PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Stanica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nunez
vs
Stanica

201 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Waldo Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Stanica!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stanica misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nunez moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stanica.
Nunez moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Stanica misses.
Stanica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanica throws the left hand but Nunez avoids the punch easily.
Nunez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stanica looks to land a right hand but Nunez moved out of range.
Stanica swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Stanica misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Waldo Nunez has been cut.
Nunez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunez throws a big counter combination but Stanica scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nunez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Nunez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Andrei Stanica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunez slips under a jab.
Stanica misses with a hook. Nunez ducked under it nicely.
Stanica 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nunez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stanica's guard.
Nunez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nunez is working Stanica over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nunez stands up from Stanica's guard - Nunez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stanica looks winded!
Stanica misses with a looping right.
Stanica throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunez.
Nunez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Nunez drives through and clinches with Stanica against the cage.

Nunez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nunez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Stanica throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanica.
Stanica is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Stanica misses.
Nunez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Nunez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Stanica misses.
Nunez throws a big counter combination but Stanica scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stanica misses with an uppercut. Nunez saw that one coming.

Stanica gets caught napping as Nunez dives in and scores a takedown. Stanica manages to retain guard.
Stanica is wriggling around but Nunez manages to pass to half guard.

Nunez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stanica taking some punishment here, with Nunez in his half guard.
Nunez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanica defending well though.
Nunez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Nunez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Stanica to get to his feet.
Nunez on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanica throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunez.
Nunez is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Stanica misses.
Nunez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stanica misses with a left hand
and Nunez counters with a head kick. That will keep Stanica thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nunez shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanica tries to sprawl out of it but Nunez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanica manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nunez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stanica throws a shot from downtown. Nunez moves away and avoids it.
Nunez blocks a jab.
Nunez wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Stanica has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanica scores with a jab to the head.
Stanica throws a hook but Nunez blocks it.
Nunez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nunez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Nunez is rocked!
Nunez glances at the clock... BAM! Stanica nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Nunez crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Nunez is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Stanica!