PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between killah wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakou Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Vitamin Love - Yuko Ogura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. killah wolf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sakou Nakamura's chin.

wolf
vs
Nakamura

178 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, killah wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakou Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura tries to clinch

and wolf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by wolf.
wolf forces his way into half guard.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from wolf.
wolf is pressing down on Nakamura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakamura is holding on for now.
wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wolf wants to pass to mount but Nakamura is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nakamura has one foot on wolf's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nakamura moves to clinch but wolf breaks away

and wolf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakamura's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as wolf tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wolf thows a big elbow that misses.
wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
wolf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
wolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
wolf pushing down on Nakamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
wolf is breathing heavily.
Nakamura pushes wolf off looking to stand but wolf dives back in and keeps control.
Nakamura won't allow wolf to pass to mount.
wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakamura won't allow wolf to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
wolf is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nakamura reverses the position - he's now on top in wolf's guard.

Nakamura stands up and waves to wolf to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

killah wolf 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.

Nakamura tries to clinch but fails miserably

and wolf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nakamura's guard.
wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
wolf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nakamura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from wolf.
Nakamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with wolf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
wolf works a leg free and moves into half guard.
wolf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
wolf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wolf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
wolf misses with a head shot. Nakamura uses the momentum to regain guard.
wolf looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
wolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
wolf postures up in Nakamura's guard and throws a big left but Nakamura blocks it.
wolf pushing down on Nakamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
wolf wants to pass to mount but Nakamura is defending the position.
wolf is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nakamura reverses the position - he's now on top in wolf's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from wolf's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wolf wants to stand and escape but Nakamura is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

killah wolf dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nakamura wants to clinch but wolf slips to the side

and wolf counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nakamura!
wolf sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
wolf unloads with some shots from mount but Nakamura bucks and avoids them well.
wolf misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
wolf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
killah wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wolf thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
wolf throwing strikes here but Nakamura is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by wolf.
wolf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nakamura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
wolf throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nakamura manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
wolf throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
wolf working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nakamura's thigh. Nakamura counters though and makes it back to full guard.
wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura defending against the ground and pound.
Nakamura regains half guard, as wolf was trying to land strikes.
wolf stops Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakamura tries to kick wolf off but wolf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wolf is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakamura!
wolf sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
wolf thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, wolf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
wolf unloads with some shots from mount but Nakamura bucks and avoids them well.
wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Nakamura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
wolf misses with a head shot.
Sakou Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wolf throws some wild stikes that Nakamura manages to avoid easily.
wolf looking to ground and pound but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
wolf with a couple of short strikes.
wolf landing shots from mount.
wolf throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nakamura because wolf loaded up on that one.
wolf lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
wolf landing shots from mount.
wolf thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
wolf cracks Nakamura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
killah wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well wolf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... killah wolf!