PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nohara comes to the cage accompanied by Dame Dame no Uta. Diego Arteta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nohara
vs
Arteta

150 cm
22
174 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
179 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinnosuke Nohara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nohara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arteta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nohara throws a sloppy head kick and Arteta moves out of range easily.
Arteta tries to bum rush Nohara with a series of wild strikes but Nohara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nohara scores with a nice body kick.
Nohara slips under a jab from Arteta.
Nohara tries to land a front kick but Arteta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arteta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arteta checks a low kick from Nohara.
Nohara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arteta.
Arteta dips to his left and cracks Nohara with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nohara.
Shinnosuke Nohara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arteta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nohara tries a head kick but it misses.
Arteta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.
Arteta thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara lands with a kick to the temple. Arteta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arteta misses with a straight right.
Nohara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nohara staying out of range there.

Arteta pushes Nohara up against the cage in a clinch.
Arteta pushes Nohara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arteta trying to control the position but instead, Nohara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arteta into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arteta.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arteta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arteta prevents a body shot from Nohara.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Nohara misses with an elbow over the top.

Arteta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Arteta has Nohara up against the cage in a clinch.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arteta.
Nohara tries to land knees in the clinch but Arteta avoids the damage to the body.
Arteta misses with a punch on the inside.
Arteta working aggressively here.
Arteta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arteta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the head but Arteta blocks with his arms.
Arteta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Nohara lands with a left to the head.
Arteta lands an uppercut.
Arteta lands with a left to the head.
Arteta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arteta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noharas head.

Arteta manages to break the clinch.
Nohara ducks under a wild hook from Arteta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arteta to score with a decent uppercut.

Nohara gets a clinch.
Nohara misses with a knee to the head.
Arteta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arteta blocks an elbow strike from Nohara.
Nohara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arteta misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Arteta.
Nohara is breathing heavily.
Arteta blocks an elbow strike.
Nohara looking to throw knees to the head but Arteta is blocking nicely.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arteta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arteta lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Arteta breaks from the clinch.
Nohara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara tries to work over Arteta's front leg with a kick but Arteta checks it.
Nohara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nohara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nohara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arteta works Nohara's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nohara.
Arteta lands with an uppercut that bounces Nohara off the cage and back into rage.
Arteta lands with a shot to the body.
Arteta cracks a nice hook into Nohara's ribs.
Arteta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arteta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arteta thuds his right hand into Nohara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Nohara is rocked!
Arteta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Nohara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arteta circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nohara to the canvas! Nohara doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Arteta keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Arteta!