PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Myton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu comes to the cage accompanied by ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. Myton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yoyo. This should be a great matchup!

Nasimentu
vs
Myton

190 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

193 cm
37
245 lbs
36 - 21 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Myton!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myton cracks Nasimentu with a good jab.

It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Myton lands with a nice body punch.
Nasimentu wants to clinch.
Nasimentu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasimentu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Myton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Myton.
Nasimentu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Myton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasimentu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myton throws a leg kick which misses Nasimentu's front leg but catches the back leg as Nasimentu tries to avoid it.
Myton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasimentu was well out of range. Poor timing from Myton.
Myton connects with a leg kick. Nasimentu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu doesn't manage to clinch there - Myton circles away.
Nasimentu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nasimentu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Nasimentu.
Myton scores with a push kick.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch.
Nasimentu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nasimentu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myton misses with a double jab.
Nasimentu doesn't manage to clinch there - Myton circles away.
Myton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Myton scores with a spinning back kick!
Nasimentu is breathing heavily.
Nasimentu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A thudding body kick lands there by Myton!
A solid leg kick lands there for Myton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Myton.
Myton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nasimentu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up.
A combination from Myton does no damage.
Myton throws a shot to the body.
Myton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasimentu moves to clinch but Myton breaks away
and Myton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myton catches Nasimentu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Myton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Myton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Myton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Myton.
Nasimentu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up
and Nasimentu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasimentu moves in looking to clinch but Myton pushes him off.
Myton scores with a spinning back kick!
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch but Myton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Myton moves away
and Myton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Myton throws a nice head kick!

Nasimentu closes the distance and clinches.
Nasimentu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasimentu.
Myton stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myton backwards.
Myton just leaning against Nasimentu, taking a breather.
Nasimentu misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasimentu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nasimentu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nasimentu tries a body shot but Myton blocks it.
I was talking to Nasimentu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Myton breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasimentu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasimentu moves to clinch but Myton breaks away
and Myton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nasimentu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Myton - the referee stops the clock and Nasimentu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Myton. Nasimentu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Myton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Nasimentu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nasimentu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Valentin Nasimentu's cut is getting worse.
Myton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch but Myton is avoiding it.
Myton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Myton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Myton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Myton is having none of it.
Myton scores with a punch to the head.
Valentin Nasimentu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myton lands a jab to Nasimentu's midsection.
Cedric Myton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myton throws a body punch but Nasimentu moves out of range.
Nasimentu wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myton clobbers Nasimentu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasimentu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasimentu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Myton.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myton lands a jab to Nasimentu's midsection.
Myton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Myton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nasimentu wants to clinch
and Myton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myton throws a right and a left that Nasimentu avoids nicely.
Nasimentu wants to clinch up but Myton keeps it at a distance.
Nasimentu looks to clinch
and Myton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nasimentu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myton lands a leg kick that knocks Nasimentu off balance momentarily.
Myton throws a good cross that connects.

Valentin Nasimentu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nasimentu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myton. Nasimentu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Myton moves out of range.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myton lands a jab to Nasimentu's midsection.
Myton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myton looks to land a combination. Nasimentu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Myton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nasimentu doesn't seem bothered though.
Myton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nasimentu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Myton digs a good hook to Nasimentu's body.
Myton connects with a nice looking jab.

Jeez, Valentin Nasimentu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Myton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Nasimentu is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Valentin Nasimentu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cedric Myton!
After winning the bout, Cedric Myton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.