PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heihachi Hayashida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakara Nomuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heihachi Hayashida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hayashida
vs
Nomuro

177 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Hayashida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kakara Nomuro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nomuro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayashida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomuro wants to hit a switch here but Hayashida passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nomuro there!
Nomuro can't escape the position.
Hayashida controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hayashida wants to take Nomuro's back here but Nomuro is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hayashida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hayashida prevents Nomuro from getting the reversal.
Hayashida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nomuro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nomuro is trying desperately to improve position.
Hayashida controlling from the full mount.
Nomuro is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomuro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nomuro looks gassed!
Hayashida controlling the action here.
Nomuro is looking for a sweep. Hayashida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hayashida seems to be looking for submissions.
Nomuro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayashida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hayashida is nestled in close to Nomuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayashida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Hayashida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nomuro to the mat! Nomuro manages to get full guard.
Hayashida preventing the sweep.
Hayashida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nomuro's guard.
Hayashida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nomuro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayashida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nomuro is looking for a sweep. Hayashida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Hayashida seems content to control.

Nomuro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hayashida controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayashida sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Nomuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hayashida lands with a punch from half guard.
Hayashida controlling the action here.
Nomuro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hayashida scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heihachi Hayashida dominated that round.
That's time! Hayashida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hayashida throws a head kick that misses.

Hayashida scores with a takedown into Nomuro's guard.
Nomuro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hayashida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomuro is on top in guard.
Hayashida has his hands on Nomuro's head, controlling the position.
Hayashida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomuro is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nomuro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Hayashida stands up from half guard.

Hayashida gets a takedown into half guard.
Nomuro is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida is taking a breather. Nomuro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Heihachi Hayashida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayashida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Hayashida is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hayashida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hayashida in particular looking to stall.
Nomuro is trying to get back to full guard.
Nomuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hayashida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hayashida postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nomuro to stand up.
Nomuro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayashida.
Hayashida tries to land a front kick but Nomuro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayashida shoots for a takedown but Nomuro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nomuro shoots and misses

and Hayashida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hayashida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nomuro is looking for a sweep. Hayashida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomuro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nomuro.
Hayashida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nomuro is looking to improve his position.

Nomuro is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Hayashida has latched onto it... Big trouble! Hayashida pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Nomuro is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Hayashida!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heihachi Hayashida!