PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uematsu Nomura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Assassin
vs
Nomura

178 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uematsu Nomura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nomura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Assassin.
Nomura is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin dominating with strikes here.
Assassin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Assassin lands with some strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Assassin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nomura is looking to get to half guard.
Assassin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Assassin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!

Assassin is working for a guillotine from mount but Nomura frees his head quite easily.
Assassin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nomura looks a forlorn figure.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nomura is trying to escape the mount.
Assassin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomura taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Assassin.
Nomura is bucking up trying to escape but Assassin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nomura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assassin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Assassin breaks from Nomura's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Assassin.
Assassin raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nomura's face.
Assassin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nomura looks a forlorn figure.
Assassin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nomura looks gassed!

Nomura defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Assassin.
Nomura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin landing strikes from the mount.
Assassin cracks Nomura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Assassin working Nomura over with strikes here.
Assassin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nomura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Assassin landing shots from mount.
Assassin with good strikes from the mount here!
Nomura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Assassin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nomura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nomura working to try and regain half guard.

Assassin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nomura has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Assassin working for a submission but Nomura is keeping him at bay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assassin with shots to the head and body - Nomura looks very uncomfortable down there.
Assassin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nomura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nomura working to try and regain half guard.
Assassin landing strikes from the mount and Nomura is in trouble!
The referee warns Nomura that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin unloading with bombs!
Assassin lands a big elbow.
Assassin with good strikes from the mount here!
Nomura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canadian Assassin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Assassin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Assassin working the ground and pound.
Nomura manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nomura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Assassin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomura can do to turn this around?
Nomura tries to roll over but Assassin keeps him under control.
Nomura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nomura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Assassin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Assassin is nestled in close to Nomura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Nomura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Assassin pulls his head out easily.
Nomura is breathing heavily.
Nomura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Assassin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nomura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Assassin working Nomura over with strikes.

Assassin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.

Assassin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nomura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Assassin.

Assassin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Nomura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.

Assassin is working for a submission of some sort.
Nomura is looking to improve his position.
Assassin is nestled in close to Nomura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Assassin lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Assassin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nomura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Assassin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nomura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Assassin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Assassin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assassin connects with a nice short shot to Nomura's temple.
Assassin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nomura wants to hold on but Assassin pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin lands a heavy elbow.
Assassin lands a big elbow.
Nomura is in a horrible position here. Assassin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nomura is desperately trying to improve his position but Assassin has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nomura is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nomura is in a horrible position here. Assassin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Assassin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Assassin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nomura hang on?
Assassin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Assassin.
Assassin punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canadian Assassin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Assassin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nomura to the mat! Nomura manages to get full guard.
Assassin stands up over Nomura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Assassin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nomura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
Assassin landing with the ground and pound.
Assassin connects with a couple of short punches.
Assassin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nomura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Nomura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assassin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin landing with the ground and pound.
Assassin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nomura 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.
Assassin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Assassin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Assassin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Assassin with a nice head shot there.

Nomura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Canadian Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Assassin lands a couple of elbows.

Assassin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nomura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nomura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nomura trying to pass the guard but Assassin defending well.

Assassin actively working from the bottom here.

Nomura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nomura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Assassin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Assassin looking for submissions off his back.
Nomura uses his free foot to push down on Assassin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Assassin.

Assassin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nomura.
Assassin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Assassin gets back to full guard.

Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Assassin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nomura defends it easily.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Nomura tries to pass.

Nomura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Uematsu Nomura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Assassin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nomura defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canadian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assassin 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canadian Assassin!