PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nelson
vs
Vargas

160 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

160 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson is looking to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch.
Vargas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vargas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Nelson feints a jab promting Vargas to slip. Nelson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vargas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Vargas.

Nelson drives through and clinches with Vargas against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Vargas breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Vargas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson is looking to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vargas. That did some damage!
Vargas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Vargas misses.
As Vargas tries to get set, Nelson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vargas manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Vargas in the body.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Vargas. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vargas at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nelson dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Nelson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vargas manages to circle out of the way.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
As Vargas looks to move away, Nelson throws a big counter combo bu Vargas just gets out of the way.
Vargas tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a big counter combination but Vargas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Vargas throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vargas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Vargas. Those never looked like landing.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Andre Vargas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vargas misses with a double jab.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
Nelson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vargas.
Vargas throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Vargas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas misses with the combination.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Andre Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Vargas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Vargas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Vargas looks to move away, Nelson throws a big counter combo bu Vargas just gets out of the way.
Vargas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson thows a body kick. Vargas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vargas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vargas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vargas's calf.
Vargas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Vargas.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Crunch! Nelson slams his shin into Vargas's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Vargas moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Vargas tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Vargas tries to get set, Nelson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vargas manages to avoid the attempt.
A combination from Vargas does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Vargas down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
A punch combination from Vargas misses.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vargas is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Vargas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Vargas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vargas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Vargas!