PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos da Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto De Nascimiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Nascimiento comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duality kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

da Guia
vs
De Nascimiento

179 cm
19
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
23
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos da Guia!
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, Umberto De Nascimiento!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Nascimiento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for da Guia with that takedown attempt.

da Guia moves into the clinch.
De Nascimiento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Nascimiento lands a body shot.
da Guia keeps control of De Nascimiento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Guia takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Carlos da Guia has been cut.
da Guia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Nascimiento smiles and moves away.
De Nascimiento connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between da Guia's hands.

De Nascimiento closes the distance and clinches.
De Nascimiento managing to block the knees to the body from da Guia.
De Nascimiento lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
da Guia is working for takedown but De Nascimiento is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos da Guia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Guia misses with a punch to the body.

De Nascimiento breaks the clinch.
De Nascimiento fails with a takedown attempt.
De Nascimiento paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Nascimiento looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Nascimiento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Guia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
da Guia keeping full guard, as De Nascimiento tries to pass.
da Guia managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Guia keeping moving, preventing De Nascimiento from controlling successfully.
De Nascimiento looking to sit in guard and control but da Guia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
da Guia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Nascimiento wants to sweep but no luck.
De Nascimiento manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
da Guia is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Nascimiento trying to control but he's not successful this time.
da Guia is looking to improve his position but De Nascimiento isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Nascimiento punching from mount but da Guia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto De Nascimiento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos da Guia's cut.
That's time! da Guia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Nascimiento shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. da Guia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Nascimiento with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Nascimiento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Guia pulls De Nascimiento in close to prevent any damage.
De Nascimiento wants to get up but he can't break da Guia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

da Guia wriggles free and stands up.
De Nascimiento takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Guia tries to clinch up but De Nascimiento circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos da Guia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Nascimiento closes the distance looking to clinch

and da Guia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Nascimiento's guard now.
da Guia tries to free his leg and advance position but De Nascimiento is retaining full guard.

De Nascimiento is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Nascimiento controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Nascimiento utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Nascimiento throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

da Guia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
da Guia misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Nascimiento closes this distance looking for a takedown but da Guia circles away.
De Nascimiento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Guia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

De Nascimiento has da Guia up against the cage in a clinch.
da Guia avoiding damage as De Nascimiento throws knees to the body.

De Nascimiento is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. da Guia can't fight it off and eventually De Nascimiento manages to take the fight to the floor. da Guia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
da Guia keeping moving, preventing De Nascimiento from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Guia is adopting a defensive guard.
da Guia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Nascimiento with a nice head shot there.
De Nascimiento postures up.
De Nascimiento wants to control from the top but da Guia keeps moving.
da Guia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Nascimiento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but da Guia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos da Guia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos da Guia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

da Guia closes the distance but De Nascimiento moves to the side
and De Nascimiento counters with a stiff right hand.
da Guia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Nascimiento is fending him off so far but da Guia persists. Nope, De Nascimiento circles away and we're back to standing.
da Guia throws a one two combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Nascimiento.

De Nascimiento rushes da Guia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Nascimiento taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Guia can't break the clinch.
De Nascimiento tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Guia just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Guia throws an elbow that misses.

De Nascimiento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Guia closes the distance but De Nascimiento moves to the side

and De Nascimiento counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Nascimiento tries to circle away but da Guia has him pinned against the cage.
da Guia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Nascimiento pulls him back up using the underhooks.

De Nascimiento manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Nascimiento feints and as da Guia raises his hands in defense, De Nascimiento changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Nascimiento trying to control the position from guard on top but da Guia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

De Nascimiento decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

De Nascimiento closes the distance and pushes da Guia back into the cage.
da Guia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

De Nascimiento manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Nascimiento looks to land a combination but da Guia avoids it well.
da Guia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos da Guia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Nascimiento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Nascimiento moves in looking to clinch but da Guia pushes him off.
da Guia fails with the takedown

and De Nascimiento counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Nascimiento sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Nascimiento trying to control the action but da Guia is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Nascimiento lands strikes from half guard.
da Guia is not content to let De Nascimiento control the position.
da Guia is trying to stand up here but De Nascimiento is controlling him well.
De Nascimiento tries to stand and escape but da Guia is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
da Guia is refusing to be controlled, as De Nascimiento sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Nascimiento lands a head kick!
De Nascimiento circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Nascimiento counters with a nice uppercut.
da Guia tries to clinch but De Nascimiento moves away

and De Nascimiento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Nascimiento.
Umberto De Nascimiento has got the better of the ground game so far.

De Nascimiento stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Nascimiento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Guia circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto De Nascimiento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Nascimiento 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 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto De Nascimiento!