PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy Ozbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozbourne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let Me Hear You Scream. Shinya Nakata is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ozbourne
vs
Nakata

174 cm
24
141 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ozzy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinya Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne moves out of range as Nakata strikes.
Ozbourne slips a straight right by Nakata.
Ozbourne slips under a jab from Nakata.
Ozbourne staying out of range there.
Ozbourne looks for the body kick but Nakata saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ozbourne.

Ozbourne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ozbourne advances to half guard.
Nakata is looking to improve his position.

Nakata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ozbourne pulls his head out easily.
Nakata gets back to full guard.
Nakata trying to control the position.
Ozbourne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ozzy Ozbourne wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Ozbourne gets the takedown into side control.
Ozbourne cracks Nakata with a big elbow.
Nakata being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakata can't do much from the bottom here.
Ozbourne scoring with punches and elbows.
Ozbourne wants to control but Nakata is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne working the ground and pound.
Ozbourne is looking to take a break and control but Nakata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ozbourne lands a few punches from side control.
Ozbourne controls the position from side control.
Ozbourne scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ozbourne cracks Nakata with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ozbourne scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ozbourne works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ozbourne trying to control the position but Nakata is working away.
Nakata stops Ozbourne from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata seems a little lost for a moment, as Ozbourne dominates the positioning.
Ozbourne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nakata for as long as he can get away with.
Ozbourne cracks Nakata with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ozbourne staying calm.
Nakata struggling a bit here.
Nakata is looking for a sweep.
Ozbourne is putting a hurting on Nakata here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ozbourne is putting a hurting on Nakata here, landing some big shots from side control.

Ozbourne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakata, who protects the arm well.
Nakata is not content to let Ozbourne control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ozbourne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ozbourne works his way into full mount!
Ozbourne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ozbourne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ozbourne unloading with bombs!
Ozbourne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakata is working to get back to half guard.
Ozbourne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Ozbourne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Nakata.

Nakata is rocked!
Ozbourne shoots for a takedown but Nakata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shinya Nakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakata missing with a left hand there. Ozbourne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakata with a jab.
Ozzy Ozbourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nakata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ozbourne is trying to defend but Nakata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Nakata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ozzy Ozbourne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ozbourne is trying to maintain the position but Nakata is very close to passing his half guard.
Ozbourne gets back to full guard.

Nakata is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ozbourne is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ozbourne has escaped and now he's on top!
Ozbourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ozbourne passes into side control.
Ozbourne 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.
Nakata is looking to reverse the position.
Nakata is breathing heavily.
Ozbourne moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ozbourne lands some shots froms side control.
Nakata gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ozbourne stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ozbourne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakata defends it well.
Nakata is staying active underneath Ozbourne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ozbourne working Nakata over with strikes.
Ozbourne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakata with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ozbourne working Nakata over with strikes.
Nakata wants to get back to full guard.
Ozbourne sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozbourne trying to mount his opponent but Nakata defends it.

Ozbourne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nakata is just riding it out for now. Ozbourne eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Ozbourne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nakata is surviving well by controlling Ozbourne's body position as best he can.
The referee warns Nakata that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nakata wants to control but Ozbourne is having none of it.
The referee warns Nakata that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ozbourne unloading with bombs!
Ozbourne working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ozbourne controlling his opponent.
Ozbourne cracks Nakata with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ozbourne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ozbourne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ozbourne breaks from Nakata's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nakata is still in real trouble! Can Ozbourne finish him?
Nakata is working to get back to half guard.
Nakata seems to have recovered his senses.
Ozbourne wants to control the pace but Nakata is squirming around nicely.
Ozbourne controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Ozbourne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakata is just out of range.
Ozbourne misses with a double jab.
Ozbourne dives in and grabs Nakata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakata pushes down on Ozbourne's head and hops out.
Ozbourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakata.
Ozbourne tries for a takedown but Nakata circles away easily
and Nakata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakata slips a jab and a cross from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nakata counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozzy Ozbourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakata shoots and misses

and Ozbourne counters with a takedown into side control.
Ozbourne controls the position from side control.

Ozbourne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakata is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakata being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ozbourne is working Nakata over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakata misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Nakata manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ozbourne trying to hold on to Nakata's head to control him but Nakata postures up.
Ozbourne moves into full guard.
Nakata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ozbourne is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakata's guard.

Nakata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozbourne working some strikes from top position.
Ozbourne trying to control but Nakata is working from the bottom.
Ozbourne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakata is trying to keep Ozbourne in close.
Ozbourne passes into half guard.
Ozbourne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shinya Nakata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ozbourne scores with a couple of nice shots.

Nakata looking for submissions off his back.
Ozbourne works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ozbourne landing punches.
Ozzy Ozbourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ozbourne lands a big shot there that rocks Nakata but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ozbourne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ozbourne's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata regains half guard.
Ozbourne controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ozzy Ozbourne just wasn't active enough.

Ozbourne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ozbourne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzy Ozbourne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ozbourne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzy Ozbourne!