PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria comes into the arena with Stevie B - Spring Love blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Faria
vs
Nunes

180 cm
28
154 lbs
8 - 18 - 0

189 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria swinging wildly here.
Nunes lands a front kick.
Nunes misses with a hook. Faria ducked under it nicely.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Faria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faria misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Nunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nunes tries to clinch but Faria moves out of range.

Oooooh!!! Faria has knocked Nunes down with a huge combo! Faria steps away and waves a wobbly Nunes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Patricio Nunes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria throws a combination. Nunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That kick from Faria tenderised Nunes's leg. Nunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Faria.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria scores with a sloppy right hand. Nunes should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.

Faria clinches up with Nunes and pushes him back against the cage.

Faria manages to break the clinch.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Faria saw that one coming.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Faria tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria scores with a decent looking hook.
Faria throws a solid leg kick but Nunes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faria.
Nunes tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria misses with a low kick.

Faria clinches with his opponent.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faria misses with a double jab.
Faria throws a chopping leg kick but Nunes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Nice takedown defense from Faria. No joy for Nunes on that attempt.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria slips under a jab.
Faria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faria cracks a nice hook into Nunes's ribs.
Nunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Faria.

Nunes tries to keep at a distance but Faria has taken the fight into the clinch.

Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Faria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faria lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Nunes shoots in looking for a takedown but Faria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nunes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Nunes.
Nunes wants to clinch.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes darts in looking for a takedown but Faria gets double underhooks and turns Nunes into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Nunes's cut.
That's time! Faria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nunes.

Faria rushes Nunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes is looking to clinch.
Nunes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Faria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nunes back to the cage. Faria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes counters with a one-two to the body.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes fails to land the takedown.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Nunes.
Faria closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nunes circles away.
Lucas Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faria.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faria sprawls well. Faria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nunes gets slowly back to his feet.

Faria has taken the fight to the clinch.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Nunes has a takedown stuffed.
Faria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Faria feints and then cracks Nunes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nunes down.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Nunes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nunes throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes darts in trying to clinch

and Faria counters by clinching up.
Nunes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Faria is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nunes.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Nunes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Faria counters by clinching up.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria looks to land a combination but Nunes avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Nunes or perhaps it was just good defense by Faria which made him look bad.
Nunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes throws the kick towards the body but Faria avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faria!
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nunes wants to clinch.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faria swivels and escapes.
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!
Faria darts in looking for a takedown but Nunes gets double underhooks and turns Faria into the cage.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Faria misses with a double jab.
Nunes tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Nunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes checks a leg kick.
Faria misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunes. That's going to slow Faria down.
Nunes fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
Faria moves out of range of the body kick from Nunes.
Faria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucas Faria is winning the standup battle so far.
Faria stuffs the takedown.
Faria throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes fails to land the takedown.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Nunes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria stuffs the takedown.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Faria moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Faria misses with a body kick.
Nunes shoots in and drives through. Faria sprawls well.
Faria throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes shoots for a double leg takedown but Faria sprawls well. He's pushed Nunes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Nunes misses with a kick to the body.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucas Faria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes shoots in looking for a takedown. Faria tries to sprawl out of it but Nunes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Faria.
Nunes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faria swivels and escapes.
Faria tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria looks to land a combination but Nunes avoids it well.
Faria slaps away a takedown attempt from Nunes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Faria connects with a leg kick. Nunes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faria misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Faria.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Nunes takes a swing at Faria's ribcage but misses.
Nunes is looking to clinch.
Faria connects with a solid leg kick.
Nunes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Faria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patricio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt - Faria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Faria looks to land a combination but Nunes avoids it well.
Faria slaps away a takedown attempt from Nunes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Faria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Faria!
Our winner, Lucas Faria, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.