PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yu
vs
Nabonaga

195 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yu pushes Nabonaga up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yu prevents Nabonaga from breaking the clinch.
Yu fails to pull guard.
Yu wants a takedown.
Yu tries to score a body lock takedown but Nabonaga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabonaga prevents the takedown attempt.
Nabonaga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nabonaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.

Yu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nabonaga tries a low kick but Yu avoids it.
Nabonaga looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
A jab from Nabonaga finds it's way through Yu's defenses.

It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Nabonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Yu darts in and clinches Nabonaga up against the ropes.
Yu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nabonaga is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.
Yu can't get the takedown.

Yu jumps guard and drags Nabonaga to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Yu had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nabonaga is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yu Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nabonaga's back instead.
Yu is breathing heavily.

Yu is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nabonaga is defending well though. Yu let's go of the attempt for now.
Nabonaga trying to control the position but Yu manages to sink in the hooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabonaga has hold of Yu's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

Yu working for a choke but Nabonaga is defending well.
Nabonaga has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Yu is looking for the choke from the back position but Nabonaga is controlling his hands well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nabonaga looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Yu patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Nabonaga tries to roll but Yu sticks to his back.
Nabonaga is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nabonaga is in bad spot here.
Nabonaga holding both Yu 's hands and preventing any damage.

Yu is persistently looking for the submission but Nabonaga is defending it well.
Nabonaga holding both Yu 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nabonaga surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Yu is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nabonaga defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Yu looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nabonaga looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nabonaga trying to get back to his feet but Yu is in full control for now.

Nabonaga manages to escape to his feet.
Nabonaga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yu takes one to the chin there.

Yu is rocked!
Nabonaga is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Yu hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Odda Nabonaga!