PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes into the arena with Never Be Alone blaring out of the sound system. Thory is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's a fight. Evangelista Nunes had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nunes
vs
Thory

185 cm
31
204 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

188 cm
22
200 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Thory misses.
Thory scores with a jab to the body.
Thory throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Thory misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thory loads up on a big right hand but Nunes slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Thory avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Thory avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Thory keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nunes blocks a jab.
Nunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Nunes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thory counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes wants to slow Thory down by chopping away at his legs.
Thory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thory.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vic Thory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Thory.
Nunes takes one to the side of the head.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Thory looks to land a combination. Nunes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nunes tries to clinch up but Thory circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Thory keeps it at a distance.
Nunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nunes blocks a leg kick.
Thory missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nunes can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Thory - just one landing.
Thory scores with a hook.
Thory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nunes tries a low kick but Thory avoids it.
Thory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thory scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Thory.
Thory takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory tries a body shot but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thory has Nunes pressed against the cage, preventing Nunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Thory.
Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thory lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nunes gets through Thory's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Thory letting Nunes take a breather here.
Thory lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Nunes.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Thory avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes tries to break the clinch but Thory is controlling the position.
Thory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thory lands with a left to the head.

Nunes is rocked!
Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Nunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Thory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thory misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Thory throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes blocking some punches.
Thory misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
Nunes blocks an uppercut.
Thory misses with the head strike.
Thory misses with the head strike.
Thory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thory misses with some punches.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thory misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
Nunes blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Thory dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thory misses with an uppercut.
Nunes seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thory.
Nunes throws a head kick but Thory moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Thory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thory tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
Nunes cracks the inside of Thory's front leg.
Thory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nunes has time to react.
Nunes throws a solid leg kick but Thory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nunes.
Nunes throws a wild body kick that Thory sees coming a mile off.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Thory works Nunes's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thory somewhat.
Thory misses with a straight right.
Thory connects with a jab.
Thory swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Thory misses with a right hand
and Nunes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nunes is looking to wear down Thory with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thory cracks Nunes with a good jab.
Thory misses with a left hand
and Nunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thory throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes counters with a body kick.
Thory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nuness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nunes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Thory as he checks the leg kick.
Thory looks to land a right hand but Nunes moved out of range.
Nunes throws out a leg kick but Thory moves out of range and Nunes only half commits.
Thory moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thory is pawing at Nunes, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Nunes's nose. Nunes is badly hurt! Thory pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Nunes tries desperately to hold on but Thory is relentless in his assault! As Nunes receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Thory away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Thory!
Vic Thory decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.