PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 1272 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 161 p4p, 123 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Garrett
vs
Nakamura

175 cm
35
185
28 - 22 - 2

168 cm
39
186
30 - 24 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garrett scores with a takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Garrett won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Garrett is working Nakamura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garrett's guard.

Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett managing to control the position.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Garrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garrett is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrett is retaining full guard.
Nakamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura with a nice head shot there.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Garrett has momentary wrist control but Nakamura slips an elbow through the middle.
Nakamura postures up in Garrett's guard and throws a big left but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett controlling the position.
Nakamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garrett is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tran MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett wants to control the position but Nakamura says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garrett gets back to full guard.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garrett can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakamura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Garrett is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gurizuri Nakamura 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.

Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to Garrett's body. Garrett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakamura on the side of the head.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Nakamura knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Garrett fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garrett doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Nakamura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garrett has managed to clinch.
Garrett tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Garrett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett digs a good body shot into Nakamura's ribs.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garrett defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura blocks a jab.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garrett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura misses with a double jab
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nakamura misses with a jab to the body

and Garrett counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nakamura!
Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nakamura to see if he's OK.
Nakamura tries to bench press Garrett off him but Garrett keeps the position.
Garrett lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Garrett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looking to control but instead Nakamura has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Garrett is keen to just control but Nakamura is a slippery customer.
Garrett winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nakamura regains full guard. Nicely done.

Garrett drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakamura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakamura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakamura!

Garrett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakamura's best efforts.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garrett defending well though.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Garrett dodges it nicely.
Nakamura working over Garrett with some ground and pound. Garrett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garrett is controlling Nakamura's trapped leg to prevent Nakamura from advancing to side control.
Garrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakamura.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura is keen to just control but Garrett is a slippery customer.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garrett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nakamura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Garrett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nakamura throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamura swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.

Garrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nakamura!
Garrett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nakamura down.
Garrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nakamura manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garrett's best efforts.
Nakamura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Garrett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garrett cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garrett manages to get himself to full guard.

Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakamura working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nakamura slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is putting a hurting on Garrett here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garrett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Nakamura crashes against the mat.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garrett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamura throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Garrett to regain full guard.
Garrett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Nakamura working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Garrett avoids it easily.
Nakamura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gurizuri Nakamura.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!