PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tavares's choice of entrance music: Kanye West - Amazing. Diego Nunes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nunes
vs
Tavares

175 cm
24
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patricio Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patricio Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares looks to clinch
and Nunes counters with a nice body kick.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tavares checks a low kick from Nunes.

Tavares closes the distance and pushes Nunes back into the cage.
Tavares stalls.
Nunes tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Nunes.
Tavares connects with a knee to the head.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares looks gassed!
Tavares prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tavares just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tavares stalling the fight.
Nunes tries to break free but Tavares pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Nunes blocks with his arms.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Nunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Tavares gets an underhook and turns Nunes into the cage.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunes tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunes's efforts to push away.
Nunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the cage.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Tavares tries to stall but Nunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nunes misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nunes - that will leave a mark!
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Nunes.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patricio Tavares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Patricio Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Nunes throws a head kick but Tavares moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.

Tavares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Nunes is controlling him.
Tavares tries a knee to the head but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tavares prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling him.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.

Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares lands a head shot.
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!
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Nunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares thuds his right hand into Nunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patricio Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tavares misses with the combination.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunes scores with a nice right hand.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Nunes tries to land a front kick but Tavares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Nunes.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Tavares is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Nunes checks a leg kick.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Tavares both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Diego Nunes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares wants to clinch but Nunes slips to the side
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes lands with a kick to the temple. Tavares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tavares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Nunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes blocks a leg kick.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunes misses with a double jab.

Nunes tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tavares wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Diego Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patricio Tavares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patricio Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tavares 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Tavares!
Patricio Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.