PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Say Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenaka Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nara comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Stand Up. Takahashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Down - Captain Tinrib. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nara
vs
Takahashi

180 cm
26
218 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

193 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Springfield Nutrition

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Say Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tenaka Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takahashi.
Nara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Say Nara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Takahashi coming out on top.
Nara avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Nara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takahashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takahashi stuns Nara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takahashi misses with a double jab.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nara.
Takahashi lands a right hook to the body.
Takahashi cracks a nice hook into Nara's ribs.
Nara throws a chopping leg kick but Takahashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takahashi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Takahashi lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
Nara misses with a jab to the body
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nara misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takahashi lands a head shot.
Nara looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
Takahashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takahashi.
Tenaka Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nara misses with an uppercut.
Nara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nara staying out of range there.
Takahashi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nara lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
Nara throws an overhand right that lands on Takahashi's shoulder, as Takahashi tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi cracks the inside of Nara's front leg.
Takahashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takahashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nara is breathing heavily.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara misses with a double jab
and Takahashi counters with a two punch combo.
Takahashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takahashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takahashi lands a jab to the nose.
Nara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nara misses with a looping left.
Nara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takahashi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nara. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara walks into a straight right hand from Takahashi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takahashi, as that shot connected.
Takahashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Say Nara has been cut.
Takahashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takahashi with a nice cross.

Nara is rocked!
Takahashi walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nara drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Takahashi swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nara's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tenaka Takahashi!