PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Peoples (ranked 24027 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Nakamoto (ranked 23900 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peoples
vs
Nakamoto

180 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuya Nakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples tries to clinch but Nakamoto moves out of range.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Peoples doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamoto circles away.
Nakamoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Peoples misses with a takedown attempt - Nakamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nakamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peoples.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Peoples shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Peoples keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Peoples. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
Peoples is breathing heavily.
Peoples takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Peoples shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Peoples's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peoples takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
Katsuya Nakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Peoples takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto stuns Peoples with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakamoto scores with a hook to the body. Peoples takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peoples rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peoples on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamoto thuds a left hand into Peoples's body.
Nakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peoples at a distance.
Nakamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot that sends Peoples's belly button to the back.
Nakamoto punishes Peoples's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot that sends Peoples's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakamoto thuds a left hand into Peoples's body.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamoto digs a good hook to Peoples's body.
Katsuya Nakamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamoto throws a shot to the body.
Nakamoto lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Nakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peoples takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peoples takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peoples takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nakamoto has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Nakamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peoples looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamoto scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peoples takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakamoto lands with a nice body punch.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Peoples doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamoto digs a good hook to Peoples's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto digs a good hook to Peoples's body.
Nakamoto lands a jab to Peoples's midsection.
Peoples takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto jabs at Peoples's body.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot that sends Peoples's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto lands a nice hook to Peoples's body. Peoples takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Nakamoto digs a good hook to Peoples's body.
A shot to the liver by Nakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Peoples takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.
Peoples takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peoples doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamoto lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamoto lands with a good body shot.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuya Nakamoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nakamoto punishes Peoples's body with a nice straight punch.
Peoples takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Nakamoto scores with a hook to the body. Peoples takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chris Peoples is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamoto jabs at Peoples's body.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamoto works Peoples's body with a nice hook.
Nakamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamoto scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamoto jabs Peoples to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Nakamoto works Peoples's body with a nice hook.
Nakamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamoto punishes Peoples's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nakamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peoples takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peoples takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nakamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Nakamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Nakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peoples takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Peoples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Nakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Nakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peoples looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peoples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peoples is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
Nakamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peoples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nakamoto digs a good body shot into Peoples's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto jabs at Peoples's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Peoples might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nakamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto stuns Peoples with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakamoto lands a nice hook to Peoples's body. Peoples takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Nakamoto digs a good hook to Peoples's body.
Nakamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peoples doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Peoples doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamoto lands a jab to Peoples's midsection.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Nakamoto jabs at Peoples's body.
Nakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peoples at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peoples takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peoples takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peoples takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Peoples tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peoples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peoples looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamoto lands with a nice body punch.
Peoples takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakamoto jabs at Peoples's body.
Nakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peoples looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Nakamoto lands a jab to Peoples's midsection.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot that sends Peoples's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuya Nakamoto 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. This is the final round!

Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peoples misses with a low kick.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot that sends Peoples's belly button to the back.
Nakamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Peoples.
Nakamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peoples doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamoto thuds a left hand into Peoples's body.
Nakamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peoples tries to clinch up.
Nakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peoples looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamoto lands a nice hook to Peoples's body. Peoples takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peoples doesn't seem bothered though.
Peoples on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamoto lands a body shot.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot that sends Peoples's belly button to the back.
Nakamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peoples takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peoples takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamoto jabs Peoples to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peoples on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamoto connects with a body shot.
Nakamoto scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto digs a good hook to Peoples's body.
Nakamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peoples doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Katsuya Nakamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peoples on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Nakamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peoples looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Peoples doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto stuns Peoples with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Nakamoto lands with a nice body punch.
Peoples takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nakamoto lands a jab to Peoples's midsection.
Nakamoto lands a body shot.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamoto throws a shot to the body.
Nakamoto jabs Peoples to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamoto lands a jab to Peoples's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto stuns Peoples with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamoto scores with a body shot.
Nakamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peoples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Nakamoto cracks a nice hook into Peoples's ribs.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto throws a shot to the body.
Peoples tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nakamoto swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peoples on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peoples on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chris Peoples has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katsuya Nakamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakamoto scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Nakamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamoto 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Nakamoto!