PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes into the arena with Smile Like You Mean It blaring out of the sound system. Nascimento has chosen Symptom of The Universe (1975) as his entrance music. Cristiano Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

J Smiles
vs
Nascimento

198 cm
27
197 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

189 cm
40
222 lbs
38 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Nascimento circles away from the clinch attempt.

Smiles moves into the clinch.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Nascimento trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
Smiles blocks the elbow strike.
Smiles is stalling here.
Smiles with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smiles is keeping busy.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Nascimento misses with an elbow over the top.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nascimento has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nascimento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nascimento misses with an elbow over the top.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Smiles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Nascimento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nascimento has managed to clinch.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles 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 avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nascimento misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento tries to land knees in the clinch but Smiles avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Nascimento is blocking nicely.
Smiles avoids the elbow strike from Nascimento, against the ropes.
Smiles dodges an elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento is working Smiles over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nascimento takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nascimento avoids it.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nascimento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smiles.
Smiles blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Nascimento comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.
Smiles blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles letting Nascimento take a breather here.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento tries a low kick but Smiles avoids it.
Nascimento looks to land a body kick but Smiles moved away.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
Nascimento lands a nice hook to Smiles's body. Smiles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiles moves out of range as Nascimento throws a body kick.
Smiles checks a leg kick nicely.
Nascimento walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smiles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nascimento swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smiles's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento! Cristiano Nascimento retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Cristiano Nascimento was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.