PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy. Nieto has chosen Bullet the Blue Sky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sensei
vs
Nieto

178 cm
36
167 lbs
39 - 23 - 1

170 cm
36
162 lbs
30 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sensei lands a slapping body shot.
Nieto throws a chopping leg kick but Sensei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sensei is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nieto.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nieto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sensei is able to avoid easily.
Nieto throws a body punch but Sensei moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nieto, right into the meat.
Nieto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nieto throws a big shot that misses.
Sensei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieto tries to land a leg kick but Sensei saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieto manages to avoid it.
Nieto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sensei lands a jab to the head.
Sensei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sensei ducks under a wild hook from Nieto.

Nieto dives in and scores a takedown into Sensei's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei wants to control the position but Nieto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sensei is looking to improve his position.
Sensei trying to control but Nieto postures up.
Nieto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nieto prevents Sensei from standing back up.
Nieto winds up and cracks Sensei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nieto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sensei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sensei has one foot on Nieto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei tries to clinch there but Nieto circles away.
A good leg kick by Sensei.
Nieto takes a swing at Sensei's ribcage but misses.
Nieto slips a straight right by Sensei.
Nieto blocks a low kick nicely.
Nieto tries to clinch but Sensei moves out of range.
Nieto blocks a head kick by Sensei.
Nieto lands with a straight right. Sensei didn't see that one coming.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sensei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sensei tried to counter with a leg kick but Nieto avoided it.
A clash of legs there as Sensei blocks the low kick.
Nieto swats away the attempt to clinch by Sensei.
Nieto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sensei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieto needs to keep his hands up - Sensei had a free shot at his head there.
Nieto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sensei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sativa Sensei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sensei avoids the head kick by Nieto.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nieto loads up on a big right hand but Sensei slips the punch.
Sensei blocks a head kick by Nieto.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sensei moves out of range of the body kick.
Sensei throws a low kick but Nieto moves out of range easily.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
Sensei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nieto.
Sensei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nieto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nieto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sensei is looking to counter the offense by Nieto and move into the clinch.
Sensei is looking to wear down Nieto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sensei misses with a straight right.
Sensei throws a shot to the body.
Nieto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sensei lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nieto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sensei keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei avoids the head kick by Nieto.
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 misses with a low kick as Sensei jumps back.
Sensei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nieto. Nieto obviously looking to wear him down.
Nieto misses with a takedown attempt
and Sensei counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nieto looks winded!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sensei.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Nieto tries a head kick but it misses.
Sensei checks a leg kick nicely.
Sensei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sensei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
Nieto checks a leg kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Sensei blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sensei.
Nieto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nieto misses the body punch
and Sensei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sensei lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sativa Sensei dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sensei throws a good cross that connects.
Nieto scoring well with a low kick there.
Nieto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nieto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nieto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sativa Sensei is winning the standup battle so far.
Nieto slips under a jab from Sensei.
Nieto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot.
Nieto jabs Sensei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sensei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sensei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nieto.

It looks like Alexandre Nieto has been cut.
Sensei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nieto can pounce on him.
Nieto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nieto scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nieto avoids the head kick by Sensei.
Nieto throws a front kick aimed at Sensei's knee but Sensei avoids it well.
Sensei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nieto.

Nieto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sensei is trying to defend but Nieto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sensei has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Nieto is on him like a limpet, forcing Sensei back against the cage.
Sensei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sensei lands a body shot.
Sensei throws a head punch that misses.
Sensei controlling the action here for a moment.
Sensei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nieto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nieto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sensei is pressed up against the cage. Nieto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sensei down to the mat. Sensei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Nieto moves out of range easily.
Sensei scores with a decent looking hook.
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nieto.
Sensei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sensei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nieto walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Sensei. Beautiful body shot.
Nieto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensei at a distance.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sensei tries to counter by clinching up but Nieto breaks away and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nieto misses
and Sensei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sensei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nieto avoids the body shot from Sensei.
Nieto wants to counter the offense by Sensei and move into the clinch position.
Nieto throws a body punch but Sensei moves out of range.
Nieto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sensei counters with a thumping low kick.
Nieto fakes the leg kick and cracks Sensei in the body.
Nieto misses the body punch

and Sensei counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sensei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieto.
Sensei throws a head punch that misses.
Nieto blocks an uppercut.
Sensei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sensei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sensei prevents a body shot from Nieto.
Sensei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Nieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Sensei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sensei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nieto's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sensei misses with the head strike.
Nieto scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensei gets underhooks to prevent Nieto's takedown attempt.
Nieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Sensei.
Nieto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sensei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nieto's elbow.
Nieto misses with a body punch.
Sensei has Nieto pressed against the cage.
Sensei tries to work over Nieto'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.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nieto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nieto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sensei connects with a leg kick. Nieto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nieto.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sensei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nieto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses.
Sensei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sensei.
Sensei lands with an uppercut that bounces Nieto off the cage and back into range.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sensei scores with a jab to the head.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sensei jabs Nieto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sensei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nieto at a distance.
Sensei works Nieto's body with a nice hook.
Nieto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sensei misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sensei, as that shot connected.
Sensei scores with a leg kick.
Sensei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nieto misses with a wild body shot.
Sensei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei misses with a head kick.
Nieto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensei is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Sensei.
Nieto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sensei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sensei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nieto can do to turn this around?
Nieto walks into a stiff left hand from Sensei.
Nieto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sensei cracks the inside of Nieto's front leg.
Sativa Sensei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nieto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nieto darts in looking for a takedown but Sensei gets double underhooks and turns Nieto into the cage.
Sensei tries to clinch but Nieto is having none of it.
Sensei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sensei.

Sensei clinches up with Nieto and pushes him back against the cage.
Sensei prevents a body shot from Nieto.
Sensei scores with a shot to the side of Nieto's head.
Alexandre Nieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sensei throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
A head punch on the inside from Sensei fails to land.
Nieto has had enough of the clinch but Sensei keeps him there for the moment.
Nieto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right from Sensei on the inside.
Sensei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nieto - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei takes a shot to the head.
Sensei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sensei misses with the head strike.

Nieto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sensei regains guard immediately.
Sensei wants to improve his position but instead Nieto has moved into half guard.
Nieto prevents Sensei from improving his position.
Nieto tries to pass to full mount but Sensei defends it.
Nieto prevents Sensei from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei wants to improve his position but Nieto is controlling well.
Nieto slows the pace down in half guard.
Nieto is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sensei is trying to control the position but Nieto postures up.
Nieto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sensei wants to control but Nieto passes easily into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sativa Sensei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sensei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sativa Sensei!
Sativa Sensei thanked the fans post fight for their support.