PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Nestor (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.

Hannibal
vs
Nestor

185 cm
25
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Hannibal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Nestor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannibal shoots in for a takedown but Nestor shows good takedown defense.

Hannibal has managed to clinch.
Nestor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nestor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hannibal has a couple of punches blocked by Nestor.
Nestor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hannibal prevents a body shot from Nestor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nestor.
Nestor struggles to land a body shot inside as Hannibal controls his hands.
Hannibal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nestor blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nestor.
Nice body punch from Nestor - that landed with a thud.
Hannibal is breathing heavily.
Nestor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hannibal up against the cage.
Nestor stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Nestor.
Nestor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hannibal.
Nestor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Nestor.
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 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nestor - that landed with a thud.
Nestor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Nestor.
Nestor slowing the pace effectively.
Nestor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nestor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Nestor.
Nestor slows down the pace here.
Nestor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nestor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hannibal backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nestor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nestor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Nestor.
A body shot lands from Nestor.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Nestor.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hannibal up against the cage.
Nestor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nestor lands a body punch.
Nestor lands a left hand.
Nestor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nestor effectively controlling the action here.
Nestor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nestor lands a nice uppercut.
Nestor lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Nestor as the two fighters clinch.
Nestor digs a right hand into Hannibal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hannibal's gas tank.
Hannibal takes a shot to the head.
Nestor works on Hannibal's body with a couple of short punches.
Nestor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hannibal or not.
Nice body punch from Nestor.
A right hand to the body from Nestor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nestor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nestor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nestor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hannibal or not.
Nestor lands with a light punch inside.
Nestor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nestor lands a nice shot to the body.
Nestor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nestor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hannibal.
Nestor pushes Hannibal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nestor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nestor lands a shot to the body.
Nestor digs a right hand underneath Hannibal's ribcage. Hannibal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nestor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannibals head.
Nestor stalling against the cage.
Nestor lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hannibal tries to break free but Nestor pushes him back against the cage.
Nestor pushes Hannibal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nestor.
Nestor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hannibal.
Good body shot from Nestor.
Nestor presses Hannibal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nestor lands with a short shot to the head.
Nestor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hannibal or not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nestor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannibals head.
Nestor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nestor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hannibal tries to stall but Nestor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nestor.
Nestor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nestor digs a right hand into Hannibal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hannibal's gas tank.
Nestor is working Hannibal over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Nestor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nestor moves into the clinch.
Nestor can't find room to land a body shot as Hannibal controls the action.
A short right from Nestor on the inside.
Nestor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hannibal being controlled against the cage.
Hannibal takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Jason Hannibal has been cut.
Nestor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hannibal or not.
Nestor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hannibal pushes off an throws an elbow but Nestor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nestor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nestor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Nestor.
Hannibal takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Nestor.
Nestor works on Hannibal's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Nestor.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nestor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestor scores with a shot to the side of Hannibal's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nestor.
Nestor stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Nestor.
Hannibal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nestor lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Nestor.
Nestor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.
Raul Nestor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nestor.
Nestor avoiding damage.
Nestor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hannibal misses with some punches.
Nestor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nestor pushes Hannibal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nestor lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Nestor.
Nestor has Hannibal pressed against the cage.
Nestor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Nestor.
Hannibal wants to get back to striking at distance but Nestor won't allow it.
Nestor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hannibal tries to circle away but Nestor has him pinned against the cage.
Nestor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nestor pushes Hannibal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nestor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nestor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hannibal swings wildly with an uppercut but Nestor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.
Nestor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hannibal or not.
Nestor is pushing Hannibal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nestor digs a right hand into Hannibal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hannibal's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hannibal up against the cage.
Nestor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hannibal looking to stall.
Hannibal has a couple of punches blocked by Nestor.
Hannibal is working for takedown but Nestor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nestor works on Hannibal's body with a couple of short punches.
Nestor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nestor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nestor is working Hannibal over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nestor - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hannibal throws a punch but it's blocked by Nestor.
Nestor lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Nestor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nestor.
Hannibal being controlled against the cage.
Nestor taking a breather.
Nestor digs a right hand into Hannibal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hannibal's gas tank.
Come on Nestor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Nestor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nestor scores with a shot to the side of Hannibal's head.
Nestor lands a shot to the body.
Nestor lands a body punch.
Nestor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Nestor.
A body shot lands from Nestor.
Nestor lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Nestor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nestor has closed the distance and engaged Hannibal in a clinch.
Nestor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nestor scores with a hook to the body.
Nestor scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nestor.
Nestor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hannibal up against the cage.
Nestor digs a right hand underneath Hannibal's ribcage. Hannibal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nestor lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nestor.
Nestor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hannibal or not.
Nestor scores with a shot to the side of Hannibal's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nestor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannibals head.
Nestor just leaning against Hannibal, taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nestor works on Hannibal's body with a couple of short punches.
Nestor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nestor.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.
Nestor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nestor lands with a short shot to the head.

Jason Hannibal's cut is getting worse.
A right handed body shot lands from Nestor.
Hannibal takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Nestor.

Hannibal is rocked!
Nestor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Hannibal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nestor lands a shot to the body.
Nestor slows down the pace here.
Hannibal seems to have got his legs back now.
Hannibal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nestor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nestor lands a body shot.
Nestor pushes Hannibal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nestor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannibals head.
Nestor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nestor presses Hannibal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Nestor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Nestor - that landed with a thud.
Nestor stalling in the clinch.
Nestor is leaning against Hannibal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nestor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nestor has Hannibal pressed against the cage.
Nestor cracks Hannibal with a nice body shot.
Nestor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nestor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nestor lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Nestor.
Nestor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nestor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hannibal backwards.
Nestor pushes Hannibal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nestor as Hannibal tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestor lands a shot to the body.
Hannibal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nestor lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hannibal.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nestor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nestor.
Nestor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nestor presses Hannibal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Nestor.
A right hand to the body from Nestor.
Nestor lands a body punch.
Nestor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hannibal backwards.
Nestor has Hannibal pressed against the cage.
Hannibal wants to take the fight to the mat but Nestor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nestor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nestor digs a right hand underneath Hannibal's ribcage. Hannibal let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nestor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nestor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nestor scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nestor.
Nestor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nestor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raul Nestor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hannibal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nestor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nestor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannibals head.

Jason Hannibal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nestor presses Hannibal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Nestor.
Hannibal being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nestor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nestor lands a shot to the body.
Jason Hannibal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nestor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Nestor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nestor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Nestor!
Jason Hannibal spoke after the fight, saying 'good win to my appononent '.