PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forza Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nohara has chosen Dame Dame no Uta as his entrance music. Forza Gr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gr
vs
Nohara

160 cm
22
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

150 cm
20
174 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forza Gr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinnosuke Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nohara - that will leave a mark!
Gr is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nohara.
Nohara just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Gr takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Forza Gr has been cut.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Gr won't want to take too many of those.
Nohara lands an elbow just above Gr 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Gr won't want to take too many of those.
Nohara connects with a knee to the head.
Gr really is a fat lump.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Forza Gr's cut is getting worse.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Gr in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nohara.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nohara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grs head.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara crunches a lovely knee into Gr's ribcage.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara working Gr over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nohara.

Forza Gr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Gr won't want to take too many of those.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara crunches a lovely knee into Gr's ribcage.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nohara working Gr over with knees to the body.
Gr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Gr is working for takedown but Nohara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Nohara with a knee to the head.
Gr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Gr wants a takedown but no success here.
Nohara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gr backwards.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nohara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Gr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forza Gr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara connects with a knee to the head.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Gr shrugs off.
Nohara lands a damaging elbow.
Nohara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nohara lands a knee to the body.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Nohara.
A knee to the head by Nohara.
Nohara scores with a knee to the head.
Gr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nohara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Nohara.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nohara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forza Gr's cut.
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.

Gr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nohara tries to clinch up but Gr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nohara throws a head kick but Gr moves out of range.
Nohara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nohara as he avoids it easily.
Forza Gr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nohara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nohara. Gr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nohara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Nohara moves into range and clinches up with Gr.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Nohara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Nohara.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Gr shrugs off.
Nohara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nohara lands a damaging elbow.
Gr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nohara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nohara obliges.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gr.
Gr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gr avoiding damage as Nohara throws knees to the body.

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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gr.
Gr managing to block the knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara misses with an elbow over the top.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gr is defending well for now.
Shinnosuke Nohara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nohara misses with an elbow strike.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara scores with a knee to the head.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nohara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forza Gr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gr takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gr takes an elbow to the temple.
Nohara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gr blocks an elbow strike.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gr tries for a takedown but Nohara manages to get underhooks.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Gr in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Nohara digs a right hand into Gr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gr's gas tank.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Gr won't want to take too many of those.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Gr won't want to take too many of those.
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gr avoids it.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gr.
Nohara stops a takedown attempt from Gr.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gr can't get the takedown.
Nohara landing knees to the body.
Nohara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nohara lands with a short shot to the head.
Nohara connects with a knee to the head.
Nohara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nohara misses with an elbow strike.
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nohara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forza Gr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gr avoids the head kick by Nohara.
Nohara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gr.
Gr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nohara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nohara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nohara wants it to stay on the feet.

Nohara has managed to clinch.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Gr in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Gr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gr jumps guard but Nohara stands there with Gr around his waist. Gr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forza Gr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nohara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Gr in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gr tries to pull guard but Nohara won't allow it.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Nohara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nohara.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Gr in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nohara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nohara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Nohara lands an elbow just above Gr 's eye.
Gr can't get the takedown.
Nohara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gr's face.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nohara lands a damaging elbow.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nohara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nohara misses with an elbow strike.
Nohara trying to land knees to the body.
Gr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Gr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nohara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gr takes an elbow to the temple.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nohara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Gr fails to pull guard.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Gr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nohara scores with a knee to the head.
Gr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nohara prevents it.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nohara.
Nohara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nohara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nohara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Gr has Nohara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nohara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nohara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Forza Gr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Nohara.
Shinnosuke Nohara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinnosuke Nohara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nohara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nohara!