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). Keiko Nakatomi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Martin's chin.

Martin
vs
Nakatomi

170 cm
20
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

FULL METAL GEAR

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiko Nakatomi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin slips under a jab.
Nakatomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a hook.
Nakatomi loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook. Nakatomi ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakatomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakatomi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Nakatomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Nakatomi moves away and avoids it.
Nakatomi swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Nakatomi with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Nakatomi misses the target.
Nakatomi misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Paul Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakatomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin slips under a jab.
A jab from Martin misses.
Nakatomi looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Nakatomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakatomi.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakatomi moves away.
Nakatomi misses with a jab to the body
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi misses the jab.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Nakatomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin misses with a low kick as Nakatomi jumps back.
Nakatomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Nakatomi's head.
Martin lands a nice hook to Nakatomi's body. Nakatomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakatomi drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakatomi misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Nakatomi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakatomi misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakatomi misses the target.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakatomi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakatomi misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a three punch combo that has Nakatomi backing up. Nakatomi nods at Martin to acknowledge the strikes.
Martin stuns Nakatomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Martin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martin scores with a hook to the body. Nakatomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martin connects with a right hand. Nakatomi shakes it off.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakatomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Nakatomi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakatomi scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakatomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakatomi misses with a hook.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakatomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatomi throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Nakatomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakatomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakatomi throws out the jab.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakatomi.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Nakatomi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two 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.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakatomi slips under a jab from Martin.
Nakatomi misses the jab.
Nakatomi misses the jab.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Nakatomi is out of range.
Nakatomi throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
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.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Nakatomi's shoulder, as Nakatomi tries to avoid the shot.
Nakatomi misses the jab.
Nakatomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Nakatomi.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Nakatomi misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakatomi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakatomi throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Nakatomi there.
Martin wants to clinch
and Nakatomi counters with a nice uppercut.

Martin is rocked!
Nakatomi looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nakatomi as Martin shoots in.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Martin throws a shot from downtown. Nakatomi moves away and avoids it.

Martin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakatomi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.

Martin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Nakatomi is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keiko Nakatomi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nakatomi.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakatomi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Nakatomi moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Nakatomi.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Nakatomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakatomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin connects with a right hand. Nakatomi shakes it off.
Martin lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hook but Nakatomi blocks it.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakatomi.
Martin misses with a hook. Nakatomi ducked under it nicely.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakatomi.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakatomi stalks Martin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martin's face. Martin staggers backwards, shaken.
Nakatomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakatomi looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a jab to Nakatomi's midsection.
Nakatomi throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Nakatomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakatomi throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Nakatomi moves away from the strike by Martin.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Nakatomi shows good takedown defense.

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 Paul Martin.
I think Martin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Martin!