PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Nanini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hood
vs
Nanini

183 cm
25
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

191 cm
26
194 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Canadian Fighter Clothing

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Nanini!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hood closes the distance and pushes Nanini back into the cage.
Hood lands a shoulder strike.

Nanini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nanini blocks a leg kick.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nanini throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Nanini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Davi Nanini has been cut.
Nanini thows a leg kick but Hood checks it
and Hood counters with a big head kick but Nanini shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Nanini.
Nanini feints and then cracks Hood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hood down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nanini throws a head kick that misses

and Hood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Hood.
Hood avoiding damage as Nanini throws knees to the body.
Hood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nanini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nanini pushes Hood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hood working aggressively here.
Nanini looking to throw knees to the head but Hood is blocking nicely.
Hood lands with a right to the head.
Nanini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Nanini.
Nanini avoids a wild elbow strike from Hood.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nanini's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Nanini.
Hood misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hood misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nanini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hood connects with a right hand. Nanini shakes it off.
Hood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Nanini pushes Hood up against the cage in a clinch.
Nanini is trying to break the clinch but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
Hood missing with knees to the body.
Nanini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nanini tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Nanini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nanini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nanini is defending well for now.
Hood is breathing heavily.
Nanini managing to block the knees to the body from Hood.
Nanini is trying to maintain a safe position but Hood gets an underhook and turns Nanini into the cage.
Nanini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nanini avoids a wild elbow strike from Hood.
Hood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nanini looking to stall.
Nanini scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanini dodges an elbow strike from Hood.

Nanini breaks the clinch.
Nanini misses with a leg kick
and Hood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nanini fakes the leg kick and cracks Hood in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hood checks a leg kick.
Nanini misses with a low kick as Hood jumps back.
Nanini looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Nanini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hood blocks a head kick by Nanini.
Hood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nanini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hood.
Nanini lands a high kick!

It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
Hood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hood blocks a head kick by Nanini.

Nanini clinches up with Hood and pushes him back against the cage.
Nanini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nanini looking to stall.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nanini misses with a body punch.
Nanini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hood blocks it with crossed arms.
Nanini avoids the elbow strike from Hood, against the cage.
Nanini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hood is defending well for now.
Nanini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nanini dodges an elbow strike from Hood.
Nanini tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Nanini landing knees to the body.
Nanini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nanini.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nanini obliges.
Nanini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nanini - that landed with a thud.
Nanini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nanini is trying to break free.
Hood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nanini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nanini obliges.
Nanini lands a knee to the body.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Nanini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood looking to throw knees to the head but Nanini is blocking nicely.
Nanini scores with a knee to the head.
Nanini dodges an elbow strike from Hood.
A body shot lands from Nanini.

Nanini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nanini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nanini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nanini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hood is out of range and Nanini settles back down.
Hood blocks a head kick by Nanini.
Nanini misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nanini counters with an outside leg kick.
Hood avoids the head kick by Nanini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Nanini dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nanini.

Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nanini avoids a wild elbow strike from Hood.
Nanini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nanini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hood is defending well for now.
Nanini blocks an elbow strike from Hood.
Nanini crunches a lovely knee into Hood's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hood.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanini landing knees to the head.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood lands with a right to the head.
Nanini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nanini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hood throws an elbow that misses.
Nanini misses with a body punch.
Hood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Nanini breaks from the clinch.
Hood tries to clinch but Nanini moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nanini tries to work over Hood's front leg with a kick but Hood checks it.
Hood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Hood coming out on top.
Hood is looking to clinch but Nanini is avoiding it.
Hood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nanini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hood counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nanini misses the target.
Good work by Hood as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Nanini misses
and Hood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nanini tries a head kick but it misses.
Hood is looking to clinch but Nanini is avoiding it.
A low kick from Nanini misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nanini throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hood to counter with a crisp jab.
Nanini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nanini throws a sloppy head kick

and Hood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hood tries a knee to the head but Nanini blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nanini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nanini working hard to break the clinch.
Nanini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hood looking to slow down the pace here.
Nanini stalls.
Hood lands a knee to the body.
Nanini is trying to maintain a safe position but Hood gets an underhook and turns Nanini into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nanini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nanini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hood or not.
Nanini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Nanini.
Hood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Nanini.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Nanini - that landed with a thud.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nanini tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Nanini avoids a wild elbow strike from Hood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanini connects with a knee to the head.
Hood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nanini wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Nanini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nanini lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hood pushes Nanini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hood missing with knees to the body.

Nanini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nanini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Nanini misses
and Hood counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nanini.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hood.
Nanini misses with a leg kick
and Hood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nanini wants to slow Hood down by chopping away at his legs.
Nanini throws a leg kick but Hood checks it.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Nanini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanini tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Hood blocks the low kick.
Nanini misses with a leg kick.
Nanini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hood.
Hood moves out of range of the strikes.
Hood tries to clinch but Nanini is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nanini.
Good exchange - Hood coming out on top.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nanini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Hood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nanini.
Hood tries to clinch but Nanini moves out of range.
Nanini pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hood closes the distance and pushes Nanini back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Hood dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hood tries to clinch but Nanini moves out of range.
Nanini gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Hood to counter with a crisp jab.
Nanini throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Nanini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Nanini misses

and Hood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nanini scores a nice knee to the body.
Nanini tries to break the clinch but Hood is controlling the position.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nanini misses with the head strike.
Nanini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Nanini blocks an elbow strike.
Hood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nanini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Nanini dodges an elbow strike from Hood.
Nanini is looking to break free of the clinch but Hood has double underhooks.
Hood is looking to control Nanini's arms but Nanini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hood has his back to the cage.
Hood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nanini landing knees to the body.
Nanini missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hood.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nanini avoids the elbow strike from Hood, against the cage.
Nanini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Nanini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nanini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood connects with a crisp jab.
Davi Nanini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hood instigates a clinch.
Hood throws a knee to the head but misses.

Nanini manages to break the clinch.
Nanini throws a chopping leg kick but Hood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nanini misses with a low kick as Hood jumps back.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Hood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nanini can pounce on him.
Nanini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hood wants to clinch but Nanini slips to the side
and Nanini counters with a good low kick that Hood was not able to check.
Nanini throws a leg kick
and Hood counters with a left to the body.
Nanini throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Nanini cracks the inside of Hood's front leg.
Nanini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hood.
Hood pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanini throws a head kick that half lands.

Hood clinches with his opponent.

Nanini breaks the clinch.
Nanini defending well as Hood loads up on a big left hand.
Davi Nanini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood checks a low kick from Nanini.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nanini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nanini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hood tries to clinch there but Nanini circles away.
Nanini is looking to chop away at Hood's legs.
Nanini is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hood.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nanini paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanini thows a leg kick but Hood checks it

and Hood moves into the clinch.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nanini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hood is defending well for now.
Nanini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hood tries to land knees in the clinch but Nanini avoids the damage to the body.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hood slows down the pace here.
Nanini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hood looking to throw knees to the head but Nanini is blocking nicely.
Nanini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hood's defenses.
Nanini working hard to break the clinch.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanini dodges an elbow strike from Hood.
Nanini pushes Hood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hood working aggressively here.
Nanini tries to break free but Hood pushes him back against the cage.
Hood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nanini avoids the elbow strike from Hood, against the cage.
Hood takes a knee right on the jaw!

Nanini breaks from the clinch.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nanini paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Nanini misses
and Hood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hood tries to clinch up
and Nanini counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Nanini misses

and Hood moves into the clinch.
Nanini lands with a short shot to the head.
Hood lands a body shot in the clinch.

Nanini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nanini throws a leg kick
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Nanini throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hood moves into the clinch.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hood pushes off an throws an elbow but Nanini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nanini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nanini up against the cage.
Nanini lands a body shot.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nanini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Hood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Hood!