PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tavarius
vs
Nascimento

186 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

189 cm
22
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavarius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Nascimento rushes Tavarius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body.
Nascimento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tavarius.
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!
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike.
Tavarius blocking some punches.
Nascimento effectively controlling the action here.
Tavarius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavarius controls his hands.
Nascimento lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nascimento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento misses with some punches.
Tavarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Nascimento.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavarius tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nascimento throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavariuss head.

It looks like Rikki Tavarius has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Nascimento scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tavarius is rocked!
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Oh Tavarius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nascimento lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nascimento.
Tavarius is breathing heavily.
Nascimento lands a big right hand that drops Tavarius! The killer instinct kicks in and Nascimento finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nascimento!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!