PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Roinan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes to the cage accompanied by Sisqo - The Thong Song. Antonio Nunes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nunes
vs
Roinan

176 cm
21
162 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Roinan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes works Roinan's body with a nice hook.
Roinan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roinan.
A combination from Nunes does no damage.
Roinan misses the body punch
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Roinan misses with a shot to the body
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roinan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Roinan is just out of range.
Nunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roinan digs a good body shot into Nunes's ribs.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roinan manages to avoid it.
Nunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Nunes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Nunes lands a slapping body shot.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roinan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Roinan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roinan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes looks to land a combination. Roinan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Yuri Roinan has been cut.
Roinan misses with a body shot
and Nunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Roinan ducks down to avoid it.
Nunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes moves in looking to clinch but Roinan pushes him off.
Nunes moves away from the strike by Roinan.
Nice defenses there by Roinan.
Nunes is looking to slow Roinan down with leg kicks.
Roinan digs a good hook to Nunes's body.
Nunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Nunes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roinan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Roinan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roinan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nunes is keeping busy.
Roinan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roinan lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roinan looking to slow down the pace here.
Roinan working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Roinan - that landed with a thud.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roinan controls his hands.
Nunes tries to stall but Roinan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nunes taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roinan.
A right hand to the body from Nunes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nunes as Roinan tries to tie him up.
Roinan blocks an uppercut.
Nunes being controlled against the cage.
Roinan can't break the clinch.
Roinan is trying to maintain a safe position but Nunes gets an underhook and turns Roinan into the cage.

Nunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nunes darts in and clinches Roinan up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roinan.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roinan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Roinan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roinan throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunes.

Nunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Nunes.
A nice left hand lands by Roinan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roinan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roinan tries to break free but Nunes pushes him back against the cage.
Roinan looking to stall.
Roinan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nunes effectively controlling the action here.
Roinan has Nunes pressed against the cage.
Nunes taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roinan is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roinan has his back to the cage.
Roinan tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Roinan back against the cage.
Roinan wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Roinan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nunes wants to clinch up but Roinan keeps it at a distance.
Roinan misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roinan misses with a shot to the body
and Nunes counters with an inside leg kick.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Roinan misses with a hook to the body
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roinan misses the jab.
Nunes digs a good hook to Roinan's body.
Nunes looks to land a combination but Roinan avoids it well.
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roinan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roinan duly obliges.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Antonio Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roinan misses the body punch
and Nunes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Roinan misses
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roinan thinking.
Nunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Roinan is just out of range.
Roinan is breathing heavily.
Nunes punishes Roinan's body with a nice straight punch.
Nunes digs a good hook to Roinan's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roinan takes one on the button.
Roinan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Roinan slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
Roinan walks into a left hand.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roinan.
Antonio Nunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nunes.

Roinan is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
Roinan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunes finish him?
Nunes misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Roinan ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes throws an overhand right that lands on Roinan's shoulder, as Roinan tries to avoid the shot.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Roinan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roinan dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Roinan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roinan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roinan misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Roinan misses.
Nunes thuds a left hand into Roinan's body.
Roinan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nunes with a jab.
Nunes throws a monster overhand right that drops Roinan! Nunes follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Nunes!