PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Jovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovi comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Medicine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jovi
vs
Nunes

180 cm
28
198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
197 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Jovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vicente Nunes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nunes gets a clinch.
Jovi prevents a body shot from Nunes.
Jovi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes scores with a shot to the side of Jovi's head.
Nunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovi tries to break the clinch but Nunes is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Nunes.
Nunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovi backwards.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nunes prevents Jovi from breaking the clinch.

Jovi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Jovi.
Jovi misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nunes is just out of range.
Jovi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jovi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes lands a nice shot that snaps Jovi's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Jovi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Jovi misses its intended target.

Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Jovi in a clinch.
Jovi is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Jovi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nunes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jovi to the mat. Jovi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nunes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jovi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nunes stands up over Jovi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nunes stands up over Jovi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes tries to free his leg and advance position but Jovi is retaining full guard.
Nunes stops Jovi from standing up.
Nunes controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nunes is working Jovi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nunes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nunes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nunes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nunes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nunes slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes 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.
Nunes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jovi defending well though.
Jovi is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jovi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nunes connects with a nice short shot to Jovi's temple.
Nunes thows a huge punch but Jovi dodges it nicely.
Jovi trying to hold on to Nunes's head to control him but Nunes postures up.
Jovi has hold of Nunes's hands but Nunes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Jovi is rocked!
Nunes scores with a big shot! Jovi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jovi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Nunes!
Vicente Nunes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.