PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wang
vs
Nunes

187 cm
26
264 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Chong Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clovis Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wang misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wang.
Nunes looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wang scores with a leg kick.
Nunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Clovis Nunes has been cut.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Chong Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wang throws a wild body kick that Nunes sees coming a mile off.
Nunes blocks the body kick.
Wang throws a low kick but Nunes moves out of range easily.
Nunes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nunes takes a kick to the side of the head.

Nunes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang looking for a guillotine here but Nunes defends easily.

Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nunes passes Wang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wang wants to sweep but Nunes has passed to side control!
Nunes controlling the position from side mount.
Nunes working the head with strikes.
Nunes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nunes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Nunes stalls from top position.

Nunes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wang.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Nunes drops back looking for a leg! Wang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wang manages to kick Nunes off! Nunes jumps back into Wang's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes with a nice head shot there.

Wang looking for subs off his back but Nunes has passed one foot through into half guard.

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nunes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nunes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.

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.
Nunes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nunes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Nunes has control of the leg.

Nunes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Wang actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nunes wants to work for an arm triangle but Wang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chong Wang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clovis Nunes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nunes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Wang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nunes trying to control from half guard but Wang is working away.
Nice strikes from Nunes there.

Wang actively working from the bottom here.
Nunes working Wang over with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wang taking some punishment here, with Nunes in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is not content to let Nunes control the position.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.
Wang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nunes working over Wang with some ground and pound. Wang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nunes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nunes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Nunes working over Wang with some ground and pound. Wang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nunes working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nunes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wang tries to roll over but Nunes keeps him under control.

Wang actively working from the bottom here.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nunes connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
Nunes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Wang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nunes pulls his head out easily.
Nunes lands with a punch from half guard.
Wang is trying to stand back up but Nunes is controlling him
Nunes lands with a punch from half guard.
Nunes controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wang defends it well.

Wang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang taking some punishment here, with Nunes in his half guard.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nunes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Wang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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.
Wang is trying to control but can't.

Nunes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nunes.
Nunes slips a nice elbow through Wang's hands, connecting with Wang's forehead.

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wang is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang manages to get to full guard.
Nunes working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clovis Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clovis Nunes's cut.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nunes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nunes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nunes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clovis Nunes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Nunes slips an elbow through the middle.

Wang is looking for a triangle but Nunes pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes landing some decent shots from guard.

Wang working for a triangle but Nunes defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes works over Wang with some ground and pound from guard.
Nunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.

Wang working for a triangle but Nunes defends it easily.
Nunes distracts Wang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

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.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Nunes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Wang looking for a guillotine here but Nunes defends easily.
Wang is looking to sweep but instead, Nunes has passed into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nunes connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
Nunes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Nunes is looking for a kimura here.
Nunes winds up and cracks Wang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Nunes has control of the leg.
Wang taking some punishment here, with Nunes in his half guard.
Nunes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Nunes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nunes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Wang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nunes pulls his head out easily.

Wang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wang looking for subs from the bottom but Nunes mounts him!

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.
Wang is looking to improve his position but Nunes isn't that keen on the idea.
Nunes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wang can't escape the position.
Nunes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wang's face.
A nice elbow there by Nunes.
Nunes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wang's face.
Nunes raining down shots from the mount!
Nunes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clovis Nunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nunes 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Chong Wang!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Chong Wang!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Chong Wang!

Chong Wang wins by unanimous decision!