PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AnthonyH Moreno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nakamura
vs
Moreno

187 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AnthonyH Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Moreno works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakamura stands up over Moreno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Moreno trying to control the position.
Moreno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura pushes down on Moreno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nakamura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakamura lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreno is looking to escape.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura stops Moreno from getting back to his feet.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moreno is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno cracks the inside of Nakamura's front leg.
Moreno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreno misses with a head kick.
Moreno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Nakamura shoots in and bounces Moreno off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Nakamura prevents Moreno from getting back to his feet.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura postures up in Moreno's guard and throws a big left but Moreno blocks it.
Moreno is looking to stand back up but Nakamura counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Moreno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing shots but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Moreno trying to control but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura with the ground and pound but Moreno uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Moreno controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moreno gets full guard.
Moreno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but Moreno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moreno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moreno is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakamura has wrist control.
Moreno is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nakamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moreno with a nice head shot there.
Moreno throwing strikes but missing.
Moreno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moreno defends well.
Moreno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moreno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moreno is one step ahead there.
Moreno with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moreno lands a head kick!

It looks like Yoshihiro Nakamura has been cut.
Moreno connects with the punch.
Moreno misses with a double jab

and Nakamura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moreno!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moreno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nakamura won't let Moreno get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moreno because Nakamura loaded up on that one.
Nakamura throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nakamura trying to control but Moreno is having none of it.
Moreno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control but Moreno is having none of it.
Moreno can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Moreno really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nakamura looking to ground and pound but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Nakamura punching from mount but Moreno doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Nakamura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moreno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moreno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moreno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moreno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Moreno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moreno tries to clinch but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moreno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moreno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moreno throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moreno throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moreno throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Nakamura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moreno sprawls well initially but Nakamura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakamura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Nakamura there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakamura seems to be looking for submissions.
Moreno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nakamura stalling.
Moreno is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard.
Moreno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moreno.

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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moreno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stops Moreno from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Nakamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moreno!
Yoshihiro Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moreno is looking to get to half guard.
Nakamura thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a head shot.
Moreno is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura trying to control but Moreno is having none of it.
Moreno is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nakamura misses with a head shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moreno wants to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Nakamura working Moreno over with strikes here.
Nakamura prevents Moreno from getting the reversal.
Moreno is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Nakamura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nakamura looking to control but Moreno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nakamura landing punches.
Moreno is trying to escape the mount.
Moreno tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Moreno is squirming around, avoiding Nakamura's attempts to control the action.
Moreno tries to hold on but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moreno wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.

Nakamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Moreno defends it well.
Nakamura thowing shots but they're missing.

Moreno bucks up and throws Nakamura to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moreno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Moreno throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Moreno. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno lands a head kick. Nakamura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nakamura tries a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Moreno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moreno misses with a looping right.
Nakamura slips a jab and a cross from Moreno.

Nakamura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moreno sprawls well initially but Nakamura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moreno is looking to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Moreno is a slippery customer.
Moreno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakamura is working away from the top position though.
Moreno looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshihiro Nakamura.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Yoshihiro Nakamura!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Yoshihiro Nakamura!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yoshihiro Nakamura!

Yoshihiro Nakamura wins by unanimous decision!