PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Delov (ranked 25013 p4p, 582 weight class) and Troy Nunes (ranked 6613 p4p, 539 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Troy Nunes enters the cage!

Delov
vs
Nunes

176 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

184 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Delov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delov's waist but Delov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nunes off to one side.
Delov tries to clinch but Nunes moves away
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.

Nunes closes the distance and clinches.
Delov wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delov to keep the fight standing.
Delov tries to break the clinch but Nunes is controlling the position.
Delov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Delov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Nunes has Delov up against the cage in a clinch.
Delov can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nunes breaks the clinch.
Nunes throws a front kick aimed at Delov's knee but Delov avoids it well.
Delov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Delov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mihail Delov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Nunes.
Delov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Delov.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes unleashes a big counter combination but Delov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nunes dives in and grabs Delov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delov pushes down on Nunes's head and hops out.
Delov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Delov tries to clinch up.
Nunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delov throws the left hand but Nunes avoids the punch easily.
Nunes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a hook from the clinch.

Nunes breaks the clinch.
Nunes slips a straight right by Delov.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Delov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Delov tries to clinch up.
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes with the counter takedown but Delov avoids it easily.
Delov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nunes.
Mihail Delov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delov moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nunes.
Delov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunes jumps guard but Delov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Nunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunes with a poor takedown
and Delov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Nunes with that takedown attempt.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Delov.
Delov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
Nunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delov pinned against the cage. Delov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delov moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delov is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
And Nunes tries to counter it with a takedown but Delov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Delov defends it nicely.

Nunes dives in and scores a takedown into Delov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nunes chips away with some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nunes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nunes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Nunes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Nunes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nunes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delov's waist but Delov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nunes off to one side.

Nunes instigates a clinch.

Delov breaks from the clinch.

Nunes instigates a clinch.
Nunes wants a takedown.
Delov working hard to break the clinch.
Nunes jumps guard but Delov stands there with Nunes around his waist. Nunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nunes has Delov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Delov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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

Nunes closes the distance and clinches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Delov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delov wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Delov has had enough of the clinch but Nunes keeps him there for the moment.
Delov is looking to break free of the clinch but Nunes has double underhooks.
Nunes is working for takedown but Delov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but Delov has him pressed against the cage.

Nunes breaks from the clinch.
Nunes throws a leg kick but Delov moved away.
Nunes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Delov eats them both and turns towards Nunes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Delov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nunes looks for a takedown but Delov sprawls well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Nunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delov is trying to break the clinch but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Nunes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Nunes decides to pull guard.

Nunes pushes Delov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes fails to land the takedown.
Delov tries to clinch
and Nunes counters with a three punch combo that has Delov backing up. Delov nods at Nunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Delov wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Delov tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Nunes closes the distance and pushes Delov back into the cage.
Nunes tries to score a body lock takedown but Delov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nunes looks winded!
Nunes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Delov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nunes moves into range and clinches up with Delov.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Delov holds him up against the cage and eventually Nunes drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Nunes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Delov takes the fight into the clinch.

Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delov moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Delov.
Troy Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delov is looking to clinch.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Delov tries to avoid it but Nunes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Delov to the ground. Delov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Nunes rushes Delov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Delov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mihail Delov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Nunes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Delov is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.

Nunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delov, pushing him back against the cage.
Delov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes trying to land knees to the body.
Nunes fails to pull guard.
Nunes has Delov pressed against the cage.
Nunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delov tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Delov with a body shot.
Nunes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Delov tries to avoid it but Nunes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Delov to the ground. Delov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Delov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delov tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delov connects with a looping right hand.
Delov tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Delov moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.

Nunes darts in and clinches Delov up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Delov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes breaks from the clinch.
Delov tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
As Delov backs off Nunes throws a huge counter combo but Delov manages to avoid it all.
Mihail Delov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delov with a jab.

Nunes clinches.
Nunes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nunes missing with knees to the body.
Delov can't break the clinch.
Nunes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Delov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but Delov has him pressed against the cage.

Nunes breaks the clinch.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Delov avoids them all with ease.
Delov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
No joy there for Delov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nunes tries to move into range but Delov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Delov is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.

Nunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Nunes is struggling to control the position.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Delov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nunes scores with a shot to the side of Delov's head.

Nunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delov tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Delov.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Nunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Delov tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.

Nunes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throwing strikes from guard but Delov blocks nicely.
Delov keeping full guard, as Nunes tries to pass.
Nunes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nunes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Delov. No joy for Nunes on that attempt.
Nunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Delov tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Delov misses the target.
Delov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delov closes the distance but Nunes moves to the side
and Nunes counters with a left and a right that stings Delov.
Nunes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nunes somewhat.
Delov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Delov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Delov tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Delov tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Delov tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delov moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
Delov throwing a counter right hand but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Delov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delov tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Delov.
Delov is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunes wants to counter with a clinch but Delov pushes him away.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delov manages to avoid it.
Nunes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Delov defends it nicely.
Nunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delov.
Delov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mihail Delov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Delov sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Delov avoids it this time.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Delov connects with a jab.
Troy Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Troy Nunes!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Troy Nunes!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Troy Nunes!

Troy Nunes wins by unanimous decision!