PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nascimento
vs
Tupper

189 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Nascimento!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Tupper misses with a head kick.
Tupper keeps the fight on the outside.
Tupper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tupper throws a combination that misses

and Nascimento counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nascimento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tupper blocks it with crossed arms.
Tupper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tupper is looking to break free of the clinch but Nascimento has double underhooks.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Tupper's head.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Nascimento.
Tupper wants to get back to striking at distance but Nascimento won't allow it.
Nascimento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tupper.
Tupper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nascimento trying to land knees to the body.
Tupper wants to get back to striking at distance but Nascimento won't allow it.
Tupper is trying to break the clinch but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Our sources have told us that Nascimento has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Tupper's head.
Nascimento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tupper backwards.
Nascimento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tupper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupper can't break the clinch.
Tupper working hard to break the clinch.
Nascimento blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento keeps control of Tupper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tupper being controlled against the cage.
Tupper wants to get back to striking at distance but Nascimento won't allow it.
Tupper presses Nascimento against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tupper wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Tupper.
Nascimento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tupper's face.
Tupper is trying to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling him.
Tupper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tupper working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupper wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Nascimento.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Nascimento keeps control of Tupper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Tupper's head.
Tupper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nascimento stalls.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a body shot.
Nascimento lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nascimento.
Tupper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nascimento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bobby Tupper has been cut.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Tupper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tupper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tupper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tupper is trying to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Nascimento.
Tupper looks winded!
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 stalling.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tupper is rocked!
Nascimento digs a right hand underneath Tupper's ribcage. Tupper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nascimento landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nascimento lands an uppercut.
Tupper is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from Nascimento.
Tupper seems to have recovered his senses.
Nascimento keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tupper's efforts to push away.
Nascimento lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tupper backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento misses with an elbow strike.
Nascimento connects with a knee to the head.
Nascimento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tupper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nascimento pushes Tupper against the cage. Nascimento is working some dirty boxing. Nascimento pushes off with a quick right hook! Tupper goes down! Tupper tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nascimento moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Nascimento!
Roberto Nascimento is the new middleweight champion!