PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilberto Nestuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by It's Amazing by Kanye West. Nestuta has chosen Friday - Rebecca Black as his entrance music. Edilberto Nestuta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

James
vs
Nestuta

180 cm
24
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

196 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilberto Nestuta!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nestuta is looking to clinch.
James loads up on a big right hand but Nestuta slips the punch.

James gets tackled into the cage by Nestuta. Nestuta maintains the clinch.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alexander James has been cut.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James is trying to break free.
Nestuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

James breaks the clinch.
Nestuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nestuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James misses with an uppercut. Nestuta saw that one coming.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James throws out a loose jab but Nestuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from James misses.
James misses with a right hand
and Nestuta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nestuta on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nestuta ducks under a wild hook from James.
James is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nestuta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nestuta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Nestuta.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nestuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nestuta tries to clinch up.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nestuta counters with a right hand to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
Nestuta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James misses with a hook.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Nestuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Nestuta is just out of range.
Nestuta fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nestuta fails to land with a series of punches.
James looks to land a left hand but Nestuta moved out of range nicely.
Nestuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Nestuta has managed to clinch.
Nestuta lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tries a body shot but Nestuta blocks it.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Nestuta won't allow it.
A short left from Nestuta.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.

Alexander James's cut is getting worse.
Nestuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James tries to work over Nestuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James is trying to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling him.
Nestuta misses with an elbow strike.
James can't break the clinch.
Nestuta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta lands with a right to the head.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nestuta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James tries to work over Nestuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nestuta has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nestuta has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James lands an uppercut.
Nestuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nestuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nestuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James working aggressively here.
James misses with the head strike.
Nestuta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Nestuta.
James tries to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling the position.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Nestuta has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Nestuta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta lands a damaging elbow.
Nestuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Alexander James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Nestuta.

Jeez, Alexander James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nestuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
Nestuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edilberto Nestuta!