PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between el Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Nag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pablo
vs
Nag

160 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, el Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flynn Nag!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nag gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pablo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Nag rushes Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo lands a shoulder strike.

Nag pulls guard successfully.
Pablo content to stall in guard here.
Nag looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nag controls Pablo momentarily but Pablo frees himself.
Pablo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nag's head.
Pablo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nag is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nag keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pablo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Pablo shoots in and gets a takedown into Nag's guard.

Nag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pablo is aware though and is defending well.

Pablo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pablo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nag on the ground.
Pablo throwing strikes but missing.
Pablo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pablo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pablo is looking to work some ground and pound but Nag has wrist control.
Nag is trying to control the position but Pablo postures up.
Pablo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Nag keeps moving.
Nag trying to keep a closed guard but Pablo is proving a slippery customer.
Nag thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pablo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pablo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nag pushes Pablo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pablo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablo scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nag is looking for a sweep.
Nag looks gassed!
Pablo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nag is looking to regain half guard here but Pablo keeps moving and retains side control.
Pablo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pablo trying to control the position but Nag is working away.
Pablo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pablo wants to control but Nag is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Nag's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nag's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pablo working away.
Nag takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nag wants to control but Pablo postures up.
Pablo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nag is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pablo controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

el Pablo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pablo misses with a takedown attempt - Nag sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pablo shoots for a takedown but Nag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Nag moves into the clinch.
Pablo is trying to drag Nag to the mat but Nag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for el Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nag lands a good knee to the midsection. Pablo won't want to take too many of those.
Pablo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nag.
Pablo is trying to drag Nag to the mat but Nag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Nag breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Pablo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nag to the ground. Pablo is now in Nag's guard.

Nag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pablo defends well.

Nag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nag is breathing heavily.
Pablo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pablo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nag's guard.
Nag wants to get back to his feet.
Pablo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nag trying to control but Pablo postures up.
Nag wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nag wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pablo looks for a takedown but Nag sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pablo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nag to the ground. Pablo is now in Nag's guard.
el Pablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pablo tries to stand but Nag is controlling from the bottom.
Pablo scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nag keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Nag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pablo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nag is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. el Pablo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pablo shoots in for a double leg but Nag sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nag closes the distance and pushes Pablo back into the cage.
Pablo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nag is defending well.
Nag misses with the head strike.
Pablo is working for takedown but Nag is calmly controlling the position for now.

Nag jumps guard and drags Pablo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pablo wants to pass the guard but Nag is keeping the position.
Nag manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pablo manages to get himself to full guard.

Nag thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pablo has Nag pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

el Pablo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pablo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nag is fending him off so far but Pablo persists. Nope, Nag circles away and we're back to standing.
Pablo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nag.
Nag lands a head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pablo.

Pablo closes the distance and pushes Nag back into the cage.
Nag misses with a knee to the head.

Pablo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nag wants to control but Pablo is keeping busy.
Nag works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nag takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo is fighting to break Nag's control of his arms but Nag is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pablo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Pablo drops back looking for a leg! Nag is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nag manages to kick Pablo off! Pablo jumps back into Nag's guard.
Nag keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Pablo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nag looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Nag throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pablo escapes and throws Nag's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nag is looking for a sweep.
Pablo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nag!
Nag wants to hold on but Pablo pushes him away.
Pablo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nag tries to reverse the position but Pablo maintains control.

Pablo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nag is desperately trying to improve his position but Pablo has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo trying to control but Nag is having none of it.
Pablo controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nag is squirming around, avoiding Pablo's attempts to control the action.
Pablo content just to control the position here.

el Pablo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pablo shoots in but Nag avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for el Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
el Pablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pablo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... el Pablo!
Post fight, el Pablo took to the microphone: 'Tangina mo ka!!!'.