PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipovic Krimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nakamura
vs
Krimo

191 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazu Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipovic Krimo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Filipovic Krimo has been cut.
Krimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura misses with a lunging right hand
and Krimo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krimo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo moves out of range.
Kazu Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krimo circles away quickly and effectively.
Krimo slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Krimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Krimo tries to clinch up.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Krimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krimo is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Krimo dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Donk. Krimo catches Nakamura right on the button with a cross.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Krimo's shoulder, as Krimo tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Krimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krimo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krimo. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krimo circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krimo.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Krimo lands a head kick!
Krimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Krimo with a series of wild strikes but Krimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krimo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Kazu Nakamura has been cut.
A lazy left from Krimo finds it's target.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.

Krimo closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the cage.
Krimo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.

Krimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krimo throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krimo closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the cage.
Krimo landing knees to the head.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krimo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krimo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Krimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krimo darts in trying to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combo that has Krimo backing up. Krimo nods at Nakamura to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krimo tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipovic Krimo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Krimo saw that one coming.
Krimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krimo.
Nakamura takes a swing at Krimo's ribcage but misses.
Krimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazu Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Krimo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krimo tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.

Krimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo moves out of range.
Krimo moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Krimo.
Nakamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krimo counters with a head kick. That will keep Nakamura thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Krimo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo moves out of range.
Krimo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Krimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Krimo has managed to clinch.
Krimo looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Krimo looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Krimo stalling the fight.
Krimo scores with a knee to the head.
Krimo missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakamura up against the cage.

Krimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakamura takes a swing at Krimo's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krimo.

Krimo gets a clinch.
Krimo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimo lands a nice shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Krimo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Krimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Krimo tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
Krimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krimo missing with knees to the body.
Krimo lands a knee to the head.
Krimo missing with knees to the body.
Krimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Krimo tries to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Krimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Nakamura has double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Krimo.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Krimo misses with a knee strike.
Krimo tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Krimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Krimo tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Krimo wants to break free but Nakamura has control.
Krimo is trying to push Nakamura away but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krimo misses with a knee strike.
Nakamura is trying to push Krimo away but Krimo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipovic Krimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krimo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Krimo's head but Krimo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura throws a jab when Krimo was well out of range.
Krimo slips under a jab.
Nakamura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Krimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krimo dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Krimo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Krimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Krimo also avoids with ease.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Krimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura cracks Krimo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Filipovic Krimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Krimo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakamura connects with a body shot that sends Krimo's belly button to the back.
Krimo throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Krimo only half commits.
Krimo slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Krimo avoids nicely.
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!
Nakamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nakamura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nakamura duly obliges.
Nakamura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Krimo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Krimo counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Krimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Krimo throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Krimo defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Krimo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krimo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakamuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Krimo scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krimo.
Filipovic Krimo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krimo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krimo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamura scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krimo counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
Kazu Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krimo lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazu Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krimo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipovic Krimo!