PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joro Paveto (ranked 4851 p4p, 24060 weight class) and Tenshin Nas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paveto's entrance music is Imperial March. A fine choice. Tenshin Nas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paveto
vs
Nas

169 cm
25
136
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
135
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joro Paveto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tenshin Nas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nas cracks Paveto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paveto.
Paveto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paveto scrambles back to his feet.

Paveto is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paveto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paveto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nas misses with a kick to the body.
Paveto tries to counter by clinching up but Nas breaks away and moves out of range.
Paveto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nas counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Paveto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nas throws out a loose jab but Paveto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paveto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nas.
Paveto seems to have got his legs back now.
Paveto tries to clinch but Nas is having none of it.
Nas counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Nas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paveto moves out of range as Nas strikes.
Nice defenses there by Paveto.
Paveto tries to close the distance and clinch but Nas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nas connects with a jab.
Nas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nas throws a hook but Paveto blocks it.
Paveto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nas misses with a straight right.
Paveto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nas under the eye.
Paveto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nas throws a jab when Paveto was well out of range.
Paveto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nas manages to circle out of the way.
Paveto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Paveto clinches up against the cage.
Paveto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paveto tries to throw a body punch but Nas avoids it by throwing Paveto back against the cage.
Paveto lands a left hand.
Paveto misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Paveto.
Nas prevents a body shot from Paveto.
Nas prevents a body shot from Paveto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paveto keeps control of Nas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paveto misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Nas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nas looks to throw the jab but Paveto is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paveto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nas cracks Paveto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paveto blocks a head kick by Nas.
Nas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paveto.
Nas misses with a few strikes there.
Nas throws a head kick that misses.

Paveto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paveto misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paveto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nas.
Nas prevents a body shot from Paveto.
Paveto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paveto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paveto working aggressively here.
Paveto tries a body shot but Nas blocks it.

Nas breaks from the clinch.
Nas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paveto.
Tenshin Nas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paveto slips a straight right by Nas.
Paveto slips under a jab.
Paveto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paveto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paveto looks to throw the jab but Nas is out of range.
Nas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paveto slips a jab from Nas.
Nas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paveto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paveto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paveto moves out of range as Nas throws a body kick.
Paveto tries to clinch but Nas moves out of range.
Paveto wants to clinch.
Nas's corner calls for a 1-2. Nas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Nas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paveto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paveto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nas throws a big shot that misses.
Paveto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paveto slips under a jab from Nas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tenshin Nas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Paveto moves in looking to clinch but Nas pushes him off.
Nas tries a quick counter leg kick but Paveto is wise to it.
Paveto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Paveto has Nas up against the cage in a clinch.
Paveto can't find room to land a body shot as Nas controls the action.
Paveto throws a head punch that misses.
Nas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nas blocks an uppercut.

Nas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nas misses with an uppercut. Paveto saw that one coming.
Nas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paveto is looking to counter the offense by Nas and move into the clinch.
Tenshin Nas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paveto cracks Nas with a good jab.
A big left from Nas misses.
Nas throws a hook to the side of Paveto's head but Paveto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paveto slips a straight right by Nas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paveto tries to clinch up but Nas circles away and keeps his distance.

Nas gets tackled into the cage by Paveto. Paveto maintains the clinch.
Paveto misses with some punches.
Paveto misses with the head strike.

Nas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Nas.
Paveto defending well as Nas loads up on a big left hand.

Paveto closes the distance and pushes Nas back into the cage.
Paveto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nas's elbow.
Nas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paveto can't find room to land a body shot as Nas controls the action.
Nas can't break the clinch.
Nas prevents a body shot from Paveto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paveto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nas on the side of the head.
Nas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paveto.
Paveto throws the left hand but Nas avoids the punch easily.

Paveto forces Nas back against the cage and clinches.
Paveto misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paveto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nas manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nas!
Paveto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paveto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nas was well out of range. Poor timing from Paveto.
Paveto tries to clinch but Nas is having none of it.
Paveto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paveto takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Joro Paveto has been cut.
Paveto misses with a jab to the body
and Nas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nas throws a body punch but Paveto moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nas throws a shot from downtown. Paveto moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paveto. Nas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nas jabs Paveto to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Nas lands a big right hand that sends Paveto crashing to the mat! Nas stays standing though and waves Paveto back to his feet!
Nas is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Nas shuts the power down on Paveto. Lights out, game over! Nas is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tenshin Nas!