PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Take Ogenawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimi Nagata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ogenawa
vs
Nagata

201 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Ogenawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimi Nagata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ogenawa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ogenawa lands in his opponent's guard.
Nagata wants to stand but Ogenawa is controlling the position.
Nagata is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nagata has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ogenawa has passed into side control.
Nagata is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ogenawa is controlling him well.
Ogenawa staying calm.
Nagata tries to buck Ogenawa off but Ogenawa is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata wants to get back to his feet but Ogenawa drags him back down.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ogenawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ogenawa.
Ogenawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagata swinging wilding here.
Ogenawa shoots in and drives through. Nagata sprawls well.
Nagata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ogenawa slips a jab and a cross from Nagata.

Nagata closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nagata lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ogenawa uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ogenawa throws a head kick but Nagata moves out of range.
Ogenawa is breathing heavily.
Nagata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ogenawa throws a sloppy head kick and Nagata moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Nagata scores with a four punch combination!
Nagata works over Ogenawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Nagata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nagata throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ogenawa on the side of the head.
A combination from Nagata does no damage.
Nagata lands with a nice combination. Ogenawa backs away looking to recover.

Nagata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nagata misses with the ground and pound.
Ogenawa is trying to buck Nagata off.
Nagata creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ogenawa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nagata tries to get to his feet but Ogenawa is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Nagata in his guard.
Nagata lands a couple of elbows.

Ogenawa pushes Nagata off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A left and a right from Nagata both land. Nice combination.
Ogenawa avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nagata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ogenawa sprawls well initially but Nagata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nagata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ogenawa defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nagata.
Nagata stalling away here and it's allowed Ogenawa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Nagata gets to his feet - Ogenawa follows without any prompting.
Nagata has a takedown stuffed.
Nagata misses with a wild combination.
Nagata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagata misses with a few strikes there.
Ogenawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nagata pinned against the cage. Nagata gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Ogenawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nagata decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagata wants to control but Ogenawa is keeping him busy.
Ogenawa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nagata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimi Nagata 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.

Nagata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ogenawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagata.
Ogenawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagata misses with the combination.
Ogenawa tries for a takedown but Nagata circles away easily

and Nagata counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagata scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagata postures up in Ogenawa's guard and throws a big left but Ogenawa blocks it.
Nagata trying to control the position from guard on top but Ogenawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagata throwing strikes from guard but Ogenawa blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ogenawa managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata wants to stand but Ogenawa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nagata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ogenawa's head.
Nagata throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ogenawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagata. Nagata gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagata moves in looking to clinch but Ogenawa pushes him off.
Nagata misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ogenawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice takedown defense from Nagata. No joy for Ogenawa on that attempt.
Ogenawa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Ogenawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagata tries to clinch but Ogenawa is having none of it.

Ogenawa moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Ogenawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ogenawa prevents Nagata from getting back to his feet.
Nagata wants to get back to his feet but Ogenawa passes into half guard.
Nagata wants to get back to full guard.
Nagata tries to kick Ogenawa off but Ogenawa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ogenawa decides to return to a standing position.
Nagata misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagata falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ogenawa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nagata's guard.

Ogenawa gets to his feet - Nagata follows without any prompting.
Nice shot lands for Nagata.
Ogenawa fails with the takedown.
Nagata fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagata tries to bum rush Ogenawa with a series of wild strikes but Ogenawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ogenawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Nagata.
Nagata cracks Ogenawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nagata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Take Ogenawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nagata throws a series of punches but Ogenawa moves out of range.
A combination from Nagata does no damage.
Ogenawa has a takedown stuffed.
Nagata tries for a takedown but Ogenawa circles away easily

and Ogenawa counters with a shoot takedown. Nagata fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ogenawa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagata wants to get back to his feet but Ogenawa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ogenawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ogenawa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Take Ogenawa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nagata circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Ogenawa.
Nagata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Nagata.

Ogenawa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Ogenawa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nagata to his feet.
Nagata shoots and misses

so Ogenawa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nagata throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ogenawa won't allow Nagata to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ogenawa's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ogenawa trying to control the position here.

Ogenawa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nagata off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nagata misses with a wild combination.
Nagata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nagata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ogenawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nagata is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Ogenawa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ogenawa misses with a takedown attempt - Nagata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nagata throws a right and a left that Ogenawa avoids nicely.
Ogenawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagata counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Ogenawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ogenawa shoots in for a takedown but Nagata shows good takedown defense.

Ogenawa has Nagata up against the cage in a clinch.

Ogenawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Nagata.
Nagata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yoshimi Nagata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ogenawa doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nagata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nagata.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ogenawa has his feet on Nagata's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nagata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagata tries to bum rush Ogenawa with a series of wild strikes but Ogenawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ogenawa misses with a head kick.
Ogenawa keeps the fight on the outside.

Nagata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nagata showed some decent athleticism there.
Nagata is looking to take a break and control but Ogenawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ogenawa is trying to stand up here but Nagata is controlling him well.

Ogenawa kicks Nagata off and gets back to his feet.
Ogenawa throws a right hand that Nagata ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagata also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Nagata misses.
Nagata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ogenawa looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ogenawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ogenawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa controlling the position easily from mount.
Nagata tries to reverse the position but Ogenawa maintains control.

Ogenawa gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Nagata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ogenawa kicks Nagata off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagata moves in looking to clinch but Ogenawa pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ogenawa misses with a kick to the body.
Ogenawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagata tries to clinch

and Ogenawa counters with a shoot takedown. Nagata fights it but they end up in guard.
Nagata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Take Ogenawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ogenawa 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Take Ogenawa!