PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Payment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Nanini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Payment
vs
Nanini

179 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Payment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Nanini!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nanini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Steve Payment has been cut.
Nanini tries to clinch up but Payment circles away and keeps his distance.
Nanini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nanini wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nanini.
Nanini with a nice cross.
Davi Nanini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payment swings for the body but Nanini moves out of range.
Payment throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payment slips under a jab from Nanini.
Payment throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nanini waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Payment.
Payment scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nanini in his tracks.

It looks like Davi Nanini has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Nanini or perhaps it was just good defense by Payment which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nanini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanini waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Payment.
Nanini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nanini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Payment's head.
Nanini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nanini looks to land a body kick but Payment moved away.
Payment lands a nice shot to the body.
Nanini is looking to chop away at Payment's legs.
Payment swats away the attempt to clinch by Nanini.
Nanini misses with a right hand
and Payment counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Payment is looking to wear down Nanini with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nanini looks gassed!
Payment tries to land a leg kick but Nanini saw it coming and moves away.
Nanini throws a shot from downtown. Payment moves away and avoids it.
Nanini moves out of range of the leg kick from Payment.
Payment avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nanini.
Nanini wants to clinch but Payment slips to the side
and Payment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nanini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Payment checks a low kick from Nanini.
Good leg kick by Payment there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nanini blocks a low kick nicely.
Nanini fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve Payment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davi Nanini.
Payment throws a big shot that misses.
Payment takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nanini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Payment if he has to take too many more of those.
Nanini darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Payment's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Nanini before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davi Nanini!