PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Nastula (ranked 23097 p4p, 3515 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nastula
vs
Musashi

185 cm
27
150
14 - 67 - 0

175 cm
25
154
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 14 - 67 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula misses with the combination.

Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Nastula tries for a takedown but Musashi manages to get underhooks.
Musashi avoiding damage as Nastula throws knees to the body.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Nastula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nastula blocks an uppercut.
Nastula blocks an uppercut.
Nastula is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Musashi is defending well.
A short uppercut from Musashi.
Nastula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
Musashi working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Nastula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Musashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Nastula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Nastula looking for a takedown.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi scores with a shot to the side of Nastula's head.
Still in the clinch, Musashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Musashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nastula.

Nastula is trying to trip Musashi. He has hold of a leg but Musashi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nastula persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Nastula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nastula passes Musashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Musashi pushes Nastula off looking to stand but Nastula dives back in and keeps control.

Nastula is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Musashi sees it coming and defends easily.

Nastula seems to be working for a kimura but Musashi defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nastula prevents Musashi from improving his position.

Nastula is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Musashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nastula is keen to just control but Musashi is a slippery customer.

Nastula is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Musashi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Musashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Musashi can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nastula seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nastula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nastula seems to be working for a kimura but Musashi defends the submission attempt.

Nastula is working for a kimura but Musashi is defending it quite comfortably.
Musashi is trying to stand.

Nastula is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Musashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nastula.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nastula is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Musashi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Nastula looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Nastula dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Musashi tries to clinch up but Nastula circles away and keeps his distance.
Nastula really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Musashi moves into the clinch.
Musashi lands with a light punch inside.
Musashi prevents the takedown attempt.
Musashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nastula backwards.
Nastula blocking some punches.
Nastula blocking some punches.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.

Nastula pulls guard effortlessly.
Musashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nastula is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula wants to sweep but no luck.
Nastula lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nastula drops back, looking for a kneebar! Musashi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Musashi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Musashi!

Musashi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Nastula gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
Nastula goes for a takedown attempt but Musashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nastula gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
Musashi gets underhooks to prevent Nastula's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Nastula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi lands a right hand.
Nastula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Musashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Musashi misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Nastula jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Musashi walks away with a smile on his face. Nastula gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi gets underhooks to prevent Nastula's takedown attempt.
A short left from Musashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nastula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi gets through Nastula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Nastula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nastula jumps guard but Musashi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Nastula takes a shot to the head.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Nastula has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Musashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nastula backwards.
Musashi lands a right hand.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nastula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nastula backwards.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nastula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Musashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nastula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Musashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Musashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nastula backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nastula.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nastula.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nastula.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
A short right from Musashi.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Musashi.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nastula backwards.
Nastula is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Musashi is defending well.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miyamoto Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nastula circles away.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Musashi sprawls well. Musashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nastula gets slowly back to his feet.
Musashi throws out a counter right but Nastula avoids it with no problem.

Musashi moves into the clinch.
Nastula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Musashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nastula.

Nastula manages to pull guard.
Musashi forces his way into half guard.
Musashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Nastula is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula manages to get to full guard.
Musashi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nastula manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Pawel Nastula overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nastula wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.

Nastula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Nastula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nastula has gone for a leg lock! Musashi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nastula's guard.

Musashi wants to stand and escape but instead Nastula has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Musashi wants to stand and escape but Nastula is having none of it.
Musashi wants to sweep here but Nastula controlling him for the moment.
Nastula trying to stand up but can't free himself from Musashi's guard.
Musashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nastula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nastula passes Musashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nastula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nastula is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nastula maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Musashi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nastula has cracked it and Musashi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nastula!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pawel Nastula!