PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Nestor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nestor comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no grave. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nestor
vs
Soni

190 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
40
274 lbs
26 - 24 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Nestor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nestor clinches up against the cage.
Nestor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soni stops a takedown attempt from Nestor.
Nestor tries to score a body lock takedown but Soni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Nestor's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Soni manages to break the clinch.
Soni wants to clinch.
Nestor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soni moves away.
Soni moves out of range as Nestor strikes.
Nestor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Soni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nestor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nestor moves into range and clinches up with Soni.

Nestor manages to break the clinch.
Soni lands with a straight right. Nestor didn't see that one coming.

Soni looking to score a takedown here. Nestor is defending well but Soni drives through and ends up in Nestor's guard.
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!

Nestor has his feet on Soni's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni tries for a takedown but Nestor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soni throws the left hand but Nestor avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Soni misses.
Soni on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Soni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nestor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Soni.
Nestor swinging wildly here.
Soni moves out of range of the strikes.
Soni misses with a double jab.
Soni swats away the attempt to clinch by Nestor.
Nestor misses with a left hand
and Soni counters with a straight right hand.
Soni connects with a body shot.
Nestor misses with a double jab.
Nestor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nestor tries to clinch but Soni is having none of it.
Nestor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soni is looking to clinch.
Nestor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soni looks for the body kick but Nestor saw that one coming.
Nestor scores with a jab. Soni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soni misses with a low kick.

Soni moves into the clinch successfully.
Nestor has Soni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Nestor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nestor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nestor misses with an uppercut.
Soni is looking to clinch.
Nestor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nestor throws a big shot that misses.
Nestor misses the jab.
A left lands for Nestor.
Some wild striking there from Soni.
Nestor lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nestor is trying to control but Soni passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Nestor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nestor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Soni's best efforts.
Nestor is trying to stand.
Soni is looking to take a break and control but Nestor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soni stands up out of the half guard.
Nestor doesn't manage to clinch there - Soni circles away.
Nestor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nestor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soni manages to avoid it.
Nestor misses with an uppercut. Soni saw that one coming.
Nestor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nestor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soni's head backwards.

That has opened up Tanishk Soni's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nestor wants to clinch up but Soni keeps it at a distance.
Nestor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nestor tries to clinch there but Soni circles away.
Nestor looks to land a right hand but Soni moved out of range.

Soni instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Nestor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Soni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nestor circles away.
Nestor tries to close the distance and clinch but Soni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nestor avoids a kick to the body.
Nestor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soni.
Nestor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nestor misses with a hook. Soni ducked under it nicely.
Soni moves out of range as Nestor strikes.
Nestor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soni's head.
Nestor throws a shot from downtown. Soni moves away and avoids it.
Nestor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nestor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soni.
A jab from Nestor misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soni. That's going to slow Nestor down.
Nestor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soni swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Soni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Soni breaks from the clinch.
Nestor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nestor.
Soni has a takedown stuffed.
Dustin Nestor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soni on the side of the head.

The cut above Tanishk Soni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nestor lands a jab.
Soni slips under a jab.
Nestor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soni wants to slow Nestor down by chopping away at his legs.
Nestor misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soni is looking to land body kicks.
Nestor misses with an uppercut.
Soni shoots for a takedown but Nestor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nestor punishes Soni's body with a nice straight punch.
Soni is breathing heavily.
Nestor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Tanishk Soni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Soni ducks under a wild hook from Nestor.
Nestor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni moves out of range of the strikes.
Nestor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soni counters with a straight right hand.
Nestor doesn't manage to clinch there - Soni circles away.
Tanishk Soni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soni swats away the attempt to clinch by Nestor.

Nestor rushes Soni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soni working aggressively here.
Soni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nestor has had enough of the clinch but Soni keeps him there for the moment.

Nestor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dustin Nestor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Soni has taken the fight to the clinch.

Nestor breaks the clinch.

Nestor drives through and clinches with Soni against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nestor fails to land.
Soni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nestor's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Soni throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nestor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soni is in Nestor's guard.
Soni postures up.

Nestor pushes Soni off and gets back to his feet.
Soni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nestor's hands.
Nestor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nestor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soni in his tracks.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dustin Nestor!