PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Nestor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nestor has chosen Ain't no grave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Soni
vs
Nestor

200 cm
41
274 lbs
26 - 26 - 2

190 cm
24
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Nestor!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nestor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nestor doesn't manage to clinch there - Soni circles away.
Nestor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soni.

Soni shoots in and bounces Nestor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nestor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soni's guard.
Nestor throws a big elbow that misses.
Soni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nestor trying to control but Soni is working from the bottom.
Nestor is looking to stand up but Soni won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nestor trying to control the position from guard on top but Soni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nestor sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dustin Nestor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nestor.
Nestor lands with a straight right. Soni didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Nestor misses with a hook
and Soni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nestor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nestor tries to bum rush Soni with a series of wild strikes but Soni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nestor misses with an uppercut.
Dustin Nestor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nestor is looking to clinch but Soni is avoiding it.
Nestor connects with a jab.

Nestor has Soni up against the cage in a clinch.
Nestor tries to break free but Soni pushes him back against the cage.
Nestor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soni wants a takedown.
Nestor is looking to break free of the clinch but Soni has double underhooks.
Nestor tries to pull guard but Soni won't allow it.

Soni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nestor has managed to clinch.
Nestor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestor tries to break free but Soni pushes him back against the cage.
Soni is trying to force a seperation but Nestor has the dominant position.
Nestor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanishk Soni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soni blocking some punches.

Nestor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nestor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nestor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tanishk Soni's cut is getting worse.

Soni shoots in and bounces Nestor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nestor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soni has passed into side control.
Nestor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nestor is trying to control Soni's posture but Soni avoids it.
Nestor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soni has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nestor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nestor looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Nestor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nestor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nestor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soni doesn't seem bothered though.
Nestor tries to clinch up
and Soni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nestor misses with a double jab.
Soni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nestor to score with a decent uppercut.
Soni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nestor lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Soni - just one landing.
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!
Nestor throws a sloppy body shot

and Soni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Nestor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soni throws a good cross that connects.
Dustin Nestor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nestor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soni.
Dustin Nestor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nestor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nestor swings for the body but Soni moves out of range.
Soni moves out of range of the body kick from Nestor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni slips a jab from Nestor.
Nestor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nestor.
Soni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nestor throws a right and a left that Soni avoids nicely.
Nestor throws a looping overhand right but Soni ducks down to avoid it.
Soni walks into a stiff left hand from Nestor.

Tanishk Soni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nestor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nestor motions for Soni to come forward. Nestor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Nestor closes the distance and clinches.

Soni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Soni moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Soni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Soni is trying to push Nestor away but Nestor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nestor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soni misses with some punches.
Nestor is trying to force a seperation but Soni has the dominant position.
Soni is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Soni on the inside.

Nestor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nestor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nestor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nestor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nestor throws a hook to the side of Soni's head but Soni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nestor throws an off balance right hand
and Soni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soni checks a leg kick.
Nestor throws a hook but Soni avoids it easily.
Soni throws a body kick that misses.
Soni shoots in for a takedown but Nestor shows good takedown defense.
Soni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nestor throws the left hand but Soni avoids the punch easily.

Nestor tries to sprawl but Soni drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni stops Nestor from getting back to his feet.
Nestor is looking to get back to is feet but Soni passes into side control.
Nestor tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Nestor is trying to control Soni's posture but Soni avoids it.
Nestor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soni has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nestor is trying to control Soni's posture but Soni avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestor is trying to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soni is looking to take a break and control but Nestor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nestor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nestor struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Nestor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Soni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nestor.

Nestor takes the fight into the clinch.
Soni tries to break free but Nestor pushes him back against the cage.

Soni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nestor.
Nestor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nestor connects with a crisp jab.
Soni misses with a few strikes there.
Nestor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soni manages to avoid it.
Tanishk Soni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nestor misses with a lunging right hand
and Soni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nestor loads up on a big right hand but Soni slips the punch.
Nestor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soni darts in looking for a takedown but Nestor gets double underhooks and turns Soni into the cage.

Nestor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soni is looking for a sweep. Nestor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestor is nestled in close to Soni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nestor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nestor passes to side control.
Soni tries to buck Nestor off but Nestor is having none of it.
Nestor wants to stand but Soni has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

Nestor stands and steps away. Soni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tanishk Soni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestor moves out of range of the body kick from Soni.
Nice sprawl there from Nestor as Soni shoots in.
Soni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Jeez, Tanishk Soni's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nestor.
Nestor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nestor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soni will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nestor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tanishk Soni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dustin Nestor!