PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futzchag comes to the cage accompanied by Dione . Nunes has chosen Never Be Alone as his entrance music. Kazna Futzchag could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Evangelista Nunes's chin.

Futzchag
vs
Nunes

190 cm
23
178 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Futzchag.
Futzchag gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nunes.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Futzchag misses with an uppercut.
Futzchag avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nunes darts in and clinches Futzchag up against the cage.
Nunes has a couple of punches blocked by Futzchag.

Futzchag gets control of Nunes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Futzchag will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nunes throws a big right hand that misses.
Nunes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nunes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to advance to mount but Futzchag denies him.
Nunes throws a strike aimed at the side of Futzchag's head but Futzchag avoids it well.
Futzchag defending against the ground and pound.

Nunes is trying to get an arm triangle but Futzchag is defending well.

Nunes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nunes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nunes is working Futzchag over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is looking to regain half guard here but Nunes keeps moving and retains side control.
Futzchag on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nunes throws a strike aimed at the side of Futzchag's head but Futzchag avoids it well.
Nunes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Futzchag parries the strikes from Nunes easily there. Nunes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Futzchag to escape.
Nunes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes tries to score with some ground and pound. Futzchag controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Futzchag wants to control but Nunes postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Nunes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nunes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Nunes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Futzchag rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nunes's guard! Nice work there by Futzchag!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Futzchag pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nunes is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Nunes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good work by Nunes as he checks the leg kick.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Futzchag.
Kazna Futzchag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futzchag 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.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nunes sprawls well. Nunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Futzchag. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes feints a jab promting Futzchag to slip. Nunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Futzchag slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
Futzchag on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Nunes.
Futzchag on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes thuds a left hand into Futzchag's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes throws a head kick that half lands.
Kazna Futzchag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Futzchag avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Nunes finds it's target.
Nunes keeps Futzchag at a distance using the push kick.
Futzchag on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunes. That's going to slow Futzchag down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Nunes throws a head kick that Futzchag semi-blocks.

Futzchag feints and as Nunes raises his hands in defense, Futzchag changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Nunes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nunes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Futzchag!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Nunes has hold of Futzchag's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Futzchag manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nunes trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Futzchag blocking the ground and pound.
Futzchag avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nunes.
Futzchag is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nunes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes controlling from mount.
Nunes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nunes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nunes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Futzchag is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nunes is looking to clinch.
Evangelista Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Futzchag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes looks to land a combination. Futzchag sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Futzchag will feel that in the morning.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Futzchag has a takedown stuffed.
Nunes jabs Futzchag right on the nose. Futzchag blinks but takes it well.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Futzchag dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that Futzchag semi-blocks.
Nunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes is looking to clinch but Futzchag is avoiding it.
Futzchag lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Futzchag is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
That kick from Nunes tenderised Futzchag's leg. Futzchag is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nunes!
A head kick misses from Nunes.

Futzchag takes the fight into the clinch.

Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag throws a body kick that misses.
Nunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evangelista Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Futzchag tries to move into range but Nunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Futzchag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Futzchag tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
Nunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Nunes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nunes.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
Nunes throws a good cross that connects.
Nunes dips to his left and cracks Futzchag with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag walks into a left hand.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunes.
Nunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Futzchag's head.
Nunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Futzchag's head.
Futzchag throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes tests Futzchag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Futzchag will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Futzchag sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Futzchag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nunes.
Kazna Futzchag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes feints and then cracks Futzchag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Futzchag down.
Nunes stuns Futzchag with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nunes throws a head kick but Futzchag moves out of range.
Nunes sizes up Futzchag with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nunes digs a good hook to Futzchag's body.
Futzchag looks to land a body kick but Nunes moved away.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nunes digs a good hook to Futzchag's body.
Futzchag throws the kick towards the body but Nunes avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Futzchag.
Futzchag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Futzchag throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evangelista 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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