AFN 1: Harris vs. Nascimento PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cenk John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Kerr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

John
vs
Kerr

168 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

171 cm
24
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cenk John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayne Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr is trying hard to land a takedown here. John sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kerr or perhaps it was just good defense by John, which made it look bad.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.

Kerr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into John's guard.
Kerr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is trying to control the position but Kerr postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John being controlled here, momentarily.
John pulls Kerr in close to prevent any damage.

Kerr drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kerr as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! John screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kerr! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Wayne Kerr!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alopan Mozapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Pregador Luo - Já Posso Suportar as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gustavo Aldo enters the cage!

Mozapa
vs
Aldo

150 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alopan Mozapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mozapa closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.
Mozapa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Mozapa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aldo to keep the fight standing.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mozapa or not.
Mozapa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mozapa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mozapa really is a fat lump.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mozapa is breathing heavily.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo digs a right hand into Mozapa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mozapa's gas tank.
Mozapa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mozapa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Mozapa's head.
Aldo lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Mozapa's ribcage.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mozapa backwards.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Aldo gets through Mozapa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Aldo.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alopan Mozapa has been cut.

Aldo drops Mozapa with a big knee straight up the middle! Mozapa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mozapa is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Mozapa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mozapa to the canvas! Mozapa doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Aldo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Psirico - Lepo Lepo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schwarzenegger
vs
Nascimento

195 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
274 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento lunges at Schwarzenegger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schwarzenegger's hand.

Oooooh!!! Nascimento has knocked Schwarzenegger down with a huge combo! Nascimento steps away and waves a wobbly Schwarzenegger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Schwarzenegger is rocked!

It looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger has been cut.
Nascimento scores with a leg kick.
Oh Schwarzenegger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch
and Nascimento counters with a nice leg kick.
Schwarzenegger seems to have got his legs back now.
Nascimento ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Schwarzenegger's jaw. Schwarzenegger's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Nascimento does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flavio Nascimento!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Thuny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Thuny
vs
Karesky

177 cm
23
183 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

177 cm
39
193 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Thuny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Karesky as Thuny shoots in.
Thuny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thuny avoids the body shot from Karesky.

Karesky darts in and clinches Thuny up against the cage.
Thuny is trying to pull guard but Karesky has him pressed against the cage.
Karesky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thuny letting Karesky take a breather here.
Thuny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karesky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thuny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thuny jumps guard but Karesky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karesky just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Karesky.
Thuny takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karesky.
A left hand lands to the body for Karesky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuny is trying to break free.

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

Karesky gets a clinch.
Karesky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Karesky as the two fighters clinch.
Thuny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karesky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thuny stalling in the clinch but Karesky improves position.
Karesky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Thuny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karesky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karesky keeps control of Thuny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thuny is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Thuny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karesky lands a nice uppercut.
Thuny is trying to maintain a safe position but Karesky gets an underhook and turns Thuny into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuny's elbow.
Karesky lands a knee to the body.
Karesky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thuny up against the cage.
Karesky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thuny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thuny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karesky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thuny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karesky tries to avoid it but Thuny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karesky to the ground. Karesky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Karesky drops Thuny with a beautiful combination! Thuny stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karesky is looking for the KO!

Thuny is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thuny darts in trying to clinch
and Karesky counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Thuny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Karesky clinches up with Thuny and pushes him back against the cage.
Thuny seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky tries to throw a body punch but Thuny avoids it by throwing Karesky back against the cage.
Karesky digs a right hand underneath Thuny's ribcage. Thuny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karesky gets underhooks to prevent Thuny's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Karesky.
Karesky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thuny or not.
Thuny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karesky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thuny is trying to break free.
Karesky is pressed up against the cage. Thuny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karesky down to the mat. Karesky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thuny tries to clinch up.

Thuny tries to keep at a distance but Karesky has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thuny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thuny or not.
Karesky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karesky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Karesky has Thuny pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Karesky's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Thuny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karesky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Karesky. Those never looked like landing.
Karesky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thuny under the eye.
Thuny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karesky as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karesky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karesky wants it to stay on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karesky! But no joy.
Thuny shoots in for a takedown but Karesky shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thuny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Karesky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Thuny takes the fight into the clinch.
Karesky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thuny's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Karesky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thuny displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karesky up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky lands a nice uppercut.
Karesky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thuny backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky blocking some punches.
Karesky stalling against the cage.
Thuny is trying to pull guard but Karesky has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thuny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thuny.
Thuny is trying to pull guard but Karesky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karesky tries to throw a body punch but Thuny avoids it by throwing Karesky back against the cage.
Karesky landing knees to the body.
Karesky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunys head.
Thuny has had enough of the clinch but Karesky keeps him there for the moment.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thuny.
A short body shot lands from Karesky as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Karesky.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karesky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karesky dodges an elbow strike from Thuny.
Karesky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karesky works on Thuny's body with a couple of short punches.
Karesky stalling the fight.
Nice elbow from Karesky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
Thuny is trying to break free.
Karesky lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Karesky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karesky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karesky has Thuny pressed against the cage.
Karesky stalling against the cage.
Karesky is working Thuny over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karesky.
Karesky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thuny up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Karesky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karesky lands with a light punch inside.
Thuny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karesky walks away with a smile on his face. Thuny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Karesky closes the distance and clinches.
Karesky letting Thuny take a breather here.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thuny.
Karesky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karesky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karesky controlling the action here for a moment.
Karesky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thuny backwards.
Pejro Karesky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karesky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thuny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Karesky takes the fight into the clinch.
Karesky stalls.
Karesky lands a nice shot to the body.
Karesky scores a nice knee to the body.
Karesky presses Thuny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karesky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karesky lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky landing knees to the body.
Karesky is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karesky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky working Thuny over with knees to the body.
Karesky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karesky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karesky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thuny backwards.
Karesky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Karesky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karesky is pressed up against the cage. Thuny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karesky down to the mat. Karesky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karesky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thuny fails with the takedown.

Karesky closes the distance and pushes Thuny back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuny tries to pull guard but Karesky won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thuny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karesky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Karesky lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karesky obliges.
Come on Karesky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karesky slows down the pace here.
Karesky blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Karesky.
Karesky scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Karesky.
Karesky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thuny backwards.
Karesky just leaning against Thuny, taking a breather.
Thuny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karesky walks away with a smile on his face. Thuny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thuny has his takedown stuffed
and Karesky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Karesky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karesky cracks Thuny with a nice body shot.
Karesky lands a shot to the body.
Karesky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thuny.
Nice body punch from Karesky - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Karesky to work.
Karesky scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karesky lands a nice knee to the body.
Karesky avoiding damage.
Karesky scores with a hook to the body.
Karesky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karesky lands a good knee to the midsection. Thuny won't want to take too many of those.
Christian Thuny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pejro Karesky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karesky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pejro Karesky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karesky 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pejro Karesky!