PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nascimento's choice of entrance music: Symptom of The Universe (1975) . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Edwards
vs
Nascimento

188 cm
29
209 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

189 cm
34
222 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento with a hook.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Nascimento there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nascimento misses with the combination.
Nascimento takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Nascimento throws a half hearted mid kick.

Edwards instigates a clinch.
Edwards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nascimento.
Edwards 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.
Edwards is leaning against Nascimento and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nascimento moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Edwards checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Aaron Edwards has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Nascimento.

Nascimento has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards landing knees to the body.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Nascimento avoids the damage to the body.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Edwards's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento digs a right hand underneath Edwards's ribcage. Edwards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.

Nascimento breaks the clinch.
Nascimento scores with a jab.
Edwards lunges at Nascimento with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nascimento's hand.
Nascimento lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nascimento fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Edwards sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Nascimento counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Nascimento steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nascimento scores with a spinning back kick!
We've been informed that Nascimento has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Edwards walks into a left hand.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nascimento feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nascimento tries to land a leg kick but Edwards saw it coming and moves away.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Nascimento lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Edwards is rocked!
Nascimento scores with a shot to the body.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Nascimento thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nascimento feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Nascimento dominated that 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.

A decent looking cross lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Nascimento tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nascimento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick
and Nascimento counters with a low kick, right behind Edwards 's knee.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Nascimento.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
Edwards seems to have got his legs back now.
Edwards checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Edwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento lunges at Edwards with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edwards's hand.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nascimento is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards lands a front kick.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento wants to slow Edwards down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards lands with a good body shot.
Nascimento lands with a cross.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Nascimento's leg. Nascimento is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Nascimento finds it's way through Edwards's defenses.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Nascimento moves out of range of the body kick.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento.
Edwards moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.

Nascimento cracks Edwards with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Edwards looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nascimento finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Edwards scores with a head kick. Nascimento tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nascimento throws out a powerful jab.
Edwards with a nice cross.
Nascimento cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nascimento connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Edwards! He's out on his feet! Nascimento rushes in and drops Edwards with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cristiano Nascimento!
A determined Cristiano Nascimento didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!