PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pontet Cyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xervian Naciamento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pontet Cyril could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xervian Naciamento's chin.

Cyril
vs
Naciamento

185 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pontet Cyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xervian Naciamento!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naciamento throws a hook but Cyril avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Naciamento.
Naciamento misses with a hook to the body

and Cyril counters with a crisp one two that drops Naciamento! Cyril thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Naciamento to his feet! Naciamento is in big trouble!

Naciamento is rocked!
Naciamento throws a lazy uppercut
and Cyril makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cyril steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naciamento.
Cyril avoids the body shot from Naciamento.
Cyril throws a right and a left that Naciamento avoids nicely.
Naciamento moves out of range as Cyril strikes.
Naciamento is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyril.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naciamento with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cyril counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Xervian Naciamento has been cut.
Naciamento rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cyril counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cyril.
Naciamento avoiding damage as Cyril throws knees to the body.
Cyril tries to circle away but Naciamento has him pinned against the cage.

Cyril manages to break the clinch.
Naciamento scores with a body shot.
Naciamento scores with a shot to the body.
Naciamento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Naciamento or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyril which made him look bad.
Naciamento looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naciamento looks to land a left hand but Cyril moved out of range nicely.
Naciamento misses with a looping left.
Cyril swinging wildly here.
Naciamento swings widly with a right hand
and Cyril counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Cyril.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naciamento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyril was well out of range. Poor timing from Naciamento.
Cyril swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyril lands with a kick to the temple. Naciamento shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naciamento misses with a jab to the body
enabling Cyril to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyril.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyril will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cyril darts in and clinches Naciamento up against the cage.

Cyril breaks from the clinch.
Cyril throws a right and a left that Naciamento avoids nicely.
Naciamento circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naciamento moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pontet Cyril dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xervian Naciamento's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cyril tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Naciamento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyril throws a series of punches but Naciamento avoids them all with ease.
Naciamento rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cyril counters with a series of strikes. Naciamento will be more careful next time no doubt.
Naciamento throws a right hand that misses
and Cyril counters with a left and a right... And another left! Naciamento is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pontet Cyril!