PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Nakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jonathan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. fighter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nakamoto
vs
Henry

190 cm
24
225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hideki Nakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jonathan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry scores with the left hand. Nakamoto knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Hideki Nakamoto has been cut.
Henry throws a right and a left that Nakamoto avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Henry . Those never looked like landing.
Henry throws a series of punches but Nakamoto avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Nakamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry .
Nakamoto misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Henry . Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Henry .
No joy there for Henry , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Nakamoto moves into the clinch.
Henry wants to break free but Nakamoto has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nakamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Nakamoto has double underhooks.
Henry has had enough of the clinch but Nakamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Nakamoto prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
Nakamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henry is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Henry 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Nakamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry is trying to push Nakamoto away but Nakamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry looks gassed!

Nakamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamoto lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry 's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a series of punches but Nakamoto avoids them all with ease.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Nakamoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakamoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Nakamoto is taking a breather. Henry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamoto wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamoto controlling the action here.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamoto controlling the action here.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.
Nakamoto passes to full mount!
Nakamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.
Henry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Henry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Henry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Henry has his foot on Nakamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamoto works his way back into a safe position though.

Henry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.

Henry has his foot on Nakamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Henry looking for a guillotine here but Nakamoto defends easily.
Nakamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henry looking for a guillotine here but Nakamoto defends easily.

Henry working for a triangle but Nakamoto defends it easily.
Nakamoto with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Henry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry keeping full guard, as Nakamoto tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Nakamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Nakamoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Henry . Those never looked like landing.
Nakamoto slips under a jab.
Nakamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry cracks Nakamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Nakamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Henry wants to break free but Nakamoto has control.
Nakamoto blocks an uppercut.

Nakamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry throws a right and a left that Nakamoto avoids nicely.
Nakamoto slips a jab and a cross from Henry .
Hideki Nakamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.

Nakamoto rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Nakamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Nakamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.

Nakamoto decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Nakamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakamoto slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry actively working from the bottom here.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.
Henry is staying active underneath Nakamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Henry actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamoto drops an elbow to the side of Henry 's head.

Henry looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nakamoto pushes past his half guard into mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry gets back to half guard.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.

Henry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakamoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.
Nakamoto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henry tries to reverse the position but Nakamoto maintains control.
Nakamoto lands with some strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nakamoto here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamoto is keen to just control but Henry is a slippery customer.
Nakamoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Henry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.
Nakamoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamoto wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Nakamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Nakamoto's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nakamoto clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Henry wants to break free but Nakamoto has control.
Nakamoto keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry tries to break free but Nakamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Nakamoto has the dominant position.
Nakamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry misses with some punches.
Nakamoto lands with a left to the head.

Nakamoto breaks from the clinch.

Nakamoto has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nakamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nakamoto.

Nakamoto gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nakamoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nakamoto winds up and cracks Henry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamoto wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Henry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nakamoto trying to control the pace.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

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.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Nakamoto seems to be looking for submissions.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.

Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamoto pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nakamoto trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.

Henry actively working from the bottom here.

Henry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Henry looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Henry tries to reverse the position but Nakamoto maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Henry 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.

Henry postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nakamoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Henry , into his guard.
Hideki Nakamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Henry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
jonathan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nakamoto controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Nakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamoto 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Nakamoto!