PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramires Santos Do Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yasuhiro Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Santos Do Nascimento
vs
Yamashita

201 cm
27
296 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
290 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramires Santos Do Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yasuhiro Yamashita!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Santos Do Nascimento. No joy for Yamashita on that attempt.
Yamashita staying out of range there.
Yamashita shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos Do Nascimento sprawls well. He's pushed Yamashita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Santos Do Nascimento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Santos Do Nascimento misses.
Yamashita shoots in but Santos Do Nascimento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramires Santos Do Nascimento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yasuhiro Yamashita.
Yamashita fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamashita walks into a straight right hand from Santos Do Nascimento.

It looks like Yasuhiro Yamashita has been cut.
Yamashita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos Do Nascimento pinned against the cage. Santos Do Nascimento gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos Do Nascimento misses with a hook.
Yamashita dives in and grabs Santos Do Nascimento's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos Do Nascimento pushes down on Yamashita's head and hops out.
Yamashita shoots in but Santos Do Nascimento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos Do Nascimento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamashita throws a sloppy head kick and Santos Do Nascimento moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita closes the distance and clinches up with Santos Do Nascimento, looking for a takedown. Yamashita pushes Santos Do Nascimento against the cage but Santos Do Nascimento circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos Do Nascimento scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamashita closes the distance and clinches up with Santos Do Nascimento, looking for a takedown. Yamashita pushes Santos Do Nascimento against the cage but Santos Do Nascimento circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamashita takes a swing at Santos Do Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
Yamashita is trying desperately to land a takedown but Santos Do Nascimento is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yamashita.
Yamashita closes the distance and clinches up with Santos Do Nascimento, looking for a takedown. Yamashita pushes Santos Do Nascimento against the cage but Santos Do Nascimento circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos Do Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamashita.
A left and a right from Yamashita both land. Nice combination.
Ramires Santos Do Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamashita shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos Do Nascimento manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yamashita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Santos Do Nascimento. Those never looked like landing.
Santos Do Nascimento jabs Yamashita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yasuhiro Yamashita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamashita looks gassed!
Yamashita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos Do Nascimento throws a monster overhand right that drops Yamashita! Santos Do Nascimento follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramires Santos Do Nascimento!