PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamashita Kazuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuma's entrance music is Yatta!. A fine choice. Ryu Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kazuma
vs
Nakamura

175 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamashita Kazuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura misses with a double jab

and Kazuma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazuma.
Kazuma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Kazuma blocking some punches.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Kazuma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ryu Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazuma obliges.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuma.
Nakamura tries to break free but Kazuma pushes him back against the cage.
Kazuma trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuma avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakamura.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kazuma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazuma controls his hands.
Kazuma throws an elbow that misses.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Kazuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kazuma missing with knees to the body.
Kazuma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kazuma lands a damaging elbow.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuma.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Kazuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Kazuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Kazuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Kazuma controls the action.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma throws an elbow that misses.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Kazuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazuma crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kazuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Kazuma working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura is working Kazuma over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamashita Kazuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Nakamura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nakamura misses with a shot to the body
and Kazuma counters with a big head kick but Nakamura shrugs it off.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kazuma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakamura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nakamura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura misses with a double jab

and Kazuma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazuma.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Kazuma lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakamura won't want to take too many of those.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazuma obliges.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kazuma throws knees to the body.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Kazuma.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura blocks the elbow strike.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuma.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kazuma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamura's brow.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kazuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuma.
Kazuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Kazuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Kazuma, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Kazuma crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Kazuma working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazuma avoids it.
Kazuma scores a nice knee to the body.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamashita Kazuma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kazuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazuma landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura blocks the elbow strike.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Kazuma lands a knee to the body.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Kazuma, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamashita Kazuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Nakamura's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazuma as he avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Kazuma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakamura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kazuma throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Kazuma is looking to clinch.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Kazuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazuma is looking to clinch.
Ryu Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma lands a high kick!
Kazuma tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Kazuma counters with a big head kick but Nakamura shrugs it off.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazuma misses with a head kick.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kazuma counters with a head kick that drops Nakamura to the mat! Nakamura scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Nakamura is rocked!

Kazuma closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kazuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazuma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuma working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuma.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazuma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Kazuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma stops a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kazuma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamashita Kazuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Nakamura.
Kazuma lands a knee to the body.
Ryu Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Kazuma throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kazuma lands a damaging elbow.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kazuma throws knees to the body.
Kazuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kazuma scores a nice knee to the body.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazuma crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Kazuma.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yamashita Kazuma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazuma 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamashita Kazuma!