PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1052 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 151 p4p, 162 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Express Yourself. On his way into the cage it seems that Aristides Abel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aristides Abel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Abel
vs
Nakamura

190 cm
39
200
27 - 23 - 1

168 cm
30
186
14 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Nakamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakamura tries to avoid it.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nakamura just manages to avoid it.
Abel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body. Abel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakamura thuds a left hand into Abel's body.
Abel throws a poor cross that misses

and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Abel!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura trying to control the action but Abel is working from the bottom.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Abel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nakamura misses with the ground and pound.
Abel pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Abel is working from the bottom.
Abel wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura drags him back down.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakamura working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nakamura working the ground and pound but Abel is defending the strikes.
Abel pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Abel is trying to buck Nakamura off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakamura working the head with strikes.
Nakamura throws an elbow but Abel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abel pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nakamura is controlling him well.
Nakamura cracks Abel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Nakamura are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura landing strikes.
An elbow from Nakamura crashes against the mat.
Nakamura cracks Abel with a big right hand but Abel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abel dodges the ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
Abel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abel throws Nakamura to one side and escapes!
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Nakamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakamura tries to avoid it.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel misses with a leg kick.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Abel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nakamura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Abel tries to work over Nakamura's front leg with a kick but Nakamura checks it.
Nakamura feints the counter takedown.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on Nakamura's shoulder, as Nakamura tries to avoid the shot.
Abel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakamura.
Abel moves out of range as Nakamura strikes.
Nakamura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Abel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
That's time! Abel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
Abel moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel throws a low kick, looking for Nakamura's leg but Nakamura calmly moves out of range.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abel misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura cracks Abel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abel staying out of range there.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Abel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Abel.
Nakamura looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel lands the left hand.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
Abel cracks a nice hook into Nakamura's ribs.
Abel throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
Abel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abel tries to land a leg kick but Nakamura saw it coming and moves away.
Nakamura lands a lovely overhand right.
Nakamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Abel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Nakamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakamura tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abel tried to score with a low kick but Nakamura checks it.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Nakamura feints the counter takedown.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
Abel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Abel's head.
Nakamura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nakamura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abel.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Nakamura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura misses with a jab to the body
and Abel counters with a leg kick.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Abel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Abel.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Nakamura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Abel tenderised Nakamura's leg. Nakamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakamura shoots in but Abel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
Abel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakamura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abel defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Abel tried to score with a low kick but Nakamura checks it.
Nakamura cracks Abel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abel counters with a one-two to the body.
Abel scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Abel ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Nakamura misses
and Abel counters with a leg kick.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamura jabs at Abel's body.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamura digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries to work over Nakamura's front leg with a kick but Nakamura checks it.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakamura misses with a body punch
and Abel counters with a leg kick.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gurizuri Nakamura.
Abel connects with a crisp jab.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Abel with a series of wild strikes but Abel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakamura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel misses with an uppercut. Nakamura saw that one coming.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abel sizes up Nakamura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Abel.
Abel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Abel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Nakamura feints the counter takedown.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
Abel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Abel misses.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
A jab from Nakamura does it's job there.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel takes one on the button.
Nakamura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel throws a series of strikes that have Nakamura backpedaling.
Abel moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Abel throws a counter high kick but Nakamura was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Nakamura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.