PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 527 p4p, 785 weight class) and Amakusa Saneuji (ranked 35 p4p, 54 weight class). Nomura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nomura. Amakusa Saneuji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nomura
vs
Saneuji

165 cm
23
135
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
135
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amakusa Saneuji!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura lands a right hook to the body.
Saneuji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saneuji shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nomura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saneuji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saneuji fails with the takedown
and Nomura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tadahiro Nomura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amakusa Saneuji.
Saneuji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saneuji will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saneuji doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nomura counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Saneuji is rocked!
Saneuji looks winded!
Nomura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saneuji moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Nomura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saneuji has his takedown stuffed
and Nomura counters with a big right hand! Oh Saneuji is in trouble here! Nomura follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadahiro Nomura!
Our winner, Tadahiro Nomura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.