PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everton Pirolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento comes to the ring accompanied by I N F E R N O. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nascimento
vs
Pirolla

188 cm
22
191 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everton Pirolla!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirolla connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nascimento momentarily.
A nice combination there by Pirolla.
Pirolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nascimento shoots for a double leg takedown but Pirolla sprawls well. He's pushed Nascimento's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pirolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pirolla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nascimento.
A punch combination from Pirolla misses.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Pirolla moves out of range.
Nascimento tries to land a leg kick but Pirolla saw it coming and moves away.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wagner Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pirolla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pirolla.
Pirolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
Pirolla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pirolla.
Pirolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Pirolla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pirolla throws a right hand that Nascimento ducks under and follows up with a left that Nascimento also avoids with ease.
Pirolla tries to bum rush Nascimento with a series of wild strikes but Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nascimento misses with a looping right.
Pirolla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Pirolla.
Pirolla lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirolla with a hook.
Nascimento fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Pirolla misses.
Horrible takedown by Nascimento or perhaps it was just good defense by Pirolla which made him look bad.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.
Pirolla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nascimento closes the distance and clinches up with Pirolla, looking for a takedown. Nascimento pushes Pirolla against the ropes but Pirolla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pirolla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nascimento misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nascimento has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nascimento there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nascimento throws the left hand but Pirolla avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Pirolla.

Pirolla drops Nascimento with a beautiful combination! Nascimento stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pirolla is looking for the KO!

Nascimento is rocked!
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 looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pirolla is fending him off so far but Nascimento persists. Nope, Pirolla circles away and we're back to standing.
Pirolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nascimento.
Pirolla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nascimento takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pirolla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pirolla tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Nascimento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pirolla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with a body kick.
Pirolla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice cross by Pirolla.
Pirolla stalks Nascimento and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nascimento's face. Nascimento staggers backwards, shaken.
Nascimento looks to throw the jab but Pirolla is out of range.
Nascimento looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pirolla!
Pirolla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nascimento. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nascimento tries to move into range but Pirolla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pirolla misses with a two punch combination.
Nascimento looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut. Pirolla saw that one coming.
Pirolla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nascimento's hands.
Pirolla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pirolla might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nascimento throws a nice looking combination but Pirolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nascimento takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pirolla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nascimento has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
Pirolla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nascimento misses with a takedown attempt - Pirolla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nascimento has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Everton Pirolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pirolla scores with a three punch combo!
Pirolla works the jab nicely.
Pirolla throws a one two combo.
Pirolla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nascimento takes one on the button.
Everton Pirolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nascimento takes one to the side of the head.
Pirolla scores with a jab. Nascimento acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pirolla ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Pirolla leaves Nascimento with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
Pirolla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nascimento ducks right into an uppercut from Pirolla.
Pirolla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pirolla stuffs the takedown attempt from Nascimento. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws the left hand but Pirolla avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pirolla!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pirolla.
A right-left combo lands from Pirolla.
Pirolla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nascimento had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pirolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nascimento has a takedown stuffed.
Nascimento slips a jab and a cross from Pirolla.
Pirolla throws a series of punches but Nascimento moves out of range.
Pirolla lands with an uppercut that bounces Nascimento off the ropes and back into rage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nascimento.
Pirolla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nascimento takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirolla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pirolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento.
Nascimento gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nascimento fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everton Pirolla dominated that round.
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.

Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirolla.
Pirolla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Everton Pirolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nascimento takes a swing at Pirolla's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nascimento might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nascimento walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nascimento needs to keep his hands up - Pirolla had a free shot at his head there.
Nascimento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Nascimento shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pirolla is trying to defend but Nascimento finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Nascimento is trying for a kimura here. Pirolla looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nascimento wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wagner Nascimento!