PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nunes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched. Diego Nunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nunes
vs
Gil

170 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Global Empire 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Diego Nunes has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Gil.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gil 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Gil is pushing Nunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Gil.
Gil lands an elbow inside that Nunes shrugs off.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gil.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil lands a knee to the body.
Gil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gil with a knee to the head.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gil stalling in the clinch.
Gil receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Gil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Gil stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil scores with a knee to the head.
Gil 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.
Gil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Gil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
Gil landing knees to the body.
Gil working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Gil lands a knee to the head.

Nunes is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gil.
Oh Nunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Gil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gil tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunes seems to have got his legs back now.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.

Gil moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gil.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil effectively controlling the action here.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Gil.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nunes up against the cage.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gil just leaning against Nunes, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaac Gil.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gil is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.

Nunes gets tackled into the cage by Gil. Gil maintains the clinch.
Gil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Nunes in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil stalling.
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil working Nunes over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gil continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gil lands a damaging elbow.
Gil displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nunes up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd are getting on Gil's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Gil 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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gil wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.

Gil moves into range and clinches up with Nunes.
Gil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaac Gil.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but Gil shows good takedown defense.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gil.
Gil landing knees to the body.
Come on Gil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gil landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil stalling against the cage.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gil is struggling to control the position.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gil 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.
Gil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil working Nunes over with knees to the body.
Nunes being controlled against the cage.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaac Gil.

Gil clinches up with Nunes and pushes him back against the cage.
Gil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nunes takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gil stalls.
Gil with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nunes letting Gil take a breather here.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Gil avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gil is pushing Nunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Gil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gil 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Gil!