PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayoui comes to the cage accompanied by nWo Theme. Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nayoui
vs
Stark

190 cm
28
218 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

191 cm
28
211 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Hades ®
Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayoui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nayoui moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark lands a lovely overhand right.
Stark is looking to score with low kicks.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nayoui.
Nayoui lands a body shot.
Stark clobbers Nayoui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Nayoui scores with a sloppy right hand. Stark should have avoided that one.
Nayoui jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark lands an overhand right.
Stark misses with a hook.
Nayoui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Nayoui throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nayoui misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark with a hook.
Stark connects with a crisp jab.
Nayoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Nayoui is just out of range.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Nayoui misses
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nayoui misses with a shot to the body
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nayoui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark throws a hook but Nayoui blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark moves out of range as Nayoui strikes.
Nayoui moves forwards but Stark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nayoui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Stark clinches up with Nayoui and pushes him back against the cage.
Nayoui is looking to control Stark's arms but Stark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nayoui has his back to the cage.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nayoui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nayoui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Nayoui.

Nayoui manages to break the clinch.
Nayoui cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nayoui slips under a jab from Stark.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Nayoui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nayoui throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark with a jab.
Nayoui is looking to wear down Stark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nayoui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nayoui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nayoui throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters with a three punch combo that has Nayoui backing up. Nayoui nods at Stark to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nayoui checks it well.
Stark connects with a right hand. Nayoui shakes it off.
Stark with a hook.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Nayoui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nayoui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nayoui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Nayoui takes one on the button.
Stark slips under a jab.
Nayoui swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Nayoui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.

Stark moves into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nayoui or not.
Stark stalls.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Nayoui is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Stark.
Nayoui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Stark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nayoui.
Nayoui takes an elbow to the temple.
Nayoui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nayoui is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nayoui is trying to force a seperation but Stark has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nayoui blocking some punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nayoui backwards.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Nayoui.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nayoui's efforts to push away.
Nayoui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Stark.

It looks like Noriyuki Nayoui has been cut.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nayoui or not.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Nayoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Nayoui shrugs off.
The referee calls for Stark to work.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nayoui blocking some punches.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nayouis head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a big knee! That's hurt Nayoui! Oh, he's all over the place! Stark lands another knee that sends Nayoui to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark is the new light heavyweight champion!