PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scotty Lennox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Nunes's chin.

Nunes
vs
Lennox

175 cm
32
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 16 - 11 - 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 Montreal, Scotty Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lennox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Lennox misses with a double jab.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Lennox.
Lennox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Lennox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lennox throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Lennox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lennox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lennox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.

Nunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox wants to get back to his feet but Nunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lennox looks winded!
Nunes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diego Nunes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lennox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lennox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lennox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lennox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick.
Lennox takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Nunes lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nunes duly obliges.

Nunes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nunes taking a breather here.

Nunes stands up and beckons Lennox to his feet.

Nunes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lennox on his heels. He'll look to pass Lennox's guard now, I'm sure.

Nunes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lennox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes stands and steps away. Lennox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lennox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lennox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lennox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lennox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lennox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Nunes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lennox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lennox, up you get!
Nunes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nunes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lennox napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nunes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nunes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lennox. That did some damage!
Lennox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lennox enables Nunes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lennox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Nunes stands up from Lennox's guard - Nunes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters circling a little - Nunes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Lennox misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennox really felt that one!
Nunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lennox's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes cracks the inside of Lennox's front leg.
Scotty Lennox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunes. That's going to slow Lennox down.
We've been informed that Lennox has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes thows a body kick. Lennox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nunes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Nunes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nunes throws a series of strikes that have Lennox backpedaling.
Lennox throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lennox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lennox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nunes counters with a nice leg kick.

Nunes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nunes lands in his opponent's guard.

Lennox is working an open guard so Nunes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Nunes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nunes decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nunes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nunes - that will leave a mark!
Lennox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Lennox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lennox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nunes throws a head kick that Lennox semi-blocks.
Lennox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lennox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lennox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Nunes.
Diego Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nunes.
Lennox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nunes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nunes.
Lennox throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nunes counters with a single leg into guard. Lennox didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes stops Lennox from standing up.
Nunes sitting in guard here, content to control.

Nunes stands and steps away. Lennox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nunes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Diego Nunes just wasn't active enough.
Nunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lennox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lennox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nunes.
Lennox throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Scotty Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Nunes scores with a four punch combination!
Lennox throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Lennox.
Nunes throws a head kick that Lennox semi-blocks.
Nunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nunes connects with a high kick.

Lennox is rocked!
Nunes lands a head kick!
Lennox is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunes finish him?
Nunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lennox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lennox does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nunes.

Nunes drives through with a takedown into Lennox's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lennox wants to get back to his feet but Nunes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nunes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Nunes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lennox, up you get!
Nunes lands a head kick. Lennox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Lennox's guard.
Lennox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nunes controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lennox wants to stand but Nunes is controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Diego Nunes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes jabs at Lennox's body.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Lennox shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lennox finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Nunes's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lennox falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Nunes!
After winning the bout, Diego Nunes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.