PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshikatsu Nakao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yap comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ten Thousand Fists kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yoshikatsu Nakao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Yap's chin.

Nakao
vs
Yap

181 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshikatsu Nakao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakao showed some decent athleticism there.
Nakao not doing much here.
Yap is staying active underneath Nakao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nakao is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yap!
Nakao looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nakao is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap throws a leg kick but Nakao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nakao throws a lazy right hand but Yap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yap is looking to clinch but Nakao is avoiding it.
Yap dodges the punch combination from Nakao.
Yap lands a jab-cross combination.
Nakao throws the left hand but Yap avoids the punch easily.
Nakao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yap darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakao could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yap winds up and cracks Nakao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yap works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakao tries to reverse the position but Yap maintains control.
Nakao is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nakao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakao is in a horrible position here. Yap smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yap cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yap putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakao is breathing heavily.
Yap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakao is looking to get to half guard.
Nakao is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yap with shots to the head and body - Nakao looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nakao is in a horrible position here. Yap smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yap with a couple of short strikes.
Yap with shots to the head and body - Nakao looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yap content just to control the position here.
Yap lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yap cracks Nakao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakao is looking to get to half guard.
Yap looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yap tries to control but Nakao wriggling away.
Yap unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yap can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakao is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Yap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Nakao. No joy for Yap on that attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nakao.
Yap tries to improve position but can't.

Nakao goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yap has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nakao but great work by Yap.
Nakao is trying to improve his position.
Yap lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yap is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yap laying and praying for a moment but Nakao takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakao trying to control here.
Yap wants to take a breather but Nakao is having none of it.
Yap working Nakao over with strikes.

Yap is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Nakao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yap controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yap working the head and body with strikes.
Nakao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yap.
Yap working Nakao over with strikes.
Nakao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakao tries to get out of the position.

Yap stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nakao to get to his feet.
Nakao tries for a takedown but Yap circles away easily

and Yap counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Yap.

Yap jumps into guard, dragging Nakao to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakao wants to control from the top but Yap keeps moving.
Yap looking for a sweep. Not yet Yap, not yet.
Nakao wants to get up but he can't break Yap's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yap seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yap wants to stand up but Nakao is controlling him.
Nakao trying to control but Yap is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yap keeping full guard, as Nakao tries to pass.
Yap trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yap wants to clinch.
Yap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yap gets a takedown into half guard.
Yap wants to pass the guard but Nakao is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Yap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nakao has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yap as Nakao tries to tie him up.

Nakao tightens his grip and picks Yap up, before dumping him to the ground. Yap manages to land in guard.
Nakao wants to control from the top but Yap keeps moving.
Yap pulls Nakao in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakao from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yap is trying to keep Nakao in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yap keeping moving, preventing Nakao from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakao is fighting to break Yap's control of his arms but Yap is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nakao postures up.
Nakao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nakao content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yap is pulling down on Nakao's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakao, at least for the moment.
Nakao tries to stand but Yap is controlling from the bottom.
Nakao stops Yap from standing up.
Nakao postures up.

Nakao stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A clash of legs there as Nakao blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakao blocks a head kick by Yap.

Nakao gets a takedown into half guard.
Yap trying to control from the bottom.
Jay Yap has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakao is looking to stall here but Yap recovers full guard.
Yap wants to sweep here but Nakao controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakao decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yap, up you get!

Yap shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nakao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nakao is looking for a sweep.

Yap thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Nakao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Nakao throws Yap to one side and escapes!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshikatsu Nakao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yap has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Yap!