PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Jake Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nunes
vs
Stevenson

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Global MMA Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nunes on the side of the head.
Nunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stevenson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nunes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stevenson is defending well.
Stevenson lands an elbow that stopped Nunes in his tracks for a moment.
Nunes tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevenson lands an elbow that stopped Nunes in his tracks for a moment.
Stevenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Stevenson has Nunes pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevenson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson stalling against the cage.
Stevenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Stevenson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Diego Nunes has been cut.
Come on Stevenson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Nunes being controlled against the cage.
Stevenson lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow.
Stevenson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevenson lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Stevenson working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Stevenson working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Stevenson lands a knee to the body.
Stevenson lands a knee to the body.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Nunes goes for a takedown attempt but Stevenson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stevenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.

Stevenson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Stevenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevenson.
Stevenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looking to stall.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson landing knees to the body.
Stevenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nunes up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson has Nunes pressed against the cage.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stevenson scores with a head kick.
Nunes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.

Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevenson scores with a knee to the head.
Stevenson working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jake Stevenson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nunes takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevenson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Stevenson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stevenson lands an elbow inside.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevenson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson working Nunes over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Stevenson to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.

Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stevenson.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Stevenson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevenson with a knee to the head.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stevenson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Stevenson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
Stevenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes's cut.
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!

Nunes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Stevenson clinches up with Nunes and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stevenson.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevenson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a knee to the head.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevenson.
Stevenson just leaning against Nunes, taking a breather.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevenson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stevenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevenson has Nunes pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Stevenson.
Nunes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson avoids it really well and circles away.
Stevenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Nunes with that takedown attempt.
Nunes takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Stevenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Diego Nunes just wasn't active enough.
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nunes on the side of the head.

Stevenson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevenson connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
Stevenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Stevenson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Stevenson.
Stevenson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jake Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevenson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Stevenson!