PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leko Pavicevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes into the arena with Bate pesadão blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakamura
vs
Pavicevic

185 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
219 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shunsuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leko Pavicevic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavicevic.
Nakamura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Pavicevic.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pavicevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Pavicevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura lands a two punch combo.
Shunsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pavicevic has time to react.
Pavicevic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavicevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.

Pavicevic pushes Nakamura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
Pavicevic working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Pavicevic connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Shunsuke Nakamura has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura digs a right hand underneath Pavicevic's ribcage. Pavicevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pavicevic lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Pavicevic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Pavicevic has Nakamura pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Nakamura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavicevic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavicevic.
Pavicevic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakamura fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Pavicevic clinches with his opponent.
Pavicevic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Pavicevic.
Pavicevic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakamura blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavicevic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Pavicevic.
Pavicevic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pavicevic lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakamura won't want to take too many of those.
Pavicevic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pavicevic lands a damaging elbow.
Pavicevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
A short left from Pavicevic.
Pavicevic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura lands a right hand.
Pavicevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura pushes Pavicevic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavicevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavicevic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Pavicevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavicevic backwards.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Pavicevic.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavicevics head.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavicevic backwards.
Nakamura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavicevic backwards.
Pavicevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic takes a shot to the head.

Pavicevic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Pavicevic has gone for a leg lock! Nakamura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pavicevic's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nakamura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pavicevic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Pavicevic trying to control the position.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Pavicevic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nakamura's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nakamura duly obliges.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Pavicevic moves out of range.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Pavicevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakamura. That snapped Pavicevic's head back.
Nakamura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nakamura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakamura lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Pavicevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nakamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pavicevic on the side of the head.
Pavicevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Pavicevic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Pavicevic.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Pavicevic's head but Pavicevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura lands with a nice combination. Pavicevic backs away looking to recover.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Pavicevic's shoulder, as Pavicevic tries to avoid the shot.
Pavicevic looks for the body kick but Nakamura saw that one coming.
Pavicevic throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Pavicevic takes one to the side of the head.
Nakamura jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakamura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pavicevic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakamura. That snapped Pavicevic's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A cross from Nakamura lands.
Pavicevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura works over Pavicevic's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leko Pavicevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shunsuke Nakamura'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.

Nakamura catches Pavicevic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pavicevic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pavicevic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nakamura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pavicevic has time to react.
Nakamura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pavicevic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nakamura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pavicevic's head backwards.
Pavicevic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pavicevic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura lands an overhand right.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavicevic.
Nakamura works the jab nicely.
Shunsuke Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavicevic slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a good cross that connects.
Pavicevic misses with a kick to the body.
Pavicevic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamura defends it nicely.
Pavicevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavicevic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Nakamura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Pavicevic with a series of wild strikes but Pavicevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakamura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pavicevic tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavicevic wants to clinch.
Nakamura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Pavicevic with a series of wild strikes but Pavicevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Pavicevic with a series of wild strikes but Pavicevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavicevic.
Nakamura with a hook.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Pavicevic.
Nakamura lands a jab-cross combination.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Pavicevic with a series of wild strikes but Pavicevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavicevic tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Pavicevic is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Nakamura is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Pavicevic moves away and avoids it.
Pavicevic misses with a body kick.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakamura.
Nakamura cracks Pavicevic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Nakamura there.
Pavicevic misses with a head kick.
Pavicevic misses with an uppercut. Nakamura saw that one coming.
Nakamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nakamura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pavicevic backs up against the ropes.
Pavicevic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nakamura lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakamura!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nakamura - just one landing.

Pavicevic is rocked!
Nakamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Pavicevic off the ropes and back into rage.
Pavicevic walks into a straight right hand from Nakamura.
Pavicevic is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamura finish him?
Nakamura connects with a right hand. Pavicevic shakes it off.
A cross from Nakamura lands.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Nakamura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nakamura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nakamura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nakamura throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pavicevic stumbling backwards into the ropes! Pavicevic bounces back off the ropes towards Nakamura, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Nakamura lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Nakamura celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shunsuke Nakamura!