PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tio Nuno (ranked 1998 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Shaquiel Igwe (ranked 122 p4p, 154 weight class). Shaquiel Igwe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nuno
vs
Igwe

192 cm
20
280
4 - 1 - 0

215 cm
28
300
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Nuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaquiel Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe misses with a hook. Nuno ducked under it nicely.
Nuno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Nuno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Igwe looks to land a combination but Nuno avoids it well.
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Nuno moved out of range.

Nuno clinches up with Igwe and pushes him back against the cage.
Igwe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igwe's elbow.
Igwe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nuno has a couple of punches blocked by Igwe.
Igwe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nuno lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuno struggles to land a body shot inside as Igwe controls his hands.
Nuno lands a left hand.
Igwe throws a head punch that misses.
Igwe throws a head punch that misses.
Igwe misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuno.
Nuno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuno presses Igwe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nuno tries a body shot but Igwe blocks it.
A short left from Nuno.
Nuno struggles to land a body shot inside as Igwe controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igwe.
Nuno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Igwe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nuno blocking some punches.
Nuno scores with a shot to the side of Igwe's head.
Igwe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Igwe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Igwe backwards.
Nuno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nuno lands a body shot.
Nuno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nuno pushes Igwe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuno dips a shoulder and cracks Igwe with a mighty uppercut! Igwe falls back against the cage and Nuno unloads with a barrage of strikes! Igwe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nuno screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tio Nuno!
After winning the bout, Tio Nuno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.