PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Johansson
vs
Nakata

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Nakata misses its intended target.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Nakata keeps it at a distance.

Johansson rushes Nakata and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
Johansson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakata.
Johansson just leaning against Nakata, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakata should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakata is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Nakata takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Hoshi Nakata has been cut.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson prevents Nakata from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Johansson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nakata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johansson stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Johansson.
Nakata connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakata.
Johansson stalling.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nakata tries to break free but Johansson pushes him back against the cage.
Nakata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johansson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Johansson.
Nakata lands the left hand.
Johansson slips under a jab from Nakata.
Nakata misses with a looping left.
Nakata goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Nakata misses.
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
Nakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakata throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Nakata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakata throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Nakata throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
Nakata misses with a looping right.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nakata.

Johansson has closed the distance and engaged Nakata in a clinch.
Nakata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakata can't break the clinch.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakata up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Johansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoshi Nakata's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johansson staying out of range there.
Nakata keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakata looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakata sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nakata swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.

Johansson moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johansson prevents Nakata from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Johansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johansson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johansson.
Nakata wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johansson.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakata's efforts to push away.
Johansson has Nakata pressed against the cage, preventing Nakata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson keeps control of Nakata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson effectively controlling the action here.
Nakata can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Nakata blocking some punches.
Nakata blocking some punches.
Nakata tries to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling the position.
Nakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johansson has Nakata pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson stalls.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakata uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson just leaning against Nakata, taking a breather.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakata's efforts to push away.
Johansson lands an elbow inside.
Nakata has had enough of the clinch but Johansson keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakata is trying to break free.
A short left from Johansson.
Johansson is struggling to control the position.
Johansson trying to land knees to the body.
Nakata has had enough of the clinch but Johansson keeps him there for the moment.
Johansson has Nakata pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johansson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakata is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Nakata wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
A short right from Johansson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakata.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakata.
Johansson keeps control of Nakata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Johansson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hoshi Nakata's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nakata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Nakata misses with the combination.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Nakata is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Nakata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi Nakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakata cracks Johansson with a good jab.
Nakata misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Nakata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakata with a hook.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Johansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakata has had enough of the clinch but Johansson keeps him there for the moment.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakata blocks a body shot from Johansson.
A frustrated look appears on Nakata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson just leaning against Nakata, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakata working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakata up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson leaning against his opponent.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Nakata.
Nakata wants to break free but Johansson has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johansson throws an elbow but misses.
Nakata blocking some punches.
Johansson has Nakata pushed against the cage.
Nakata tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Johansson to work.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Nakata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
Johansson has Nakata pressed against the cage, preventing Nakata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Nakata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Nakata is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Johansson.
Johansson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Johansson.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Nakata.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakata throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Hoshi Nakata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Johansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakata lands with a straight right. Johansson didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johansson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Johansson!