PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Ward (ranked 3898 p4p, 5516 weight class) and Ryozo Nishimura (ranked 474 p4p, 597 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brendan Ward has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brendan Ward seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ward
vs
Nishimura

189 cm
25
205
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
220
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryozo Nishimura!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ward closes the distance and clinches.
Nishimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nishimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nishimura lands a knee to the body.
Nishimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Brendan Ward has been cut.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nishimura lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Nishimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Nishimura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nishimura told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Nishimura fails to land.
Nishimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nishimura obliges.
Knees to the body from Nishimura.
Nishimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nishimura lands an elbow inside.

Brendan Ward's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura misses with a punch to the body.
Nishimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nishimura crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Nishimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Nishimura misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Nishimura.
Nishimura lands an elbow inside.
Nishimura crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Nishimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nishimura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishimura landing knees to the body.
Nishimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ward in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nishimura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nishimura with a knee to the head.

Ward is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura lands a big knee to the head and Ward goes down! Nishimura pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryozo Nishimura!