PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Assuncao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Nagashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagashima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outra Vida - Armandinho. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Assuncao
vs
Nagashima

157 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jorge Assuncao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assuncao misses the shot to the body.
Assuncao digs a good body shot into Nagashima's ribs.
Nagashima slips a jab and a cross from Assuncao.
Assuncao avoids the head kick by Nagashima.
Assuncao misses the jab.
Assuncao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assuncao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assuncao thuds his right hand into Nagashima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assuncao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assuncao throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagashima shoots for a takedown but Assuncao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assuncao throws a hook to the side of Nagashima's head but Nagashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assuncao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagashima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagashima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nagashima looks winded!
Assuncao tries to bum rush Nagashima with a series of wild strikes but Nagashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assuncao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Assuncao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagashima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao stuns Nagashima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assuncao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Assuncao misses.
Assuncao connects with a single shot there.
Assuncao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assuncao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assuncao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagashima moves away.
Assuncao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagashima.
Assuncao throws a right and a left that Nagashima avoids nicely.
Assuncao throws a hook to the side of Nagashima's head but Nagashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagashima moves in looking to clinch but Assuncao pushes him off.
Nagashima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge Assuncao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Nagashima.

Assuncao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nagashima to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nagashima connects with a couple of short punches.
Assuncao is pulling down on Nagashima's head to control his posture.
Assuncao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nagashima on the ground.

Nagashima gets to his feet - Assuncao follows without any prompting.
Nagashima slips under a jab from Assuncao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagashima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assuncao scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Assuncao.
Nagashima slips a jab from Assuncao.
Nagashima shoots in for a takedown but Assuncao shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima dodges the punch combination from Assuncao.
Nagashima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assuncao.
Nagashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assuncao.
Jorge Assuncao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagashima dives in for a single leg takedown but Assuncao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Assuncao pushes Nagashima back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assuncao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nagashima is trying to drag Assuncao to the mat but Assuncao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Assuncao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assuncao lands a right hand.
Nagashima goes for a takedown in the clinch but Assuncao prevents it.
Assuncao lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima takes a shot to the head.
Assuncao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nagashima tries to circle away but Assuncao has him pinned against the ropes.
Good body shot from Assuncao.
Nagashima is trying to break the clinch but Assuncao is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Assuncao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assuncao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assuncao misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima wants to take the fight to the mat but Assuncao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Assuncao digs a right hand into Nagashima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nagashima's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Assuncao.
Assuncao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assuncao stops a takedown attempt from Nagashima.
Assuncao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagashima backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Assuncao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Assuncao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorge Assuncao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assuncao misses the jab.
Nagashima shoots in looking for a takedown. Assuncao tries to sprawl out of it but Nagashima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Assuncao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nagashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assuncao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nagashima momentarily.

Oooooh!!! Assuncao has knocked Nagashima down with a huge combo! Assuncao steps away and waves a wobbly Nagashima back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Nagashima is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assuncao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagashima is still on wobbly legs! Can Assuncao finish him?
Nagashima delivers a nice body kick.
Nagashima shoots in looking for a takedown. Assuncao tries to sprawl out of it but Nagashima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Assuncao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nagashima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assuncao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagashima is defended easily by Assuncao.
Nagashima seems to have recovered his senses.
Jorge Assuncao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Nagashima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assuncao.
Assuncao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Assuncao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assuncao misses with a straight right.
Assuncao leaves Nagashima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagashima defending well as Assuncao loads up on a big left hand.
Jorge Assuncao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assuncao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nagashima.
Nagashima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nagashima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao misses with a wild combination.
Assuncao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nagashima moves in looking to clinch but Assuncao pushes him off.
Assuncao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nagashima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagashima moves out of range of the strikes.

Nagashima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Assuncao's guard.
Nagashima trying to control but Assuncao is working from the bottom.
Assuncao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assuncao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima trying to control the position from guard on top but Assuncao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao has Nagashima pulled in close to control his posture.
Assuncao keeping moving, preventing Nagashima from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matheus Nagashima was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Assuncao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Assuncao misses with a wild combination.

Nagashima shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nagashima was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Assuncao can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Assuncao down.
Assuncao holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

Nagashima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assuncao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assuncao is looking to reverse the position.
Nagashima working the body and head with strikes.
Nagashima trying to control the action but Assuncao is working from the bottom.
Nagashima working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nagashima scoring with punches and elbows.
Nagashima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Assuncao some visible discomfort.
Assuncao holds on to Nagashima's head and controls the position momentarily.

Nagashima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Assuncao dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Assuncao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assuncao just misses with a punch to the body.
Assuncao scores with a nice right hand.
Assuncao throws a nice looking combination but Nagashima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assuncao tests Nagashima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nagashima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Assuncao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagashima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assuncao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Assuncao wants it to stay on the feet.
Nagashima dodges the punch combination from Assuncao.
Assuncao throws a jab when Nagashima was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima shoots in for a double leg but Assuncao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagashima wants to clinch.
Nagashima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assuncao tries to bum rush Nagashima with a series of wild strikes but Nagashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assuncao misses with an uppercut.
Assuncao keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagashima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagashima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nagashima fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao misses with a hook.
Assuncao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagashima.
Jorge Assuncao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Nagashima.
Nagashima slips a straight right by Assuncao.
Assuncao stalks Nagashima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nagashima's face. Nagashima staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagashima.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagashima is defended easily by Assuncao.
Assuncao connects with a body shot.
Jorge Assuncao is winning the standup battle so far.
Assuncao throws an overhand right that lands on Nagashima's shoulder, as Nagashima tries to avoid the shot.
Assuncao swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Nagashima counters with a single leg into guard. Assuncao didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagashima stands and throws Assuncao's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao tries to buck Nagashima off but Nagashima is having none of it.
Nagashima wants to control but Assuncao is keeping him busy.
Nagashima scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Assuncao to see if he's OK.
Matheus Nagashima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nagashima lands a few punches from side control.
Nagashima fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Assuncao can't do much from the bottom here.
Nagashima trying to control the action but Assuncao is working from the bottom.
Nagashima is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nagashima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima trying to control the action but Assuncao is working from the bottom.
Nagashima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Assuncao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nagashima working the body and head with strikes.
Nagashima is looking to take a break and control but Assuncao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Nagashima are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assuncao can't do much from the bottom here.
Matheus Nagashima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagashima creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matheus Nagashima.
I think Assuncao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Assuncao!
Jorge Assuncao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.