PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Gaspar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

nazario
vs
Gaspar

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo nazario!
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, Daniel Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspar keeps the fight on the outside.

nazario clinches up against the cage.
nazario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Daniel Gaspar has been cut.
nazario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
nazario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaspar's defenses.
nazario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaspar's defenses.

That has opened up Daniel Gaspar's cut even more.
Gaspar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
nazario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
nazario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gaspar avoids a wild elbow strike from nazario.
nazario lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Daniel Gaspar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Gaspar pulls guard.
nazario has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gaspar looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaspar, not yet.

Gaspar has his foot on nazario's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. nazario works his way back into a safe position though.
nazario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaspar on the ground.
Gaspar looks gassed!
nazario would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Gaspar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
nazario wanted to stand there but Gaspar had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

nazario stands and steps away. Gaspar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
nazario wants to clinch.
nazario stuffs the takedown.
Gaspar throws a hook but nazario avoids it easily.
nazario tries to clinch up but Gaspar circles away and keeps his distance.
nazario doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaspar circles away.
nazario is looking to clinch but Gaspar is avoiding it.
Gaspar shoots in for a double leg but nazario sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ronaldo nazario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Gaspar.
nazario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two 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.
nazario fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaspar keeps the fight on the outside.
nazario wants to clinch up but Gaspar keeps it at a distance.
nazario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

nazario has taken the fight to the clinch.
nazario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from nazario.

Daniel Gaspar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gaspar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gaspar fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, nazario just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaspar's brow.
nazario lands an elbow inside that Gaspar shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Gaspar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ronaldo nazario!