PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuclear is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass. This should be a great matchup!

Nascimento
vs
Nuclear

189 cm
29
214 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

188 cm
29
215 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuclear lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nuclear tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Nuclear checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nuclear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento stuns Nuclear with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nascimento stuns Nuclear with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nuclear uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
David Nuclear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Nascimento.

Nascimento gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.
Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuclear tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Nuclear back against the cage.
Nascimento misses with a body punch.
Nascimento controlling the action here for a moment.
Nuclear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nascimento avoids it.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento has Nuclear pressed against the cage, preventing Nuclear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nuclear wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Nuclear.
Nuclear lands a shoulder strike.
Nuclear is trying to break free.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Nuclear.
Nascimento can't find room to land a body shot as Nuclear controls the action.
Nuclear misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuclear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Nuclear lands a right hand.
Nuclear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Nuclear.
Nuclear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body.
Nuclear lands with a left to the head.
Nuclear tries a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks it.
Nascimento working aggressively here.
Nuclear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuclear obliges.
Nuclear misses with a body punch.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nuclear backwards.
A short right from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuclear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.
Nascimento just leaning against Nuclear, taking a breather.
Nuclear leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nuclear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear tries to break free but Nascimento pushes him back against the cage.
Nuclear gets through Nascimento's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuclear taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Nuclear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cristiano Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Nuclear moves out of range.
Nascimento lands a jab.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Nuclear tries to clinch up.
Nuclear slips a jab from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a chopping leg kick but Nuclear manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nascimento with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nascimento cracks Nuclear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Nascimento forces Nuclear back against the cage and clinches.
Nuclear misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nascimento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nuclear displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nascimento up against the cage.
Nascimento stalling in the clinch.
Nascimento lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nuclear works on Nascimento's body with a couple of short punches.
Nuclear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nascimento gets through Nuclear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Nascimento dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Nuclear.
Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nuclear. That did some damage!
Nuclear tries to clinch but Nascimento is having none of it.
Nascimento blocks the body kick.
Nascimento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nuclear throws a shot from downtown. Nascimento moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nascimento. That's going to slow Nuclear down.
Nuclear throws a series of punches but Nascimento avoids them all with ease.
Nuclear scores with a nice body kick.
Nuclear misses with a straight right.
Nascimento feints and then cracks Nuclear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nuclear down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nascimento feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nuclears jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nuclear checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nascimento takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nascimento, right into the meat.
Nuclear is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like David Nuclear has been cut.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento wants to land a leg kick but Nuclear is out of range.
Nuclear defending well as Nascimento loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento moves away from the strike by Nuclear.
Nuclear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cristiano Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuclear is looking to clinch.
Nascimento lands a slapping body shot.
Nuclear tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Nuclear throws a wild body kick that Nascimento sees coming a mile off.
Nuclear takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuclear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuclear throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Nuclear.

It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.

Nascimento moves into the clinch.
A short right from Nascimento on the inside.
Nascimento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nuclear is looking to control Nascimento's arms but Nascimento gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nuclear has his back to the cage.

Nuclear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuclear tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nascimento connects with a jab.
Nuclear moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nuclear has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nuclear is defended easily by Nascimento.
Nuclear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento slips a jab from Nuclear.
Nuclear takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nascimento motions for Nuclear to come forward. Nascimento throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nuclear rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nascimento counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nuclear's knee momentarily.
Nascimento lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab by Nascimento.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Nuclear moves away and avoids it.
Nascimento throws out a powerful jab.

Nuclear tries to keep at a distance but Nascimento has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuclear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nuclear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento pushes Nuclear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Nascimento.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear wants to get back to striking at distance but Nascimento won't allow it.
Nascimento is looking to control Nuclear's arms but Nuclear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nascimento has his back to the cage.
Nuclear scores with a knee to the head.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nuclear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nascimento lands a hook that snaps the head of Nuclear backwards.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuclear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nuclear wants to stall.
Nuclear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear prevents a body shot from Nascimento.

Nuclear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nuclear throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nuclear misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Nascimento dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nuclear moves away from the strike by Nascimento.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nascimento checks a leg kick.
Nuclear misses with a looping right.
Nuclear tries to clinch up but Nascimento circles away and keeps his distance.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuclear lands with a straight right. Nascimento didn't see that one coming.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Nuclear moves away and avoids it.
Nascimento lands a nice shot that snaps Nuclear's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Nuclear. That snapped Nascimento's head back.
Nuclear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuclear motions for Nascimento to come forward. Nuclear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Nuclear.
Nuclear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nuclear lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nascimento has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nascimento and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nascimento with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nuclear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nuclear's head.
Nascimento scores with a punch to the head.

Nuclear is rocked!
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nascimento throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Nascimento lands a front kick.
BOOM! Nascimento lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nuclear. Nuclear tries to recover but Nascimento is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nuclear lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
Cristiano Nascimento seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.