PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Nascimento could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rupert Blasts's chin.

Nascimento
vs
Blasts

189 cm
25
198 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 4 - 6 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasts throws a nice outside leg kick.

Blasts rushes Nascimento and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nascimento pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks it.
Blasts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blasts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Blasts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Blasts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts lands a hook that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Blasts tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts lands a left hand.
Nascimento landing knees to the head.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts avoiding damage as Nascimento throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blasts.
Blasts tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Blasts back against the cage.
Blasts scores with a hook to the body.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Blasts.
Blasts lands a knee to the body.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
Nascimento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Blasts.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Blasts controls his hands.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Blasts.
Blasts throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Blasts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nascimento is defending well for now.
Nascimento can't find room to land a body shot as Blasts controls the action.
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Blasts.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.
Nascimento looking to throw knees to the head but Blasts is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Blasts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blasts working Nascimento over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blasts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blasts lands a body punch.
Blasts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Blasts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Blasts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nascimento trying to land knees to the body.
Blasts pushes Nascimento back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.
Blasts scores with a knee to the head.
Blasts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blasts.
Nascimento is trying to maintain a safe position but Blasts gets an underhook and turns Nascimento into the cage.
Blasts scores with a knee to the head.
Nascimento misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blasts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Blasts.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nascimento trying to control the position but instead, Blasts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nascimento into the cage.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nascimento takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blasts.
Blasts lands an uppercut.
Blasts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nascimento or not.
Blasts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blasts lands a hook that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Blasts.
Nascimento missing with knees to the body.
Blasts slows down the pace here.
Blasts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts just leaning against Nascimento, taking a breather.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts tries a body shot but Nascimento blocks it.
Blasts lands a nice knee to the body.
Nascimento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blasts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nascimento missing with knees to the body.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blasts with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nascimento obliges.
Nascimento stalling.
Nascimento takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blasts controlling the action here for a moment.
Nascimento misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nascimento misses with a takedown attempt - Blasts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nascimento clinches.
Blasts misses with a knee to the head.
Blasts managing to block the knees to the body from Nascimento.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blasts landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts misses with a knee to the head.
Rupert Blasts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blasts scores with a knee to the head.
Blasts avoiding damage as Nascimento throws knees to the body.
Nascimento dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts scores with a knee to the head.
Blasts lands an uppercut.

Nascimento is rocked!
Blasts jerks Nascimento's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Nascimento drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Blasts goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Blasts because Nascimento was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rupert Blasts!