PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oda Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nakata
vs
Hattori

178 cm
30
182 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

184 cm
27
182 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Nakata clinches.

Hattori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hattori slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hattori throws a head kick but Nakata moves out of range.
Hattori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hattori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakata shoots in for a double leg but Hattori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakata moves in looking to clinch but Hattori pushes him off.
Hattori scores with a three punch combo!
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Hattori lands with a slapping head kick.

Hattori tries to keep at a distance but Nakata has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Nakata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakata showed some decent athleticism there.

Nakata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hattori sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hattori defends it well.

Nakata wants to work for an arm triangle but Hattori is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Nakata seems to be working for a kimura but Hattori defends the submission attempt.
Nakata stops Hattori from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hattori pushes Nakata off looking to stand but Nakata dives back in and keeps control.

Nakata seems to be working for a kimura but Hattori defends the submission attempt.

Nakata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hattori is just riding it out for now. Nakata eventually gives up the hold.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Nakata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hattori defends it well.

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.

Hattori is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakata.

Nakata is trying for a kimura here. Hattori looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nakata wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hidetoshi Nakata!