PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuclear comes into the arena with Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass blaring out of the sound system. Umberto has chosen Perry Como - Magic Moments as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nuclear
vs
Umberto

188 cm
26
215 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

182 cm
32
204 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuclear lands with a kick to the temple. Umberto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nuclear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Umberto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nuclear's guard now.
Nuclear is looking to stand back up but Umberto counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nuclear.

Umberto seems to be looking for submissions.
Nuclear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuclear trying to hold on to Umberto's head to control him but Umberto postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umberto not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Umberto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nuclear is trying to get back to full guard.
Umberto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear is trying to maintain the position but Umberto is very close to passing his half guard.
Nuclear is staying active underneath Umberto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Umberto prevents Nuclear from standing back up.
Nuclear tries to get to full guard but Umberto has control of the leg.
Umberto is trying to control the action in half guard but Nuclear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Umberto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nuclear holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nuclear taking some punishment here, with Umberto in his half guard.
Umberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umberto is looking to take a break and control but Nuclear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Umberto wants to work for an arm triangle but Nuclear is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Umberto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nuclear!
Umberto trying to control but Nuclear is having none of it.
Nuclear wants to hold on but Umberto pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuclear manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nuclear wants to control but Umberto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nuclear pushes Umberto off looking to stand but Umberto dives back in and keeps control.
Nuclear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umberto on the ground.
Nuclear is refusing to be controlled, as Umberto sits in half guard.
Umberto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Umberto throwing shots but Nuclear is blocking nicely.
Nuclear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Umberto prevents Nuclear from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Umberto in particular looking to stall.
Umberto trying to control the action but Nuclear is working from the bottom.

Umberto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Umberto trying to control the action but Nuclear is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nuclear gets back to full guard.
Umberto throwing strikes from guard but Nuclear blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nuclear has momentary wrist control but Umberto slips an elbow through the middle.
Umberto postures up in Nuclear's guard and throws a big left but Nuclear blocks it.
Umberto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nuclear wants to stand and escape but Umberto is having none of it.
Nuclear looking for a sweep. Not yet Nuclear, not yet.
Nuclear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nuclear tries to get out of the position.
Umberto trying to control but Nuclear is working from the bottom.
Nuclear has Umberto pulled in close to control his posture.
Nuclear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nuclear is trying to control the position but Umberto postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umberto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nuclear pushes Umberto off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umberto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nuclear takes a swing at Umberto's ribcage but misses.

Umberto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nuclear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Umberto forces his way into half guard.

Umberto seems to be working for a kimura but Nuclear defends the submission attempt.
Umberto wants to pass the guard but Nuclear is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Umberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nuclear's head.
Umberto wants to control but Nuclear is keeping him busy.
Nuclear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Umberto is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Umberto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Umberto misses with a right hand
and Nuclear counters with a big head kick but Umberto shrugs it off.
Nuclear throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Umberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Nuclear misses with an uppercut.
David Nuclear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Umberto wants to land a leg kick but Nuclear is out of range.
Nuclear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuclear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Umberto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nuclear pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Umberto back to the cage. Nuclear follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nuclear misses with a looping left.
Umberto misses with a two punch combination.
Nuclear is looking to slow Umberto down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Nuclear.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umberto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nuclear throws out the jab.
Nuclear scores with a leg kick.
David Nuclear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear misses with a hook to the body

and Umberto counters with a takedown into side control.

Umberto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roberto Umberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nuclear tries to bench press Umberto off him but Umberto keeps the position.
Umberto is looking to take a break and control but Nuclear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nuclear is looking for a sweep.
Nuclear avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Umberto.
Nuclear tries to bench press Umberto off him but Umberto keeps the position.
Umberto lands a nice forearm strike.

Umberto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nuclear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Umberto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Umberto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umberto is looking to take a break and control but Nuclear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nuclear is looking for a sweep.
Umberto is looking to take a break and control but Nuclear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Nuclear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nuclear is looking for a sweep.
Umberto lands an elbow.

Umberto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nuclear can't do much from the bottom here.
Nuclear is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Umberto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Nuclear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nuclear tries to buck Umberto off but Umberto is having none of it.
Nuclear is trying to control Umberto's posture but Umberto avoids it.

Umberto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nuclear manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nuclear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nuclear bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Umberto's guard.

Umberto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuclear doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuclear manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuclear trying to control the position from guard on top but Umberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umberto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nuclear's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear wants to get back to his feet but Umberto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Umberto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Umberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nuclear drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nuclear has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Umberto finds it's way round the side to connect with Nuclear's head.
A jab from Nuclear misses.
Umberto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Umberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuclear swings for the body but Umberto moves out of range.
Nuclear tries to clinch but Umberto moves out of range.
Nuclear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umberto's sensitive parts.
Nuclear lands a body shot.
Nuclear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuclear lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Umberto backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuclear throws a chopping leg kick but Umberto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nuclear throws a series of punches but Umberto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto throws a low kick but Nuclear avoids it.
Nuclear thows a body shot but no joy.
Nuclear scores with a leg kick.
Nuclear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuclear misses with the combination.
Nuclear checks the leg kick.
Umberto throws a shot from downtown. Nuclear moves away and avoids it.
Nuclear connects with a nice looking jab.
Nuclear missing with a left hand there. Umberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nuclear moves away from the strike by Umberto.
Umberto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuclear throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nuclear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umberto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Nuclear.
Umberto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nuclear but Nuclear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Umberto slips a jab and a cross from Nuclear.
Nuclear lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuclear.
Nuclear is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nuclear is fending him off so far but Umberto persists. Nope, Nuclear circles away and we're back to standing.

Nuclear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Umberto jumps guard.
Umberto wants to sweep but no luck.

Umberto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nuclear wants to stand but Umberto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nuclear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nuclear trying to stand up but can't free himself from Umberto's guard.
Umberto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nuclear's guard.
Umberto lands a couple of elbows.
Umberto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umberto tries to free his leg and advance position but Nuclear is retaining full guard.
Umberto wants to control from the top but Nuclear keeps moving.
Nuclear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Umberto stopping the sweep attempt from Nuclear.
Nuclear is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roberto Umberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Umberto advances position into side control!
Nuclear wants to control but Umberto postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Umberto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nuclear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Umberto is looking to take a break and control but Nuclear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Nuclear.
I think Umberto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Umberto!