PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nascimento
vs
Tupper

189 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento avoids the head kick by Tupper.

Tupper clinches up against the cage.
Tupper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tupper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.

Tupper instigates a clinch.
Nascimento lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nascimento stalls.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tupper tries to break free but Nascimento pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Nascimento has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nascimento prevents Tupper from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento missing with knees to the body.
Tupper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Tupper.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.
Nascimento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tupper lands an elbow that stopped Nascimento in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Roberto Nascimento has been cut.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento wants to stall.
Nascimento leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling the position.
Nascimento trying to stall but Tupper improves his position.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Tupper.
Nascimento looking to slow down the pace here.
Tupper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nascimento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tupper blocks it with crossed arms.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tupper avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Tupper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nascimento's defenses.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tupper lands a nice shot to the body.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nascimento circles away quickly and effectively.

Tupper rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Tupper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupper tries to avoid it but Nascimento manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupper to the ground. Tupper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tupper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses.

Tupper rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tupper clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Tupper missing with knees to the body.
Tupper is trying to push Nascimento away but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Nascimento avoiding damage as Tupper throws knees to the body.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Nascimento scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tupper is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper scores with a nice head shot.
Nascimento is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupper is looking to land body kicks.
Tupper tries to clinch up but Nascimento circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tupper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nascimento's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nascimento has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nascimento lands a left hand.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper blocks with his arms.
Nascimento prevents Tupper from breaking the clinch.
Tupper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tupper scores with a head kick.
Tupper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tupper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nascimento, pushing him back against the cage.

Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Tupper moves out of range.
Tupper pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nascimento rushes Tupper and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento keeps control of Tupper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tupper breaks from the clinch.
Tupper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nascimento wants to clinch
and Tupper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tupper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper is looking to clinch.
Tupper tries to clinch up.
Bobby Tupper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupper tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Bobby Tupper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tupper instigates a clinch.

Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tupper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nascimento's brow.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Tupper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tupper working hard to break the clinch.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper blocks with his arms.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tupper has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Tupper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling the position.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tupper blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tupper instigates a clinch.
Tupper takes a shot to the head.
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupper avoiding damage as Nascimento throws knees to the body.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Tupper wants to clinch.
Tupper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nascimento.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tupper sprawls well. Tupper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.

Tupper has Nascimento up against the cage in a clinch.
Nascimento misses with a knee to the head.
Tupper tries to break free but Nascimento pushes him back against the cage.
Tupper is trying to push Nascimento away but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tupper is looking to break free of the clinch but Nascimento has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupper wants to get back to striking at distance but Nascimento won't allow it.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tupper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nascimento leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tupper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nascimento's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries a knee to the head but Tupper blocks it.
Tupper can't break the clinch.
Tupper has had enough of the clinch but Nascimento keeps him there for the moment.
Tupper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nascimento as Tupper tries to tie him up.
Nascimento trying to control the position but instead, Tupper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nascimento into the cage.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Nascimento.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tupper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage.
Nascimento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tupper is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tupper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobby Tupper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nascimento taking a breather.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Nascimento digs a right hand underneath Tupper's ribcage. Tupper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Tupper. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.

Tupper clinches with his opponent.
Nascimento has Tupper pressed against the cage, preventing Tupper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tupper breaks from the clinch.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Tupper circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Tupper circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut. Tupper saw that one coming.

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nascimento doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nascimento stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nascimento.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento looking to slow down the pace here.
Nascimento just leaning against Tupper, taking a breather.
Nascimento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tupper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roberto Nascimento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nascimento lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nascimento keeps control of Tupper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper lands a front kick.

Tupper pushes Nascimento up against the cage in a clinch.

Tupper breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento dodges the punch combination from Tupper.
Tupper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nascimento eats them both and turns towards Tupper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
Nascimento wants to clinch up but Tupper keeps it at a distance.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobby Tupper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tupper clinches with his opponent.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tupper's elbow.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Tupper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tupper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tupper!