PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Houshing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Houshing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Houshing
vs
Nascimento

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Houshing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houshing moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Nascimento throws a left and a right that both miss
and Houshing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Houshing is looking to clinch but Nascimento is avoiding it.
Nascimento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houshing circles away quickly and effectively.
Nascimento tries to bum rush Houshing with a series of wild strikes but Houshing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nascimento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houshing circles away quickly and effectively.
Nascimento throws a series of punches but Houshing avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento throws a series of strikes that have Houshing backpedaling.
Nascimento throws a nice looking combination but Houshing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nascimento swats away the attempt to clinch by Houshing.
Houshing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houshing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento misses with a few strikes there.
Nascimento looks gassed!
Nascimento swats away the attempt to clinch by Houshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento swats away the attempt to clinch by Houshing.
Nascimento throws a series of punches but Houshing avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houshing tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nascimento misses with a wild combination.
Nascimento tries to bum rush Houshing with a series of wild strikes but Houshing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nascimento.
Houshing tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houshing counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Houshing moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houshing counters with a left to the body.
Houshing wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Houshing wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Houshing tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.

Nascimento tries to keep at a distance but Houshing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nascimento goes for a takedown attempt but Houshing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roberto Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nascimento keeps the fight on the outside.

Houshing clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento wants a takedown.
Houshing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Houshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Houshing manages to break the clinch.
Nascimento keeps the fight on the outside.
Nascimento lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Houshing fails with the takedown.
Nascimento lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Houshing backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houshing slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a combination that misses
and Houshing counters with a left and a right that stings Nascimento.

Houshing has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Houshing dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Houshing fails in his attempt to clinch.

Houshing has closed the distance and engaged Nascimento in a clinch.
Houshing works on Nascimento's body with a couple of short punches.
Houshing stalling.
Nascimento drops down looking for an ankle pick but Houshing pulls his leg out and moves away.
Houshing slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento.
Houshing is looking to clinch.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.

Houshing moves into range and clinches up with Nascimento.
Houshing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nascimento or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houshing manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nascimento jumps guard but Houshing stands there with Nascimento around his waist. Nascimento gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Houshing stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Houshing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houshing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nascimento.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houshing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nascimento fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houshing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nascimento tries to bum rush Houshing with a series of wild strikes but Houshing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houshing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mark Houshing is winning the standup battle so far.
Houshing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houshing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Houshing has closed the distance and engaged Nascimento in a clinch.
Houshing effectively controlling the action here.
Houshing wants to stall.
Houshing is trying to break free.

Houshing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houshing doesn't manage to clinch there - Nascimento circles away.
Nascimento swinging wildly here.
Houshing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Houshing takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nascimento drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Houshing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mark Houshing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Nascimento.

Houshing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Houshing dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nascimento throws a series of punches but Houshing avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Houshing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houshing slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento.
Houshing tries to clinch up.
A combination from Nascimento does no damage.
Houshing tries to clinch up.
Nascimento misses with a jab, cross combination.

Houshing moves into range and clinches up with Nascimento.

Houshing manages to break the clinch.
Houshing slips a jab and a cross from Nascimento.
Nascimento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Houshing.
A combination from Nascimento does no damage.
Nascimento throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Houshing counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houshing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Houshing has Nascimento up against the cage in a clinch.
Houshing lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento tries for a takedown. No joy.
Houshing content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Houshing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Houshing tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Houshing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houshing moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Mark Houshing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houshing tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.
Nascimento swinging wildly here.
Houshing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento falls off balance throwing a combination

and Houshing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento goes for a takedown in the clinch but Houshing prevents it.
A short right from Houshing.
Nascimento wants a takedown.
Mark Houshing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Nascimento.

Houshing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houshing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberto Nascimento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houshing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nascimento pinned against the cage. Nascimento gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Houshing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houshing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Houshing!