PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and muhammed ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). muhammed ali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nascimento
vs
ali

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 St Petersburg, Lucas Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, muhammed ali!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ali is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nascimento's half guard.
ali throwing shots but Nascimento is blocking nicely.
Nascimento avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ali.
ali wants to free his trapped foot but Nascimento is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nascimento wants to control but ali is keeping busy.
ali wants to advance to full mount but Nascimento doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
ali preventing the sweep.
ali wants to pass the guard but Nascimento is keeping the position.
ali looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ali shoots for a double leg takedown but Nascimento sprawls well. He's pushed ali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
muhammed ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ali is fending him off so far but Nascimento persists. Nope, ali circles away and we're back to standing.
ali shoots in but Nascimento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nascimento shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Nascimento or perhaps it was just good defense by ali which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nascimento.
Nascimento shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ali pinned against the cage. ali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

ali shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. ali showed some decent athleticism there.
ali tries to pass to full mount but Nascimento defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nascimento defending well though.
ali trying to mount his opponent but Nascimento defends it.
ali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
ali is looking to advance position but Nascimento won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ali but ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.

ali changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nascimento looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
ali tries to advance position but instead Nascimento slips a leg back in to half guard.
ali is pressing down on Nascimento's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nascimento is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ali is looking to advance position but Nascimento won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nascimento manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nascimento controlling the position.
ali trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nascimento manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
ali is looking to stand up but Nascimento isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

muhammed ali dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ali sprawls well. ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.
Nascimento fails to land the takedown.

ali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nascimento is trying to defend but ali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nascimento. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nascimento won't allow ali to pass to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento trying to control but ali postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ali passes to side control.
Nascimento takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
ali working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nascimento struggling a bit here.
ali tries to move to mount but Nascimento blocks the move with his legs.
ali working the ground and pound from side control.
ali creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
ali landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nascimento defending against the ground and pound.
ali creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on ali's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
ali tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
ali tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nascimento's legs.
Nascimento tries to improve position but can't.
ali has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nascimento is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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.
ali postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nascimento looks a forlorn figure.
ali punching from mount but Nascimento doing a good job of avoiding damage.
ali landing strikes, looking to finish!
ali scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nascimento?
Nascimento tries to hold on but ali pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ali scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nascimento?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

muhammed ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nascimento shoots in and drives through. ali sprawls well.
No luck for Nascimento with that takedown attempt.

ali is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nascimento's half guard.
ali looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
ali takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nascimento avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ali.
ali trying to mount his opponent but Nascimento defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ali is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ali throws and elbow that misses. Nascimento uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in ali's guard. Nice move by Nascimento!

ali pushes Nascimento off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.

ali darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nascimento works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento keeping full guard, as ali tries to pass.
Nascimento preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nascimento is keeping the position for now.
ali throws and elbow that misses. Nascimento uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in ali's guard. Nice move by Nascimento!

Nascimento decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ali, up you get!

ali shoots in and bounces Nascimento off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nascimento swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
muhammed ali has got the better of the ground game so far.
ali stopping the sweep attempt from Nascimento.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ali pushing down on Nascimento's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
ali throwing shots but Nascimento is blocking nicely.
ali is looking to advance position but Nascimento won't allow it.
ali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nascimento defending well though.
ali is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nascimento is bucking up trying to escape but ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nascimento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lucas Nascimento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ali landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
muhammed ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ali 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... muhammed ali!