PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen "Shake 'Em On Down" by RL Burnside as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Nakamura
vs
Evans

180 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakamura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.

Evans clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the ropes.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense.

Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakamura sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakamura pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakamura trying to control here.
Evans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Evans stands up out of the half guard.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura fails with the takedown

so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiro Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nakamura with a poor takedown

and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakamura's guard now.
Evans wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evans controls the pace.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakamura has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakamura wants to control but Evans passes easily into half guard.
Nakamura is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakamura is retaining full guard.

Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evans.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.

Evans stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nakamura shoots and misses

and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.

Evans stands and steps away. Nakamura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Evans throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura clinches but Evans breaks the clinch

and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nakamura!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evans tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Evans.

Evans jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nakamura manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamura manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura closes the distance looking to clinch

and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakamura's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Evans trying to control but Nakamura is having none of it.

Evans with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nakamura tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakamura is looking to escape.
Nakamura wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Freddy Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nakamura because Evans loaded up on that one.
Nakamura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Evans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakamura regains half guard.
Well, if Evans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

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.

Nakamura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamura is trying to stand.
Evans not doing much here.
Nakamura works his way to full guard. Good work.

Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.

Nakamura is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans 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.
Evans trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakamura's guard.

Nakamura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evans sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nakamura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans stays in close to Nakamura's body and controls the position.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakamura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nakamura doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Evans trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.

Evans is looking for a kimura but Nakamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
Nakamura tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.

Evans is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakamura is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakamura avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nakamura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Evans advances to full mount.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura tries to lock up and control but Evans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Evans wants to control the pace but Nakamura is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura tries to improve his position but instead Evans has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Nakamura turns into Evans and is now in his guard.
Evans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakamura holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evans tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Evans throws some wild stikes that Nakamura manages to avoid easily.
Evans controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans punching from mount but Nakamura doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Evans works his way to his opponent's back.
Evans somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Evans is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Evans missing with strikes from the back.

Evans working for the choke.
Evans slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Evans throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Nakamura is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans controls the position.
Evans misses with a punch to the head.
Evans misses with punches from the back.
Evans misses with an elbow to the head.
Nakamura tries to escape but Evans has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Evans struggling to land strikes to the head as Nakamura covers up.
Nakamura wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Nakamura manages to reverse the position and now he's in Evans's guard. Nice work there by Nakamura.

Evans pushes Nakamura off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nakamura misses with a takedown

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Evans controlling the action here.

Evans decides to stand and escape the position.

Evans feints and as Nakamura raises his hands in defense, Evans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Evans stands up from Nakamura's guard - Evans perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakamura's guard now.
Shiro Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Evans winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Evans!