PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara's entrance music is This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. A fine choice. Kanne has chosen Don't Cry For Me Argentina as his entrance music. Nezu Nambara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nambara
vs
Kanne

190 cm
26
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
30
175 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

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World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne throws a right and a left that Nambara avoids nicely.

Nambara drives through and clinches with Kanne against the cage.
Kanne blocks the elbow strike.
Nambara misses with a knee strike.
Nambara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nambara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kanne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nambara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanne's brow.
Nambara stalls.
Nambara blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nambara throws an elbow but misses.
Kanne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nambara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne leaning against his opponent.
Kanne swings wildly with an uppercut but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nambara blocks a body shot from Kanne.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nambara throws an elbow but misses.
Nambara misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanne blocks an uppercut.
Nambara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nambara lands with a short shot to the head.
Nambara pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nambara has a couple of punches blocked by Kanne.
Nambara lands a shoulder strike.
Kanne blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nambara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanne's brow.
Kanne dodges an elbow strike from Nambara.
Nambara connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
Nambara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Nambara.
Nambara looking to slow down the pace here.
Kanne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanne dodges an elbow strike from Nambara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanne.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kanne tries to throw a body punch but Nambara avoids it by throwing Kanne back against the cage.
Nambara working aggressively here.
Nambara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanne backwards.
Nambara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanne blocking some punches.
Kanne blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanne.
Nambara wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nambara fails to land.
Nambara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanne.
Kanne looking to slow down the pace here.
Nambara tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Kanne in his tracks for a moment.
Nambara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nambara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nambara.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the head but Kanne blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nezu Nambara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne'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.

Nambara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kanne lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Nambara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanne.
Kanne ducks under a wild hook from Nambara.
Nambara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left and a right from Nambara both land. Nice combination.
Kanne misses with a straight right.
Nambara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nambara.
Kanne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nambara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nezu Nambara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nambara blocks a leg kick.
Nambara keeps the fight on the outside.
Nambara throws a combination that misses
and Kanne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kanne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kanne misses with a double jab.
Nambara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kanne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nambara counters with a nice body shot.
Kanne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nambara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanne.
Nambara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nambara keeps the fight on the outside.
Nambara wants to clinch.
Kanne misses with a hook. Nambara ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nambara tries to clinch up.
Kanne throws out a leg kick but Nambara moves out of range and Kanne only half commits.
Kanne misses with a left hand
and Nambara counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nambara walks into a stiff left hand from Kanne.
Nambara loads up on a big right hand but Kanne slips the punch.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nambara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kanne looks to land a combination but Nambara avoids it well.
Nezu Nambara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Nambara does no damage.
Nambara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kanne's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne misses with a low kick.
Nambara misses with a few strikes there.
Nambara loads up on a big right hand but Kanne slips the punch.

Nambara tries to keep at a distance but Kanne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nambara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Kanne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nambara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Kanne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nambara moves into the clinch successfully.
Nambara trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne lands an uppercut.
Nambara misses with an elbow over the top.
Nezu Nambara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nambara.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Kanne as the two fighters clinch.
Nambara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nambara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nambara prevents Kanne from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nambara scores with a knee to the head.
Nambara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanne trying to control the position but instead, Nambara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanne into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nezu Nambara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beasty Kanne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kanne misses with a wild combination.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanne misses the shot to the body.
Kanne misses with a series of wild punches.
Nambara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanne. Kanne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanne.
Beasty Kanne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kanne avoids the body shot from Nambara.
Kanne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nambara.
Nambara tries to clinch up but Kanne circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne throws a chopping leg kick but Nambara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kanne tries to clinch up but Nambara circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Nambara - just one landing.
Nambara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanne throws a lazy right hand but Nambara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanne doesn't manage to clinch there - Nambara circles away.
Kanne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Nambara. Those never looked like landing.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Kanne circles away.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Nambara avoids them all with ease.
Nambara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanne. Kanne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nambara misses with a few strikes there.
Nambara throws a nice looking combination but Kanne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nezu Nambara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nambara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara throws a leg kick but Kanne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nambara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanne.
Nambara throws out a loose jab but Kanne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nambara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Kanne.
Kanne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanne throws a body punch but Nambara moves out of range.
Kanne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nambara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara throws a right hand that Kanne ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanne also avoids with ease.
Nambara looks to land a combination. Kanne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nambara.
Kanne connects with a leg kick. Nambara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanne catches Nambara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kanne misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne misses with a series of wild punches.
Nambara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanne.
Kanne scores with a jab. Nambara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kanne slips a jab from Nambara.
Kanne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nambara connects with the punch.
Nambara lands a jab to Kanne's midsection.
Kanne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kanne throws out a loose jab but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nambara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kanne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nambara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanne should have avoided that one.
Kanne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nambara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanne can pounce on him.
A cross from Kanne lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nambara misses with a lunging right hand

and Kanne counters by clinching up.
Kanne blocks an elbow strike.
Kanne struggles to land a body shot inside as Nambara controls his hands.
Kanne wants to stall.
Kanne misses with some punches.
Beasty Kanne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nambara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanne lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beasty Kanne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nambara 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!