PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Read Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Servius Marius Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Servius Marius Nero has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Coach
vs
Marius Nero

191 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

202 cm
25
287 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Read Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Servius Marius Nero!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Marius Nero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius Nero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marius Nero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius Nero tries to clinch there but Coach circles away.
Marius Nero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marius Nero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marius Nero tries to clinch but Coach moves out of range.

Coach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marius Nero, pushing him back against the cage.
Coach is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marius Nero as Coach tries to tie him up.
Marius Nero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Read Coach has been cut.
Coach throws a head punch that misses.
Marius Nero scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius Nero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius Nero trying to land knees to the body.
Coach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marius Nero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Marius Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coach blocks it with crossed arms.
Marius Nero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coach has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marius Nero after a bit of a struggle.
Coach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marius Nero backwards.
Knees to the body from Marius Nero.
Coach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius Nero lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius Nero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius Nero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coach misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius Nero has Coach pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Coach fails to land.
Marius Nero stalling.
A knee to the head by Marius Nero.

Read Coach's cut is getting worse.
Coach has Marius Nero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marius Nero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marius Nero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coach avoids it.
Coach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coach avoiding damage as Marius Nero throws knees to the body.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marius Nero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius Nero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius Nero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marius Nero lands a nice knee to the body.
Marius Nero trying to land knees to the body.
Coach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marius Nero smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Read Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marius Nero tries to clinch up.
Marius Nero fails in his attempt to clinch.

Marius Nero clinches with his opponent.
Come on Marius Nero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marius Nero continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Marius Nero looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Marius Nero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius Nero with a knee to the head.
Coach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius Nero can't find room to land a body shot as Coach controls the action.
Coach swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius Nero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Marius Nero.
Coach managing to block the knees to the body from Marius Nero.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marius Nero as Coach tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coach throws a head punch that misses.
Coach throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius Nero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Servius Marius Nero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Read Coach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coach fails in his attempt to clinch.

Marius Nero instigates a clinch.
Servius Marius Nero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius Nero pushes Coach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coach prevents a body shot from Marius Nero.
Marius Nero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coach as Marius Nero tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius Nero.
Marius Nero missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius Nero.
Marius Nero scores a nice knee to the body.
Marius Nero is trying to maintain a safe position but Coach gets an underhook and turns Marius Nero into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius Nero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Coach on the inside.
Marius Nero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius Nero lands an elbow inside.
Coach throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius Nero.
Marius Nero tries a knee to the head but Coach blocks it.
Marius Nero tries to land a knee to the head but Coach blocks with his arms.
Marius Nero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marius Nero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marius Nero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Read Coach's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Marius Nero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius Nero tries to land knees in the clinch but Coach avoids the damage to the body.
Marius Nero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius Nero tries to land knees in the clinch but Coach avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Coach.
Coach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coach.
Coach tries to stall but Marius Nero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marius Nero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marius Nero cracks Coach with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Marius Nero.
Marius Nero slows down the pace here.
Coach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Marius Nero as the two fighters clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius Nero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marius Nero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coach up against the cage.
Marius Nero blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius Nero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius Nero stalling.
Marius Nero lands a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Read Coach's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Coach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coach digs a right hand into Marius Nero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marius Nero's gas tank.
Coach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coach avoiding damage as Marius Nero throws knees to the body.
Marius Nero working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coach.
Coach has a couple of punches blocked by Marius Nero.
Marius Nero has Coach pressed against the cage.
Coach tries to stall but Marius Nero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coach misses with some punches.
Marius Nero tries to land knees in the clinch but Coach avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius Nero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marius Nero content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marius Nero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coach tries a body shot but Marius Nero blocks it.
Marius Nero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coach or not.
Marius Nero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius Nero lands a good knee to the midsection. Coach won't want to take too many of those.
Marius Nero crunches a lovely knee into Coach's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Marius Nero.
Marius Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Marius Nero misses with a knee strike.
Coach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Servius Marius Nero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Read Coach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Marius Nero swats away the attempt to clinch by Coach.

Marius Nero moves into the clinch.
Marius Nero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marius Nero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marius Nero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Coach on the inside.
Marius Nero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coach has a couple of punches blocked by Marius Nero.
Marius Nero has Coach pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Coach fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marius Nero obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Marius Nero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marius Nero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coachs head.
Marius Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius Nero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius Nero.
Marius Nero lands a good knee to the midsection. Coach won't want to take too many of those.
Marius Nero stalls.
Marius Nero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coach avoids it.
Marius Nero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marius Nero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius Nero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach has a couple of punches blocked by Marius Nero.
Coach blocks a body shot from Marius Nero.
Marius Nero pushes Coach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coach lands a shot to the body.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coach avoids the elbow strike from Marius Nero, against the cage.
A short left from Coach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marius Nero.
Come on Marius Nero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marius Nero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coach looking to stall.
Coach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marius Nero backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius Nero trying to land knees to the body.
Coach managing to block the knees to the body from Marius Nero.
Marius Nero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coach's elbow.
Marius Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coach misses with the head strike.
Marius Nero blocks a body shot from Coach.
Marius Nero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Marius Nero.
Coach working aggressively here.
Marius Nero tries to stall but Coach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marius Nero tries to work over Coach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius Nero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coach.
Marius Nero tries to land knees in the clinch but Coach avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marius Nero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marius Nero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marius Nero lands an elbow just above Coach 's eye.
Coach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coach managing to block the knees to the body from Marius Nero.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coach is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marius Nero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marius Nero obliges.
Marius Nero slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach avoiding damage as Marius Nero throws knees to the body.
Read Coach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Servius Marius Nero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marius Nero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
Servius Marius Nero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marius Nero 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Servius Marius Nero!
A victorious Servius Marius Nero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.