PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Zanella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sisqo - The Thong Song. Hugo Zanella has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Nunes's chin.

Nunes
vs
Zanella

176 cm
22
162 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 9 - 1 - 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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Zanella!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanella throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Nunes misses with a hook. Zanella ducked under it nicely.
Zanella takes one to the side of the head.
Zanella just misses with a punch to the body.
Zanella throws a series of strikes that have Nunes backpedaling.
A leg kick checked by Zanella.
Nunes misses with a hook. Zanella ducked under it nicely.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zanella manages to avoid it.
Zanella misses with a body punch
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zanella takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zanella connects with a body shot.
Zanella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zanella tries to move into range but Nunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Zanella is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanella smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zanella throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters with an outside leg kick.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Zanella takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Nunes scores with a body shot.
Zanella throws the left hand but Nunes avoids the punch easily.
Nunes throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zanella to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes lands with a good body shot.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zanella manages to avoid it.
Zanella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Zanella throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Zanella closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Nunes scores with a body shot.
Zanella slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
Zanella falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nunes takes a swing at Zanella's ribcage but misses.
Hugo Zanella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zanella looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zanella.
Zanella slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
Nunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nunes takes a swing at Zanella's ribcage but misses.
Zanella 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.
Zanella swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Zanella swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Zanella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zanella misses with a body punch
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zanella takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zanella manages to avoid it.
Nunes cracks Zanella with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
Nunes scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zanella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes is looking to slow Zanella down with leg kicks.
Zanella takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zanella closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes works Zanella's body with a nice hook.
Nunes looks to land a combination. Zanella sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Zanella is rocked!

It looks like Hugo Zanella has been cut.
Nunes throws an overhand right that drops Zanella like a sack of potatoes! Nunes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Nunes!