PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Augusto Nilo (ranked 4172 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 427 p4p, 426 weight class). Spence is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by He's A Mental Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nilo
vs
Spence

185 cm
18
185
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
185
1 - 0 - 1

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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BANZAI NUTRITION

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilo misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Spence misses with a left hand
letting Nilo counter with a right hand.
Spence misses with a combination
and Nilo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Nilo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spence throws a hook but Nilo blocks it.
Spence throws a wild body kick that Nilo sees coming a mile off.
Spence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Nilo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Nilo.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Nilo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spence misses with a hook
enabling Nilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Nilo's shoulder, as Nilo tries to avoid the shot.
Nilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Nilo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a left to the body.
Spence misses with a few strikes there.
Spence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Augusto Nilo has been cut.
Spence misses the jab.
Nilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spence.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Nilo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spence swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence scores with a one two! Nilo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big right from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nilo ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Nilo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spence misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Spence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Nilo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Spence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nilo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nilo is looking to wear down Spence with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spence misses with a right hand
letting Nilo counter with a right hand.
Spence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Nilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spence slips a straight right by Nilo.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilo is just out of range.
Spence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spence misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence tries to move into range but Nilo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Nilo.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Nilo lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo throws a combination that misses
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence throws a series of punches but Nilo avoids them all with ease.
Nilo moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence throws a head kick that misses
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spence thinking.
Nilo defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Nilo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Nilo misses.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Nilo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timothy Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
Spence misses with a left hand
enabling Nilo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Spence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence is looking for the big counter here.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Nilo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Nilo misses.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and Spence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence misses with a hook
and Nilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence jabs Nilo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spence misses with a looping left.
Spence misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Nilo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Nilo's cut.
That's time! Nilo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Spence misses with a shot to the body
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilo checks the leg kick.
Nilo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Nilo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nilo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilo ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Nilo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spence's hands.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo slips under a jab.
Spence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilo.
Spence misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Nilo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Nilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spence takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spence misses with a hook
and Nilo counters with a left to the body.
Nilo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence.
Nilo loads up on a big right hand but Spence slips the punch.
Nilo avoids the body shot from Spence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence slips under a jab from Nilo.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Nilo's head but Nilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilo.
Spence misses with a combination
enabling Nilo to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Spence.
Spence fails to land with a series of punches.
Nilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Augusto Nilo.
Well Nilo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Nilo!