PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrae Alston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alston
vs
Nunes

182 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrae Alston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Alston shoots in.
Alston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nunes connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Andrae Alston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alston tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Alston seems unphased.
Alston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Nunes. No joy for Alston on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrae Alston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nunes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nunes scores with a nice right hand.
Alston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alston off to one side.
Alston shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunes tries to sprawl out of it but Alston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alston tests Nunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nunes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alston.
Nice defenses there by Alston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Alston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes slips a straight right by Alston.
Nunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alston.
Alston shoots in for a double leg but Nunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alston shoots in for a double leg but Nunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Nunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nunes.
Alston shoots in looking for a takedown but Nunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alston darts in trying to clinch
and Nunes counters with a left and a right that stings Alston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Alston shakes it off.
Alston tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alston tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Alston persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunes scores with a hook.
Nunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alston throws a head kick but Nunes moves out of range.
Alston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Alston seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Alston moves to clinch but Nunes breaks away
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alston momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alston shoots in for a double leg but Nunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Alston shoots in.
Alston throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alston in his tracks.
Nunes takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alston fails with a takedown attempt.
Alston is breathing heavily.
Nunes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Nunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nunes cracks Alston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alston shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alston shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense.
Alston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrae Alston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrae Alston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Nunes finds it's target.
Alston misses with a double jab
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Alston.
Alston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alston shoots for a double leg takedown but Nunes sprawls well. He's pushed Alston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nunes.
Nice cross by Nunes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alston. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Alston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alston has a takedown stuffed.
Nunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogerio Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Nunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alston doesn't seem phased though.
Rogerio Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Alston is rocked!
Alston lands a head kick. Nunes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alston throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Nunes. That snapped Alston's head back.
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.
Nunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Alston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alston seems to have got his legs back now.
Nunes scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alston on the side of the head.
Alston tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Nunes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nunes scores with a hook to the body. Alston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alston tries to clinch
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Alston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes works over Alston's head and body with a nice combination.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nunes defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes tries to bum rush Alston with a series of wild strikes but Alston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alston moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Alston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Nunes - just one landing.
Alston misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alston thinking.
Alston shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nunes sizes up Alston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alston misses with a jab to the body
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alston tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Alston fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes stuns Alston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alston shoots in looking for a takedown but Nunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrae Alston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes dips to his left and cracks Alston with an uppercut!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alston might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Alston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alston is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alston closes the distance but Nunes moves to the side
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Alston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Alston is looking to wear down Nunes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alston fails with a takedown attempt.
Alston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alston circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alston.
Nunes lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nunes!
Alston doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Nunes clobbers Alston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alston fails with the takedown.
Nunes throws a combination. Alston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nunes slaps away a takedown attempt from Alston, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alston looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Alston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alston closes the distance and clinches up with Nunes, looking for a takedown. Alston pushes Nunes against the cage but Nunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alston momentarily.
Alston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alston off to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Nunes lands.
Nunes throws a series of strikes that have Alston backpedaling.
Andrae Alston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogerio Nunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Nunes!