PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Riverside as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nara
vs
Nunes

170 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nunes.
Nunes catches Nara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Nara.
Nara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes scores with the left hand. Nara knows he should have avoided that one.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Nara moves out of range.
Nara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunes looks to land a left hand but Nara moved out of range nicely.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Pablo Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nara moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Nara fails to land with a series of punches.
Nara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nunes looks gassed!
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Nara seems unphased.
Nunes misses with a combination
and Nara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nara throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Nunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nara counters with a series of strikes. Nunes will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nara circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes throws a combination that misses
and Nara counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nara misses with a double jab.
Nunes waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nara.
Nunes misses with the body kick
and Nara counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Nunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes tries to bum rush Nara with a series of wild strikes but Nara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nara counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Nara avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Nara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Nara counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Nara counters with a series of strikes. Nunes will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Nara off the cage and back into rage.
Nunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nara misses with a few strikes there.
Nara could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nunes works over Nara's head and body with a nice combination.
Nunes misses with a combination
and Nara counters with a series of strikes. Nunes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Nara saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nara counters with a two punch combo.
Nara throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Nunes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nunes throws and low kick but Nara moves out of range easily.
A combination from Nara does no damage.
Michael Nara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Nara counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Nunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nunes cracks Nara with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes throws a hook but Nara blocks it.
Nunes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Nunes catches Nara right on the button with a cross.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Nara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Nara throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nara moves out of range as Nunes throws a body kick.
Nunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nara counters with a one-two to the body.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Nara counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Nara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes misses with a double jab
and Nara counters with a left and a right that stings Nunes.
Nunes throws a combination that misses
and Nara counters with a two punch combo.
Michael Nara is winning the standup battle so far.
Nara slips under a jab.
Nara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nara misses with a double jab
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nunes is predictable there
and Nara counters with a two punch combo.
Nunes cracks Nara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nara counters by clinching up.

Nara has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nunes regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nara tries to stand but Nunes is controlling from the bottom.

Nunes looking for a triangle here. Nara is fighting it but it looks tight! Nunes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nara is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Nunes!