PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simija Nomurokai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brick Tires has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nomurokai
vs
Tires

188 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simija Nomurokai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Tires!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tires lands a leg kick that knocks Nomurokai off balance momentarily.

Nomurokai pushes Tires up against the cage in a clinch.
Nomurokai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nomurokai trying to control the position but instead, Tires has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nomurokai into the cage.
Nomurokai avoids a wild elbow strike from Tires.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tires throws an elbow but misses.
Tires throws an elbow but it misses.
Tires missing with knees to the body.
Tires gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Simija Nomurokai has been cut.
Tires misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tires lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomurokai backwards.
Tires blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nomurokai blocks an elbow strike.
Nomurokai takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Nomurokai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nomurokai misses with a punch to the body.
Tires has Nomurokai pressed against the cage, preventing Nomurokai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tires tries to land knees in the clinch but Nomurokai avoids the damage to the body.

Tires breaks from the clinch.
Tires tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nomurokai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tires tries to clinch up but Nomurokai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tires tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nomurokai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Nomurokai.
Brick Tires is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tires closes the distance and clinches.
Tires comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tires managing to block the knees to the body from Nomurokai.
Nomurokai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nomurokai managing to block the knees to the body from Tires.
Tires tries to land knees in the clinch but Nomurokai avoids the damage to the body.
Nomurokai stalling in the clinch but Tires improves position.
Nomurokai lands with a right to the head.
Tires creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nomurokai's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tires just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nomurokai's brow.
Tires lands an elbow inside that Nomurokai shrugs off.
Tires lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tires pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Tires breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai shoots in looking for a takedown. Tires tries to sprawl out of it but Nomurokai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tires manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Tires has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tires trying to land knees to the body.
Nomurokai takes an elbow to the forehead.

Tires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomurokai shoots for a takedown but Tires saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nomurokai looks for the body kick but Tires saw that one coming.
Tires fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nomurokai to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nomurokai looks to clinch but Tires throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nomurokai taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brick Tires!
During a confident post fight interview, Brick Tires thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.