PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Cavalcante struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Hiro Nagano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Cavalcante's chin.

Nagano
vs
Cavalcante

180 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nagano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalcante is just out of range.

Nagano drives through and clinches with Cavalcante against the ropes.
Nagano landing knees to the body.
Cavalcante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cavalcante tries to break free but Nagano pushes him back against the ropes.
Cavalcante tries to pull guard but Nagano won't allow it.
Cavalcante misses with an elbow over the top.

Nagano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagano throws a head kick that misses.
Nagano steps in with a hook that catches Cavalcante right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nagano follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cavalcante looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Nagano!