PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama comes into the arena with The Vapors - Turning Japanese blaring out of the sound system. Tsuyoshi Nakayama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nakayama
vs
Sangria

189 cm
31
192 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

181 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangria throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakayama counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakayama lands with an uppercut that bounces Sangria off the cage and back into range.
Sangria misses with a few strikes there.
Sangria cracks Nakayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sangria swings widly with a right hand
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sangria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Nakayama misses
letting Sangria counter with a right hand.
Sangria misses the shot to the body.

Sangria shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nakayama's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sangria scoring with some ground and pound.
Sangria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakayama trying to keep a closed guard but Sangria is proving a slippery customer.
Sangria preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangria wants to control from the top but Nakayama keeps moving.
Nakayama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sangria is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Rojo Sangria has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sangria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakayama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sangria throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakayama counters with a big head kick but Sangria shrugs it off.

Sangria is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakayama.
Sangria is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakayama finish him?
Sangria looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakayama throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakayama.
Rojo Sangria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama connects with a superb combination that knocks Sangria out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Nakayama before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Sangria!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!