PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soothsayer. Nunes has chosen Never Be Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rose
vs
Nunes

180 cm
26
188 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

185 cm
28
188 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Nunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Nunes counters with an outside leg kick.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Nunes slams his shin into Rose's torso.
Nunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nunes.
Rose takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Nunes counters with a nice body shot.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nunes.
Rose 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 explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Nunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes thuds his shin into the meat of Rose's side.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Nunes.
Nunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Nunes tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Rose misses.
Billy Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunes. That's going to slow Rose down.
Nunes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Billy Rose has been cut.
Nunes feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nunes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nunes.
Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nunes counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Nunes throws out a powerful jab.
Nunes lands a head kick!
Nunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evangelista Nunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nunes. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Rose misses.
Nunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Nunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt
and Nunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Rose is rocked!
Nunes connects with a right that clearly hurt Rose. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Nunes proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Rose collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evangelista Nunes!