PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes to the cage accompanied by Song of Manliness. Nohara has chosen Dame Dame no Uta as his entrance music. Gar Diu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diu
vs
Nohara

188 cm
21
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

150 cm
20
174 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinnosuke Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu tries to clinch but Nohara is having none of it.
Nohara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Diu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nohara circles away quickly and effectively.

Diu closes the distance and clinches.
Diu avoiding damage as Nohara throws knees to the body.
Nohara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nohara up against the cage.
Nohara lands a nice shot to the body.
Diu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Gar Diu has been cut.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diu is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diu.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Diu in his tracks for a moment.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diu blocks it with crossed arms.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Diu won't want to take too many of those.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diu's face.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Nohara crunches a lovely knee into Diu's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Nohara.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Diu is trying to break free.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara lands an elbow just above Diu 's eye.
Diu working aggressively here.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nohara is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
A body shot lands from Nohara.
Nohara tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara lands a body shot.
Diu is looking to control Nohara's arms but Nohara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diu has his back to the cage.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Nohara.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nohara is defending well for now.
Nohara tries a knee to the head but Diu blocks it.
Nohara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara lands a right hand.
Nohara trying to land knees to the body.
Nohara throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nohara as Diu tries to tie him up.
Nohara blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara managing to block the knees to the body from Diu.
Nohara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Diu stalling in the clinch.
Nohara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diu's face.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Nohara throws a nice head kick!

Nohara clinches up with Diu and pushes him back against the cage.
Diu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diu avoids it.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diu's defenses.
Nohara looking to throw knees to the head but Diu is blocking nicely.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara trying to land knees to the body.
Nohara dodges an elbow strike from Diu.
Nohara missing with knees to the body.
Diu tries to break free but Nohara pushes him back against the cage.
Nohara tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Nohara missing with knees to the body.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diu avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diu wants to stall.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Nohara fails to land.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diu's defenses.
The referee calls for Diu to work.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Diu shrugs off.
Diu tries to break free but Nohara pushes him back against the cage.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Diu shrugs off.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diu seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Nohara is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nohara connects with a knee to the head.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Diu wants to break free but Nohara has control.
Nohara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diu blocks it with crossed arms.
Nohara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nohara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gar Diu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Nohara.

Nohara has Diu up against the cage in a clinch.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nohara missing with knees to the body.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Diu in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nohara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diu avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nohara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nohara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nohara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diu throws a head punch that misses.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Diu in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Diu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nohara blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nohara.

Diu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Nohara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nohara misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nohara tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nohara as Diu tries to tie him up.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nohara as Diu tries to tie him up.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Diu in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diu looking to throw knees to the head but Nohara is blocking nicely.
Diu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nohara trying to land knees to the body.
Diu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shinnosuke Nohara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara with a knee to the head.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara managing to block the knees to the body from Diu.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diu taking a breather.
Nohara working Diu over with knees to the body.
Diu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara with a knee to the head.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.
Nohara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nohara missing with knees to the body.

Diu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diu wants to clinch
and Nohara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diu's knee momentarily.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nohara with a hook.
Nohara throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nohara drives through and clinches with Diu against the cage.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nohara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diu's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
Diu managing to block the knees to the body from Nohara.
Diu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Diu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Diu.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Diu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nohara counters with a nice body kick.

Nohara moves into range and clinches up with Diu.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Nohara crunches a lovely knee into Diu's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Diu trying to stall but Nohara improves his position.
Nohara connects with a knee to the head.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nohara is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nohara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gar Diu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nohara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nohara throws a push kick but Diu slaps the foot to one side.
Diu wants to clinch

and Nohara moves into the clinch.
Nohara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nohara blocks an elbow strike from Diu.
Diu tries a body shot but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara missing with knees to the body.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Diu shrugs off.
Nohara crunches a lovely knee into Diu's ribcage.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.
Diu looking to stall.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Diu throws an elbow that misses.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Nohara keeps control of Diu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nohara has him pressed against the cage.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Diu shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.

Diu manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nohara. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Nohara - just one landing.

Nohara has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara crunches a lovely knee into Diu's ribcage.
Diu avoids a wild elbow strike from Nohara.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nohara managing to block the knees to the body from Diu.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Nohara blocks an elbow strike from Diu.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Diu shrugs off.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diu's defenses.

Diu manages to break the clinch.
Nohara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diu clinches but Nohara breaks the clinch
enabling Nohara to counter with a crisp jab.

Nohara has managed to clinch.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Diu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara misses with a knee to the head.
Diu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Diu on the inside.
Nohara tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Nohara trying to land knees to the body.
Diu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara dodges an elbow strike from Diu.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Diu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Diu manages to break the clinch.
Diu looks to clinch
and Nohara counters with a series of strikes. Diu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nohara misses with a body kick.
Diu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nohara counters with a nice body kick.
Diu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nohara lands with a nice body kick.
Nohara lands a head kick. Diu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu darts in trying to clinch
and Nohara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shinnosuke Nohara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nohara closes the distance and pushes Diu back into the cage.
Diu tries a body shot but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diu misses with an elbow strike.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Nohara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
Diu throws an elbow but it misses.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara misses with a punch to the body.
Diu trying to control the position but instead, Nohara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diu into the cage.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Diu is struggling to control the position.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinnosuke Nohara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Diu tries to break free but Nohara pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu is trying to break the clinch but Nohara has him pressed against the cage.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nohara as Diu tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinnosuke Nohara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nohara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nohara!