PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xemenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilberto Nestuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edilberto Nestuta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

vs
Nestuta

181 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

196 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xemenez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilberto Nestuta!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nestuta.
Nestuta tries to clinch up but circles away and keeps his distance.
swats away the attempt to clinch by Nestuta.
Nestuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nestuta moves away.
Nestuta fails with an attempt to clinch.
lands with an overhand left.
throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nestuta tries to clinch but moves out of range.
throws a hook but Nestuta blocks it.
takes a swing at Nestuta's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestuta is looking to clinch.
throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nestuta tries to clinch but is having none of it.
Nestuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nestuta wants to clinch.
throws a body punch but Nestuta moves out of range.
Nestuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nestuta fails in his attempt to clinch.

tries to keep at a distance but Nestuta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
misses with a punch on the inside.
Nestuta has pushed against the cage.
tries to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling the position.
working aggressively here.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Xemenez has been cut.
Nestuta misses with a knee strike.
blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.
Nestuta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nestuta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nestuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

breaks the clinch.
Nestuta doesn't manage to clinch there - circles away.
misses with a low kick.
misses with a body shot.
Nestuta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
is looking to wear down Nestuta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nestuta moves in looking to clinch but pushes him off.
throws a chopping leg kick but Nestuta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nestuta closes the distance and clinches.
Nestuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from fails to land.
Nestuta looking to throw knees to the head but is blocking nicely.
misses with some punches.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nestuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nestuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
working aggressively here.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nestuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. is defending well for now.
Nestuta lands an elbow inside.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nestuta blocking some punches.
throws a head punch that misses.
softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nestuta tries to land knees in the clinch but avoids the damage to the body.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nestuta prevents from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nestuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nestuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nestuta misses with a knee to the head.
Nestuta looking to throw knees to the head but is blocking nicely.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.
Nestuta lands an elbow just above 's eye.
takes a shot to the head.
doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nestuta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nestuta up against the cage.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but blocks it.
throws a head punch that misses.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.

Xemenez 's cut is getting worse.
Nestuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. is defending well for now.
Nestuta scores with a knee to the head.
Nestuta blocking some punches.
Nestuta lands a shot to the body.
Nestuta scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edilberto Nestuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xemenez 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nestuta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nestuta wants to clinch.
swats away the attempt to clinch by Nestuta.
Nestuta tries to clinch up but circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
feints and then cracks Nestuta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nestuta down.
Nestuta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nestuta tries to clinch up but circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by . That's going to slow Nestuta down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
avoids the body shot from Nestuta.
jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nestuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nestuta wants to clinch.
Nestuta is looking to clinch but is avoiding it.
Nestuta is looking to clinch but is avoiding it.
misses with a shot to the body

and Nestuta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nestuta stalling in the clinch but improves position.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nestuta.
lands a nice uppercut.
Nestuta lands a knee to the head.
swings wildly with an uppercut but Nestuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nestuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nestuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Nestuta.
A short right from on the inside.
throws a head punch that misses.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped in his tracks for a moment.

Xemenez 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nestuta just misses with a elbow thrown towards 's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nestuta.
misses with the head strike.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
Nestuta lands an elbow just above 's eye.
is trying to break free.
misses with a short punch on the inside.
blocks an elbow strike from Nestuta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nestuta throws an elbow that misses.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nestuta lands a hook that snaps the head of backwards.
Nestuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nestuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite 's efforts to push away.
letting Nestuta take a breather here.
Nestuta scores with a shoulder strike.
lands with a right to the head.
misses with a punch on the inside.
Nestuta scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nestuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nestuta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning up against the cage.
is trying to force a seperation but Nestuta has the dominant position.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
working aggressively here.
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
has a couple of punches blocked by Nestuta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. is defending well for now.
Nestuta lands an elbow just above 's eye.

Jeez, Xemenez 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
throws a punch but it's blocked by Nestuta.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
misses with a punch on the inside.
misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nestuta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.
Nestuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nestuta gets through 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nestuta obliges.
Nestuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
misses with the head strike.
Edilberto Nestuta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nestuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nestuta crunches a lovely knee into 's ribcage.
Nestuta wants to stall.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edilberto Nestuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xemenez 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from misses.
Nestuta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
tries to land a leg kick but Nestuta saw it coming and moves away.
Nestuta tries to clinch up but circles away and keeps his distance.
swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Nestuta counter with a right hand.
scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nestuta doesn't seem bothered though.
moves out of range as Nestuta throws a body kick.
A low kick from misses

and Nestuta moves into the clinch.
throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xemenez 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edilberto Nestuta!