PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between cross lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for cross lindland has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

lindland
vs
Nanahara

175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cross lindland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lindland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nanahara.
Nanahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt lindland.
lindland misses with a straight right.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
lindland throws a jab when Nanahara was well out of range.
lindland throws a lazy right hand but Nanahara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nanahara throws a head kick that half lands.
Nanahara misses with a body kick.
lindland misses with a looping left.
lindland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
lindland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nanahara but Nanahara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
lindland throws a hook to the side of Nanahara's head but Nanahara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Nanahara moves into the clinch.
Nanahara effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lindland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nanahara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nanahara rushes lindland and presses him up against the ropes.
Nanahara lands a nice elbow.

It looks like cross lindland has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Nanahara.

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

lindland feints and as Nanahara raises his hands in defense, lindland changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nanahara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

lindland drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nanahara manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now lindland has Nanahara in his guard.

lindland is looking for a triangle but Nanahara pushes his legs off easily.
lindland is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara trying to stand up but can't free himself from lindland's guard.
Nanahara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nanahara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
lindland has a closed guard, preventing Nanahara from standing up.
Nanahara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with lindland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nanahara forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Nanahara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara tries to stand but his hand is stuck under lindland.

lindland looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nanahara pushes past his half guard into mount!
Nanahara controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Nanahara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nanahara lands a big elbow.
lindland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
lindland is working hard here to advance position.

Nanahara gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Nanahara instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Nanahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on cross lindland's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

lindland fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nanahara.
lindland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nanahara is looking to slow lindland down with leg kicks.
Nanahara throws out a loose jab but lindland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nanahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
lindland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nanahara scores with a nice body kick.
Takeshi Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nanahara thows a body kick. lindland tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nanahara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
lindland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nanahara. Nanahara obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara swinging wilding here.
lindland steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nanahara. That one must have hurt.

Nanahara moves into the clinch successfully.
Nanahara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nanahara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Nanahara's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nanahara gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, lindland regains guard.

Nanahara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Nanahara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on lindland, up you get!
Nanahara scores with a head kick.
Nanahara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
lindland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nanahara.
Nanahara lands with a kick to the temple. lindland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
lindland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
lindland takes a kick to the side of the head.
lindland ducks under a wild hook from Nanahara.
Nanahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from lindland.
cross lindland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of lindland's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Nanahara.

Nanahara has taken the fight to the clinch.

Nanahara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nanahara.
lindland throws a head kick that misses

and Nanahara counters by clinching up.

Nanahara pulls lindland into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara wants to get back to his feet but lindland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Nanahara pushes lindland off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Nanahara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nanahara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Nanahara stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows lindland to get to his feet.
lindland slips a jab and a cross from Nanahara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nanahara takes the fight into the clinch.

Nanahara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Nanahara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on cross lindland's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nanahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
lindland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nanahara.
lindland falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nanahara moves into the clinch.

Nanahara breaks from the clinch.
lindland misses with a series of wild punches.
lindland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nanahara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nanahara lands with a kick to the temple. lindland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Nanahara.
lindland throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by lindland.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nanahara. lindland shrugs it off though.
Nanahara thuds his shin into the meat of lindland's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nanahara.
Nanahara slips a jab from lindland.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nanahara - that will leave a mark!

Nanahara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nanahara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nanahara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Nanahara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nanahara throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara scores with a nice body kick.

Nanahara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nanahara stalling.

Nanahara stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Nanahara.
lindland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Nanahara has lindland up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nanahara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nanahara takes the fight into the clinch.
Nanahara lands a body punch in the clinch.
lindland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nanahara has him pressed against the ropes.
Nanahara fails to pull guard.
Nanahara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
lindland tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nanahara.

Nanahara breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lindland misses with a shot to the body
and Nanahara counters with a leg kick.
Nanahara keeps lindland at a distance using the push kick.

Nanahara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
lindland being controlled here, momentarily.

lindland is working an open guard so Nanahara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nanahara lands a high kick!
Takeshi Nanahara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nanahara scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nanahara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nanahara controlling from the full mount.
cross lindland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Nanahara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nanahara 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Nanahara!