PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakou Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Vitamin Love - Yuko Ogura as his entrance music. Leon Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Couture
vs
Nakamura

188 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

:: Happy Pills ::

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakou Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nakamura darts in trying to clinch
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura closes the distance but Couture moves to the side
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!

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.
Nakamura tries to clinch up
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakou Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamura defends it nicely.
Nakamura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Couture.

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.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Couture moves away

and Couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Couture dominated that round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nakamura closes the distance looking to clinch

and Couture counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Couture content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Couture advances to full mount.
Couture controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Couture.
Couture sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Couture.
Couture controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nakamura is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Couture tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couture'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is trying to stand.
Couture takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Couture dominated that second round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Nakamura closes the distance but Couture moves to the side

and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.
Couture sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Couture stops Nakamura from standing up.
Couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nakamura for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Leon Couture wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leon Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leon Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Leon Couture wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture looks for a takedown but Nakamura sprawls well.
Sakou Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Couture!