PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Mourao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Mourao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nara
vs
Mourao

170 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Nara!
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, Gabriel Mourao!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nara could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mourao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mourao slips a jab and a cross from Nara.
Mourao fails to land the takedown.
Mourao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Nara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Mourao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mourao fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Mourao with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Nara as Mourao shoots in.
Mourao tries to clinch but Nara is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nara misses with a few strikes there.
Mourao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nara as he avoids it easily.
Nara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Nara does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara fails to land with a series of punches.
Nara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mourao circles away quickly and effectively.
Mourao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nara as he avoids it easily.
Mourao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mourao looks gassed!
Mourao fails with the takedown.
Nara swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mourao is looking to clinch.
Mourao fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Nara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mourao tries to clinch up but Nara circles away and keeps his distance.
Mourao shoots for a double leg takedown but Nara sprawls well. He's pushed Mourao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Nara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mourao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mourao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nara pinned against the cage. Nara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Nara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Mourao.
Mourao is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nara drops Mourao with a beautiful combination! Mourao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nara is looking for the KO!

It looks like Gabriel Mourao has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Nara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mourao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nara tries to avoid it but Mourao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nara to the ground. Nara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mourao is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nara is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mourao.
Nara throws a right and a left that Mourao avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nara wants to clinch.
Michael Nara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mourao is looking to clinch but Nara is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mourao has a takedown stuffed.
Nara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mourao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gabriel Mourao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Nara as Mourao shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nara looks to land a combination. Mourao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mourao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nara's waist but Nara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mourao off to one side.
Nara looks to land a combination but Mourao avoids it well.
Mourao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Nara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Mourao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mourao has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Mourao with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mourao shoots for a double leg takedown but Nara sprawls well. He's pushed Mourao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Nara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Mourao.
Mourao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara throws a right hand that Mourao ducks under and follows up with a left that Mourao also avoids with ease.
Mourao misses with a takedown attempt - Nara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mourao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danga de danga de dang - Nara scores with a four punch combination!
Mourao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nara tries to avoid it but Mourao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nara to the ground. Nara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Nara scores with a four punch combination!
Nara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mourao with that takedown attempt.
Nara misses with a wild combination.
Mourao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nara throws a combination. Mourao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mourao shoots in but no luck this time.
Nara misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Nara. No joy for Mourao on that attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Nara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Nara!