PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wish Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Nakamura has chosen Bate pesadão as his entrance music. Shunsuke Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bone
vs
Nakamura

187 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Demonic Drugs

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wish Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone stuns Nakamura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shunsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bone tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bone.
Nakamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bone.
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura lands with a straight right. Bone didn't see that one coming.
Bone walks into a left hand.
A left and a right from Bone both land. Nice combination.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakamura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bone slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Bone wants to clinch.
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Bone digs a good hook to Nakamura's body.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Bone.
Bone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakamura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bone somewhat.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
Bone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bone clinches.
Nakamura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bone up against the ropes.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Nakamura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakamura stalks Bone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bone's face. Bone staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bone.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakamura thinking.
Bone misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nakamura walks into a left hand.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Bone to acknowledge the strikes.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Nakamura scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura with a jab.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Nakamura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nakamura throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wish Bone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Wish Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura avoids it really well and circles away.
Nakamura looks to land a combination. Bone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Bone to acknowledge the strikes.
Bone tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Nakamura as he connects with a hook.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Bone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakamura circles away.
A jab from Bone misses.
Bone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
Bone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bone clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Bone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakamura's head.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Bone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bone dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Bone shoots in but Nakamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wish Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Nakamura.
Good shot there by Nakamura.
Bone tries to clinch up.
Bone tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Bone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Bone slips the punch.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bone.
Wish Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakamura lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Bone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakamura throws the left hand but Bone avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Bone.
Bone throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Bone tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four 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.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bone is defended easily by Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nakamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shunsuke Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nakamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.
Nakamura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bone punishes Nakamura's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bone lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamura's head back.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Nakamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone catches Nakamura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Bone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Nakamura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nakamura backs up against the ropes.
Nakamura throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakamura wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bone moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nakamura's corner calls for a 1-2. Nakamura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Bone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Bone moves out of range.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Bone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakamura in his tracks.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a two punch combo.
Bone staying out of range there.
Nakamura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakamura wants it to stay on the feet.
Bone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura swinging wilding here.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
Bone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Bone gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone taking a breather.

Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Nakamura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone moves out of range as Nakamura strikes.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wish Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wish Bone!