PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abram Sears (ranked 25114 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Nero (ranked 5236 p4p, 0 weight class). Colby Nero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abram Sears's chin.

Sears
vs
Nero

154 cm
21
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abram Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colby Nero!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sears jumps guard but Nero stands there with Sears around his waist. Sears gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sears tries to pull guard but Nero holds him up against the cage and eventually Sears drops back down to his feet.

Nero pulls guard successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nero holds on and takes a little breather.

Nero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sears thumps Nero with a low kick.

Sears clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nero is working for takedown but Sears is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sears has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nero uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sears wants to stand and escape but Nero is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero is pushing down on Sears's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sears is fighting to maintain full guard but Nero has managed to sneak the leg through.

Sears is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nero pulls his head out easily.
Nero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nero wants to free his trapped foot but Sears is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sears trying to control but Nero postures up.
Nero is pressing down on Sears's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sears is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sears has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sears wants to escape the position.
Sears trying to control the action but Nero just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nero is looking for the choke from the back position but Sears is controlling his hands well.
Nero has good solid back control here.
Sears trying to control the action but Nero just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Sears is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
What can Sears do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Sears is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nero is looking for a choke. Sears gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Sears manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nero moves out of range as Sears strikes.
Nero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nero fails with a takedown attempt.
Sears half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nero ducks under a wild hook from Sears.
Sears slaps away a takedown attempt from Nero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abram Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Nero.
Nero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sears defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nero shoots and misses
and Sears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colby Nero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nero is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Sears throws a good cross that connects.
Sears throws a front kick aimed at Nero's knee but Nero avoids it well.

Nero rushes Sears and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sears smiles and moves away.
Abram Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nero darts in and clinches Sears up against the cage.
Nero jumps guard but Sears stands there with Nero around his waist. Nero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Sears gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sears is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sears connects with a nice short shot to Nero's temple.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Nero wants to sweep but Sears has passed to side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nero is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Nero is trying to improve his position.
Sears throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Sears thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sears tries for a kimura but Nero is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nero manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Sears stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nero swats away the attempt to clinch by Sears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abram Sears dominated that second round.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nero staying out of range there.
Sears throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nero staying out of range there.

Sears gets tackled into the cage by Nero. Nero maintains the clinch.

Nero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nero is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sears's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nero sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Nero is looking for a kimura here.
Nero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nero trying to control the action but Sears is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sears tries to roll over but Nero keeps him under control.
Nero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Nero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sears has managed to free his arm - good work.

Nero decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sears.

Nero gets a clinch.
Sears jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nero walks away with a smile on his face. Sears gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nero shoots in but Sears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sears throws a right and a left that Nero avoids nicely.
A combination from Nero does no damage.
Sears misses with a looping right.
Nero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sears defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero misses with a takedown attempt
and Sears counters with a one-two to the body.

Sears takes the fight into the clinch.
Sears stalls.
Sears tries to pull guard but Nero holds him up against the cage and eventually Sears drops back down to his feet.
Sears wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nero has him pressed against the cage.

Sears breaks from the clinch.
Sears slaps away a takedown attempt from Nero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abram Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Nero.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sears.
Sears avoids the head kick by Nero.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colby Nero.
I think Nero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!