PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral comes to the cage accompanied by SEPULTURA: ATTITUDE. Nunez has chosen Anxiety as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Sobral
vs
Nunez

187 cm
19
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Nunez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renato Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sobral drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sobral is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nunez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nunez sneaks back into half guard.

Sobral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nunez wants to control but Sobral is keeping busy.
Nunez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nunez.
Nunez looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral pushes down on Nunez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nunez gets back to full guard.
Sobral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nunez has his hands on Sobral's head, controlling the position.
Nunez is trying to keep Sobral in close.

Sobral has gone for a leg lock! Nunez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sobral's guard.
Nunez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sobral wants to stand and escape but Nunez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Nunez from controlling successfully.
Sobral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nunez pushing down on Sobral's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nunez is tying to control. Sobral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Nunez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nunez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Nunez from controlling successfully.

Sobral escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nunez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nunez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Despite being in the dominant position, Leo Nunez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunez tries to avoid it but Sobral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunez to the ground. Nunez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nunez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nunez scores with a nice head shot.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Nunez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez cracks a nice hook into Sobral's ribs.
Nunez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunez lands a high kick!
Nunez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nunez misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by Nunez. Beautiful body shot.
Nunez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Nunez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sobral takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nunez scores with a sloppy right hand. Sobral should have avoided that one.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but Nunez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Nunez throws a right hand that Sobral ducks under and follows up with a left that Sobral also avoids with ease.
Renato Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
No luck for Sobral with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Nunez misses.
Nunez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nunez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Sobral is rocked!
Nunez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Sobral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nunez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sobral seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunez misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez lands with a cross.
Nunez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nunez.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sobral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nunez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nunez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Leo Nunez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunez looks to land a combination but Sobral avoids it well.
A punch combination from Nunez misses.
Nunez tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Nunez is avoiding it.
Sobral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nunez misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Nunez. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
Nunez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunez throws a series of strikes that have Sobral backpedaling.
Nunez misses with the combination.
Nunez throws a head kick that misses.
Nunez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobral manages to avoid it.
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but Nunez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nunez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nunez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sobral scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nunez wants to control but Sobral is keeping busy.

Sobral looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nunez trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nunez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral advances position into side control!
Nunez is trying to get back to half guard.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nunez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nunez struggling a bit here.
Nunez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sobral kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Sobral is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nunez has escaped the position, nice work there.

Sobral swings around for an armbar but Nunez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sobral's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Nunez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nunez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobral tries to clinch up but Nunez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sobral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nunez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nunez.
Sobral fails to land the takedown.
Nunez lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Nunez.
A head kick misses from Nunez.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunez throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nunez swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nunez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nunez tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nunez works Sobral's body with a nice hook.
Sobral takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nunez throws a combination. Sobral tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Sobral takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Nunez.
Nice uppercut there from Nunez.
Nunez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral tries to clinch but Nunez moves out of range.
Nunez throws a series of punches but Sobral moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt - Nunez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Nunez is avoiding it.
Nunez lands with an overhand left.
Nunez misses with a two punch combination.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Nunez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nunez scores with a three punch combo!
Nunez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunez circles away.
Sobral closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nunez circles away.
Nunez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nunez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobral.
Nunez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nunez's corner calls for a 1-2. Nunez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobral showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunez.
A nice combination there by Nunez.
Sobral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt - Nunez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Sobral looks for a takedown but Nunez sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nunez lands a nice looking body shot.
Nunez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobral tries to clinch but Nunez is having none of it.
Nunez clobbers Sobral with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nunez lands a two punch combo.
Sobral avoids the head kick by Nunez.
Nunez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobral momentarily.

Sobral drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Renato Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sobral tries for a kimura but Nunez is defending well.
Leo Nunez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunez is trying to control Sobral's posture but Sobral avoids it.
Sobral working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Nunez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nunez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Nunez!