PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Srecko Katanec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Bate pesadão as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Katanec
vs
Nakamura

193 cm
19
203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Srecko Katanec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katanec tries to clinch up.
Nakamura tries to clinch up
and Katanec counters with a nice kick to the body.

Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katanec backwards.
Katanec goes for a takedown attempt but Nakamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakamura clinches but Katanec breaks the clinch
and Katanec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Katanec.
Katanec tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura closes the distance but Katanec moves to the side
and Katanec counters with an inside leg kick.
Katanec throws a leg kick but Nakamura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Katanec throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Katanec is having none of it.
Nakamura blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Katanec.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Katanec jumps guard.
Nakamura wants to stand and escape but instead Katanec has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Katanec wants to get up but he can't break Nakamura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Katanec has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakamura has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Katanec off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Katanec missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Katanec moves away

and Katanec counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Katanec from controlling successfully.
Katanec knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakamura on the ground.
Katanec wants to stand and escape but instead Nakamura has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura gets to his feet - Katanec follows without any prompting.
Katanec tries to clinch but Nakamura moves out of range.

Katanec closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Katanec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shunsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakamura tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Katanec counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura defending against the ground and pound.
Katanec grinds an elbow into Nakamura's temple.
Katanec working the strikes but Nakamura uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nakamura pushes Katanec off but Katanec dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanec throws an elbow but Nakamura slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nakamura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Katanec.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Katanec.

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.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Katanec.
Katanec thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katanec misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Katanec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Katanec is avoiding it.

Nakamura drives through and clinches with Katanec against the ropes.
Nakamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Srecko Katanec has been cut.
Katanec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katanec tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Katanec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
A short left from Nakamura.
Katanec looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Katanec tries to pull guard but Nakamura holds him up against the ropes and eventually Katanec drops back down to his feet.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Katanec has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the ropes.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Katanec.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katanec tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Katanec back against the cage.
Katanec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katanec tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Katanec circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Katanec.
Srecko Katanec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nakamura rushes Katanec and presses him up against the ropes.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katanec with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katanec tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Srecko Katanec. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Katanec tries to keep at a distance but Nakamura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katanec takes a shot to the head.
Katanec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.

Nakamura drops Katanec onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Katanec is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Katanec is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura lands a big right hand that drops Katanec! The killer instinct kicks in and Nakamura finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nakamura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsuke Nakamura!