PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Nakatomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Martin
vs
Nakatomi

170 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiko Nakatomi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatomi cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin misses with an uppercut
letting Nakatomi counter with a right hand.
Nakatomi slips under a jab.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Nakatomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Nakatomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Nakatomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a hook but Nakatomi blocks it.
Nakatomi throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakatomi misses with a jab to the body
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin misses with a shot to the body
and Nakatomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Nakatomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Nakatomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nakatomi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakatomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakatomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Nakatomi moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi misses the shot to the body.
Martin slips a straight right by Nakatomi.
Martin swings for the body but Nakatomi moves out of range.
Nakatomi needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Nakatomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakatomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakatomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Nakatomi.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakatomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakatomi misses with an uppercut

and Martin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakatomi keeps working.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin is nestled in close to Nakatomi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakatomi keeps working.

Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakatomi defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakatomi avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakatomi defending well though.
Martin wants to free his trapped foot but Nakatomi is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Nakatomi pushes Martin off and gets back to his feet.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakatomi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakatomi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakatomi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Martin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin misses with a right hand
and Nakatomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Paul Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakatomi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakatomi tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Nakatomi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakatomi is just out of range.
Nakatomi connects with a jab.
Martin misses with a hook. Nakatomi ducked under it nicely.
Martin looks to land a combination but Nakatomi avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatomi misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Nakatomi 's knee.
Nakatomi slips under a jab from Martin.
Nakatomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Nakatomi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Nakatomi moved out of range.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakatomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin slips a straight right by Nakatomi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakatomi throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Keiko Nakatomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakatomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakatomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Nakatomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakatomi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martin throws a hook but Nakatomi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nakatomi counter with a right hand.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Nakatomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakatomi pinned against the cage. Nakatomi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin misses with a hook
and Nakatomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keiko Nakatomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakatomi slips under a jab from Martin.
Martin lands with a straight right. Nakatomi didn't see that one coming.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakatomi counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Nakatomi blocks the leg kick.
Nakatomi lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Nakatomi moved out of range nicely.
Martin takes a swing at Nakatomi's ribcage but misses.
Nakatomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Nakatomi walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Nakatomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiko Nakatomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nakatomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakatomi.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Nakatomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakatomi wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Nakatomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatomi dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakatomi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Nakatomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Nakatomi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sloppy strikes from Nakatomi. Those never looked like landing.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Nakatomi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martin misses with a hook. Nakatomi ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Nakatomi.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nakatomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakatomi looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakatomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Nakatomi is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks for a takedown but Nakatomi sprawls well.
Nakatomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakatomi misses with a double jab.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Nakatomi misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin slips under a jab from Nakatomi.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Nakatomi's head but Nakatomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin avoids the body shot from Nakatomi.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four 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.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nakatomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakatomi.
A left and a right from Martin both land. Nice combination.
Nakatomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Nakatomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Nakatomi misses.
Nakatomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keiko Nakatomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakatomi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiko Nakatomi!