PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 519 p4p, 72 weight class) and John Daugherty (ranked 966 p4p, 119 weight class). Namasuzuki comes into the arena with Stand By Me- Ben King blaring out of the sound system. Daugherty has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. John Daugherty told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Namasuzuki
vs
Daugherty

175 cm
23
266 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
235 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Rekt Inevitably
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Daugherty!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty scores with a sloppy right hand. Namasuzuki should have avoided that one.
We've been hearing reports that Namasuzuki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daugherty scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Daugherty misses the jab.
Daugherty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daugherty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daugherty scores with a punch to the head.
Daugherty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Namasuzuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Namasuzuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Namasuzuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daugherty in his tracks.
Namasuzuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daugherty if he has to take too many more of those.
Daugherty throws a nice looking combination but Namasuzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daugherty with a jab.
Daugherty is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Daugherty slips a jab from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daugherty.
Daugherty misses with an uppercut
and Namasuzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty misses the jab.

Namasuzuki forces Daugherty back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Namasuzuki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daugherty.
Daugherty is trying to break free.
Daugherty is trying to break free.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daugherty's elbow.
Namasuzuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Daugherty controls his hands.
Daugherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Namasuzuki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki misses with a body punch.
Namasuzuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Daugherty is trying to push Namasuzuki away but Namasuzuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Namasuzuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Daugherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki lands with a right to the head.
Namasuzuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daugherty backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daugherty.
Namasuzuki lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Namasuzuki.
Daugherty blocks a body shot from Namasuzuki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Namasuzuki lands with a light punch inside.
Namasuzuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Daugherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daugherty can't break the clinch.
Namasuzuki has Daugherty pressed against the cage, preventing Daugherty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Daugherty blocks an uppercut.
Namasuzuki keeps control of Daugherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Namasuzuki has Daugherty pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Namasuzuki.
A short body shot lands from Namasuzuki as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Namasuzuki.
Daugherty tries to circle away but Namasuzuki has him pinned against the cage.
Namasuzuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Namasuzuki lands with a left to the head.

Daugherty is rocked!
Namasuzuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daugherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Namasuzuki finish him?
Namasuzuki pushes Daugherty against the cage. Namasuzuki is working some dirty boxing. Namasuzuki pushes off with a quick right hook! Daugherty goes down! Daugherty tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Namasuzuki moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pupuki Namasuzuki!
Pupuki Namasuzuki retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pupuki Namasuzuki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Daugherty spoke after the fight, saying 'Umm...yeah...where am I again?'.