PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Nery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos da Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nery
vs
da Guia

175 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Nery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos da Guia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Guia throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Guia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has da Guia pinned against the cage. da Guia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
da Guia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and da Guia counters with a nice body shot.
da Guia throws a sloppy head kick and Nery moves out of range easily.

da Guia clinches up with Nery and pushes him back against the cage.

Nery manages to break the clinch.

Nery gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nery jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Guia walks away with a smile on his face. Nery gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Nery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Guia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nery counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nery prevents da Guia from improving his position.
da Guia trying to hold on to Nery's head to control him but Nery postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nery seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nery controlling the action here.
Nery wants to take a breather but da Guia is having none of it.
da Guia is trying to stand back up but Nery is controlling him
da Guia is staying active underneath Nery, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nery is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because da Guia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
da Guia connects with a high kick.
Nery misses with a takedown

and da Guia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nery is breathing heavily.
da Guia is controlling the pace.
da Guia trying to control from half guard but Nery is working away.
da Guia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nery gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as da Guia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nery is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
da Guia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
da Guia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da Guia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

da Guia gets to his feet - Nery follows without any prompting.

Nery tries to keep at a distance but da Guia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nery tries a body shot but da Guia blocks it.

Nery manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
da Guia is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos da Guia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

da Guia has closed the distance and engaged Nery in a clinch.
Nery taking a breather.
Nery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nery prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nery fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. da Guia smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Nery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Guia misses with a takedown attempt - Nery sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Guia is looking to clinch but Nery is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Nery. No joy for da Guia on that attempt.

da Guia pushes Nery up against the cage in a clinch.
Nery wants a takedown but no success here.
da Guia is trying to break the clinch but Nery has him pressed against the cage.
Nery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Guia stops a takedown attempt from Nery.
Nery fails to pull guard.
da Guia lands a nice shot to the body.
Nery looking to throw knees to the head but da Guia is blocking nicely.
Nery is working for takedown but da Guia is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Guia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nery avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

da Guia jumps guard and drags Nery to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Guia managing to control the position.
da Guia wants to sweep but no luck.
da Guia is pulling down on Nery's head. It's preventing any offense from Nery, at least for the moment.
Nery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nery stopping the sweep attempt from da Guia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Guia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nery manages to get himself to full guard.
da Guia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
da Guia content to stall in guard here.
da Guia passes Nery's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
da Guia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nery keeps working.

da Guia stands up out of the half guard.
da Guia has his takedown stuffed

and Nery counters with a nice double leg into side control. da Guia won't be happy with that.
Nery trying to control the position but da Guia is working away.
da Guia tries to buck Nery off but Nery is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos da Guia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nery misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nery fails with an attempt to clinch.

da Guia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. da Guia showed some decent athleticism there.
da Guia slows the pace down in half guard.

Nery kicks off da Guia and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

da Guia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nery wants to sweep here but da Guia controlling him for the moment.
Carlos da Guia has got the better of the ground game so far.
da Guia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
da Guia trying to hold on to Nery's head to control him but Nery postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nery is trying to control. da Guia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
da Guia trying to control but Nery postures up.
Nery wants to stand up but da Guia manages to regain full guard.
da Guia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nery is one step ahead there.
da Guia is pulling down on Nery's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nery trying to control but da Guia is working from the bottom.
da Guia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nery avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nery looks to clinch

and da Guia moves into the clinch.
da Guia throws an elbow that misses.

Nery gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nery stops da Guia from standing up.
da Guia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carlos da Guia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Guia has control of Nery's left arm, preventing Nery from doing any damage.
Zack Nery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da Guia wants to stand up but Nery is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos da Guia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well da Guia 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos da Guia!