PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Nascimento acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vischi
vs
Nascimento

185 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vischi manages to avoid it.
Nascimento misses with a double jab
and Vischi counters with a nice body kick.
Nascimento throws a looping overhand right but Vischi ducks down to avoid it.
Nascimento chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vischi can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento lands with a hook. Vischi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nascimento scores with a punch to the head.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vischi manages to avoid it.
Vischi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nascimento lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vischi at a distance.
Vischi dodges the punch combination from Nascimento.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vischi has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Vischi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vischi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vischi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento scores with a jab to the head.
Nascimento throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vischi to counter with a crisp jab.
Vischi drops his hands momentarily and Nascimento takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Nascimento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vischi counters with a low kick, right behind Nascimento 's knee.
Vischi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vischi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento loads up on a big right hand but Vischi slips the punch.
Nascimento lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Vischi does it's job there.
Nascimento scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nascimento lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Nascimento - just one landing.
Vischi slips a jab from Nascimento.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nascimento pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vischi back to the cage. Nascimento follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nascimento checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut
and Vischi counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nascimento.
Nascimento moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nascimento connects with a jab.
Nascimento misses the jab.
Nascimento throws a hook but Vischi blocks it.
Nascimento misses with the combination.
Nascimento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nascimento takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nascimento scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
Vischi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nascimento swings for the body but Vischi moves out of range.
Nascimento takes a swing at Vischi's ribcage but misses.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento connects with a nice looking jab.
Nascimento getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi misses with a body kick.
Nascimento swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vischi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nascimento thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Nascimento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vischi looks for the body kick but Nascimento saw that one coming.
Nascimento fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vischi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vischi throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Vischi moved out of range.
Vischi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nascimento misses with a lunging right hand
and Vischi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice shot lands for Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a right hand
and Vischi counters with a nice body kick.
Nascimento misses the jab.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vischi connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a jab when Vischi was well out of range.
Nascimento lands a jab to Vischi's midsection.
Nascimento just misses with a punch to the body.
Vischi digs a good hook to Nascimento's body.
Vischi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento.
Vischi slips under a jab.
Nascimento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nascimento cracks Vischi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nascimento throws a jab but it's blocked by Vischi.
Nascimento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vischi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi throws a head kick that Nascimento semi-blocks.

It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vischi tries to land a front kick but Nascimento steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Nascimento does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nascimento darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vischi slips a straight right by Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a hook but Vischi avoids it easily.
Vischi throws a head kick but Nascimento moves out of range.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Vischi is just out of range.
Vischi misses with a low kick as Nascimento jumps back.
Nascimento scores with a decent looking hook.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento connects with a single shot there.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Vischi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Vischi wants to clinch.
Nascimento takes a swing at Vischi's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vischi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nascimento's calf.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vischi.
Vischi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Vischi misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vischi throws a leg kick but Nascimento sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut
and Vischi counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento takes a swing at Vischi's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Nascimento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vischi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Nascimento throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vischi throws a head kick but Nascimento moves out of range.
Vischi scores with a head kick.
Whack! Vischi lands a heavy head kick that drops Nascimento. The ref tackles Vischi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Nascimento was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Piero Vischi!