PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alalala Long (ranked 2960 p4p, 4666 weight class) and Shouta Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shouta Nakamura enters the cage!

Long
vs
Nakamura

170 cm
25
135
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
146
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alalala Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shouta Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long takes one on the button.

It looks like Alalala Long has been cut.
Long listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Nakamura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Long tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Long connects with a body shot that sends Nakamura's belly button to the back.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Long throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Nakamura wants to counter with a clinch but Long pushes him away.

Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long working aggressively here.
Long lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Long definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long working aggressively here.
Long works on Nakamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Nakamura.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long working aggressively here.
Long prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Long.
Long tries a body shot but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Long blocking some punches.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Nakamura takes a shot to the head.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long working aggressively here.
Long misses with some punches.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Nakamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Long digs a right hand underneath Nakamura's ribcage. Nakamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nakamura digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Nakamura as the two fighters clinch.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alalala Long will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alalala Long's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Long connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura misses the body punch
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Nakamura misses with a hook.
Long swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakamura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Long is looking to clinch.
Nakamura fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Long misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Shouta Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a hook.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Long misses with a looping right.
Long looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long scores with a nice head shot.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.

Long instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Long.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long scores with a nice hook to the head.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alalala Long has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Long lands an uppercut.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Long.
Long working aggressively here.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long gets through Nakamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Long.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Long lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Long throwing a counter right hand but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Long tries to bum rush Nakamura with a series of wild strikes but Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Long lands a really nice looking cross but Nakamura seems unphased.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.

Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alalala Long dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alalala Long's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Nakamura.

Nakamura rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Long cracks Nakamura with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Nakamura cracks Long with a nice body shot.
Long taking a breather.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shouta Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alalala Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long lands a body shot.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Long pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nakamura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Long bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Long scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Long!
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Alalala Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nice cross by Long.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Long is looking to clinch.
Long connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakamura momentarily.

Long moves into the clinch.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shouta Nakamura.
Well Long has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alalala Long!
Alalala Long thanked the fans post fight for their support.