PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Thousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Nakamura (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!

Thousand
vs
Nakamura

179 cm
29
179 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
29
157 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Thousand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Nakamura scores with a leg kick.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Thousand is avoiding it.
Nakamura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thousand's head backwards.
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Thousand's ribs.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Thousand misses.
Nakamura checks the leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Thousand needs to keep his hands up - Nakamura had a free shot at his head there.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thousand on the side of the head.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Thousand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thousand on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thousand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Thousand tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakamura slips under a jab from Thousand.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thousand throws a combination that misses
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick.
Nakamura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Thousand's head but Thousand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura scores with a one two! Thousand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakamura.
Thousand misses with a leg kick.
Thousand jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Thousand clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Thousand blocks it.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura tries to work over Thousand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thousand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thousand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thousand lands an uppercut.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Nakamura being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Thousand.
Thousand taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Thousand controls his hands.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Thousand controls the action.
Thousand dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thousand misses with a punch to the body.
Thousand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries to work over Thousand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Thousand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Thousand is predictable there
and Nakamura counters with a nice kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thousand.
Thousand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thousand looks to land a body kick but Nakamura moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Nakamura 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.

Thousand moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
A clash of legs there as Nakamura blocks the low kick.
Nakamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thousand misses with a straight left.
Thousand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakamura looks to land a left hand but Thousand moved out of range nicely.
Thousand misses with a looping left.
Nakamura thows a body kick. Thousand tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nakamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thousand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nakamura takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Thousand stalling the fight.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nakamura tries to work over Thousand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura controlling the action here for a moment.
Thousand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Thousand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pushes Thousand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thousand blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryo Nakamura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thousand struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Thousand leaning against his opponent.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thousand blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakamura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thousand backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Thousand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thousand as Nakamura tries to tie him up.
A short right from Nakamura.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thousand's elbow.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thousand leaning against his opponent.
Thousand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thousand.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura has Thousand pushed against the cage.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thousand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nakamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nakamura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thousand looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Thousand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thousand thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryo Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura works Thousand's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with the left hand. Thousand knows he should have avoided that one.
Thousand getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thousand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakamura.
Thousand looks for the body kick but Nakamura saw that one coming.
Thousand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thousand swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thousand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thousand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Nice uppercut there from Nakamura.
Thousand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thousand defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Thousand misses.
Nice cross by Thousand.
Thousand throws a leg kick
letting Nakamura counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Thousand.
Nakamura scores with a leg kick.
Thousand takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Thousand.
Thousand tries to clinch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thousand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Nakamura.
Thousand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thousand, as that shot connected.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thousand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to land body kicks.
Thousand lands a body shot.
Thousand misses with a body shot.
Nakamura cracks Thousand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the head.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakamura sizes up Thousand with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thousand counters with a nice leg kick.
Nakamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thousand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thousand misses with an uppercut. Nakamura saw that one coming.
Nakamura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thousand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thousand slips a jab from Nakamura.

Nakamura darts in and clinches Thousand up against the cage.
Ryo Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thousand struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Thousand is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Thousand manages to break the clinch.
Thousand ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Thousand's shoulder, as Thousand tries to avoid the shot.
Brian Thousand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a nice strike.
Nakamura throws a leg kick which misses Thousand's front leg but catches the back leg as Thousand tries to avoid it.
Thousand lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thousand checks a leg kick nicely.
Thousand looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thousand doesn't seem phased though.
Nakamura lunges at Thousand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thousand's hand.
Nakamura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakamura feints and then cracks Thousand's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thousand down.
Nakamura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thousand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Thousand's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakamura, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura lands with a right hand.
Thousand misses with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Nakamura!
After winning the bout, Ryo Nakamura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.