PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ingrahm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capitao Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento has chosen Clack Bum as his entrance music. Capitao Nascimento told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ingrahm
vs
Nascimento

185 cm
20
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
207 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaac Ingrahm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Capitao Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingrahm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ingrahm throws a head kick that misses.

Ingrahm shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nascimento is trying to defend but Ingrahm finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nascimento tries to get to full guard but Ingrahm has control of the leg.
Nascimento has hold of Ingrahm's hands but Ingrahm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nascimento wants to get back to full guard.
Nascimento trying to control but Ingrahm postures up.
Ingrahm trying to pass the guard but Nascimento defending well.
Ingrahm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ingrahm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nascimento with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingrahm trying to pass the guard but Nascimento defending well.
Ingrahm working Nascimento over with strikes.
Ingrahm is controlling the pace.
Ingrahm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ingrahm raining down shots from the mount!

Ingrahm has control of Nascimento's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nascimento regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento can't escape the position.
Nascimento tries to hold on but Ingrahm postures up.
Ingrahm controlling the position easily from mount.
Nascimento working to try and regain half guard.
Ingrahm controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento working to try and regain half guard.
Ingrahm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ingrahm controlling from the full mount.
Nascimento is wriggling around trying to escape.

Ingrahm is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nascimento is surviving well by controlling Ingrahm's body position as best he can.
Ingrahm working Nascimento over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ingrahm slows the pace down in half guard.
Nascimento is trying to maintain the position but Ingrahm is very close to passing his half guard.
Nascimento is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ingrahm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ingrahm wants to pass to mount but Nascimento is defending the position.
Ingrahm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Ingrahm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nascimento fails with the takedown

and Ingrahm counters with a single leg into guard. Nascimento didn't expect that.
Ingrahm content to stall in guard here.
Nascimento is trying to control the position but Ingrahm postures up.
Ingrahm controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ingrahm puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ingrahm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ingrahm uses his free foot to push down on Nascimento's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nascimento.
Ingrahm landing punches.
Ingrahm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ingrahm working for a guillotine from mount but Nascimento is in no mood to give up.
Ingrahm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nascimento wants to hold on but Ingrahm pushes him away.
Nascimento is wriggling around trying to escape.

Ingrahm looking for a guillotine from mount but Nascimento is having none of it.
Isaac Ingrahm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nascimento tries to lock up and control but Ingrahm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingrahm prevents Nascimento from getting the reversal.
Ingrahm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Ingrahm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nascimento manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ingrahm takes a little break here. Nascimento wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nascimento tries to bench press Ingrahm off him but Ingrahm keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ingrahm moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ingrahm looks up at the clock and then as Nascimento takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ingrahm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ingrahm controlling from side mount.
Nascimento is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nascimento sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Ingrahm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nascimento misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ingrahm jabs Nascimento right on the nose. Nascimento blinks but takes it well.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Ingrahm circles away.
Nascimento gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ingrahm counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nascimento!
Ingrahm controlling the position easily from mount.
Ingrahm dominating with strikes here.
Nascimento is trying desperately to improve position.
Ingrahm controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingrahm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Isaac Ingrahm just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nascimento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ingrahm misses with a body kick.

Ingrahm darts in and clinches Nascimento up against the cage.

Nascimento gets control of Ingrahm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nascimento will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nascimento is looking to stand up but Ingrahm isn't so interested in that idea.
Ingrahm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ingrahm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ingrahm sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ingrahm prevents Nascimento from getting back to his feet.
Ingrahm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nascimento wants to control but Ingrahm postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingrahm is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nascimento will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ingrahm scores with punches from side control.
Nascimento gets back to half guard.
Nascimento is trying to control but Ingrahm passes into side control!

Ingrahm decides to stand back up. Ingrahm steps back and let's Nascimento get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingrahm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ingrahm scores a takedown into full mount!
Nascimento is looking to get to half guard.
Nascimento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ingrahm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ingrahm looking to finish Nascimento with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nascimento!
Ingrahm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nascimento is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Ingrahm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ingrahm 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Ingrahm!