wants to stand and escape but Fleck is having none of it.
Nieves trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nieves looking to control.
Fleck looking to sit in guard and control but Nieves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fleck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nieves stops Fleck from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Nieves dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fleck tries to clinch but Nieves moves out of range.
Nieves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dante Nieves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fleck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nieves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleck tries to clinch but Nieves is having none of it.
Fleck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nieves moves away from the strike by Fleck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieves throws a looping overhand right but Fleck ducks down to avoid it.
Nieves swats away the attempt to clinch by Fleck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck is looking to clinch.
Nieves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nieves moves out of range of the strikes.
Fleck tries to clinch but Nieves moves out of range.
Nieves feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Fleck.
Nieves moves out of range of the strikes.
Nieves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nieves throws a head kick that misses.
Fleck avoids the head kick by Nieves.
Fleck misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck tries a low kick but Nieves avoids it.
Fleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fleck is looking to clinch.
Fleck tries to clinch but Nieves is having none of it.
Fleck swings for the body but Nieves moves out of range.
Nieves is looking for a counter combo.
Nieves tries to bum rush Fleck with a series of wild strikes but Fleck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fleck is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fleck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nieves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nieves counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nieves wants the takedown. Fleck is fighting it off but Nieves persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fleck's guard against the cage.

Nieves drops back looking for a leg! Fleck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fleck manages to kick Nieves off! Nieves jumps back into Fleck's guard.
Nieves stays in close to Fleck's body and controls the position.
Nieves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nieves is working Fleck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck is trying to hold Nieves in close to prevent damage but Nieves has managed to pass into half guard.

Nieves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fleck sees it coming and defends easily.
Nieves content to control rather than advance.
Arthur Fleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nieves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Nieves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nieves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Nieves!