PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Bolivar (ranked 3069 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Haru Nakamura (ranked 213 p4p, 267 weight class). Bolivar comes to the ring accompanied by COLMILLO. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bolivar
vs
Nakamura

167 cm
21
140
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haru Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolivar dives in and grabs Nakamura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakamura pushes down on Bolivar's head and hops out.
Bolivar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bolivar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mauricio Bolivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolivar throws out the jab.
Nakamura raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolivar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nakamura rushes Bolivar and presses him up against the ropes.

Bolivar manages to break the clinch.

Nakamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura lands an elbow just above Bolivar 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
A short body shot lands from Nakamura as the two fighters clinch.

Nakamura breaks from the clinch.

Nakamura darts in and clinches Bolivar up against the ropes.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks it.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolivar tries to pull guard but Nakamura holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bolivar drops back down to his feet.
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Bolivar shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Bolivar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nakamura clinches with his opponent.
Nakamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolivar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolivar prevents a body shot from Nakamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura manages to break the clinch.

Bolivar gets tackled into the ropes by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Nakamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolivar blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakamura is pushing Bolivar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nakamura pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nakamura manages to break the clinch.

Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolivar tries to pull guard but Nakamura forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Nakamura breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar misses with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a series of strikes. Bolivar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bolivar misses with a combination
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.

Nakamura forces Bolivar back against the ropes and clinches.

Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakamura doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bolivar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bolivar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Nakamura misses.
Bolivar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolivar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Bolivar.
Nakamura steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura takes one on the button.
Bolivar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bolivar throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolivar swinging wildly here.
Bolivar loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Bolivar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolivar misses with a takedown
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick.
Bolivar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Nakamura moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nakamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bolivar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nakamura is trying to ground and pound but Bolivar uses the momentary lack of control by Nakamura to regain half guard.
Bolivar wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Nakamura stands up out of the half guard.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolivar swings widly with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a left and a right that stings Bolivar.

Bolivar clinches up against the ropes.
Nakamura looking to stall.

Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Bolivar.
Bolivar thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar misses with an uppercut.
Bolivar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolivar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolivar.
Bolivar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Haru Nakamura has been cut.
Bolivar misses with a looping left.
Bolivar misses with a hook.
Nakamura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Bolivar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolivar misses with a double jab
and Nakamura counters with a low kick, right behind Bolivar 's knee.

Nakamura clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Nakamura's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bolivar clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nakamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolivar's defenses.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Nakamura breaks the clinch.
Bolivar misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakamura counters with a series of strikes. Bolivar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bolivar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolivar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakamura counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nakamura moves into the clinch.

Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Bolivar shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolivar.

Nakamura clinches up with Bolivar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nakamura with a knee to the head.
Bolivar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks it.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar connects with a nice looking jab.
Bolivar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bolivar.
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!
Bolivar is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.

Bolivar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nakamura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolivar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakamura just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Bolivar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolivar is trying to pull guard but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolivar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.
Bolivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Bolivar backs off Nakamura throws a huge counter combo but Bolivar manages to avoid it all.
Bolivar tries to clinch up.
Bolivar is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Bolivar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Haru Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haru Nakamura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bolivar lands the left hand.
Bolivar is looking to clinch.
Nakamura is looking for the big counter here.
Bolivar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakamura.
Bolivar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura avoids it really well and circles away.

Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Bolivar back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nakamura has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nakamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mauricio Bolivar has been cut.
Bolivar is trying to break the clinch but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.
Nakamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolivar is defending well for now.

Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolivar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Nakamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nakamura obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nakamura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolivar's brow.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar tries to clinch up.
Nakamura unleashes a big counter combination but Bolivar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Nakamura moves into range and clinches up with Bolivar.

Bolivar drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Bolivar has wrist control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Bolivar blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolivar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolivar, not yet.

Nakamura has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bolivar to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nakamura is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bolivar pulls down on the head and he's put Nakamura to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mauricio Bolivar!
In his post fight interview, Mauricio Bolivar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.