PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Reincarneited (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nakamura
vs
Reincarneited

188 cm
25
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

195 cm
28
211 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Reincarneited!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reincarneited.
Reincarneited chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but Reincarneited sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reincarneited.
Reincarneited feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakamura's calf.
Donk. Nakamura catches Reincarneited right on the button with a cross.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Reincarneited takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reincarneited goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reincarneited tries to work over Nakamura's front leg with a kick but Nakamura checks it.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reincarneited defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reincarneited misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reincarneited fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
Nakamura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reincarneited's sensitive parts.
Reincarneited throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Reincarneited only half commits.
Nakamura checks the leg kick.
Reincarneited uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakamura - that will leave a mark!
Reincarneited moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reincarneited moves away.
Reincarneited tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nakamura is able to avoid easily.
Reincarneited pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reincarneited lands with a straight right. Nakamura didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakamura, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reincarneited under the eye.
Nakamura throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reincarneited is defended easily by Nakamura.
Reincarneited moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakamura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reincarneited is fending him off so far but Nakamura persists. Nope, Reincarneited circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reincarneited throws out the jab.
Reincarneited ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy right hand. Reincarneited should have avoided that one.
Nakamura connects with a leg kick. Reincarneited looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nakamura looks to throw the jab but Reincarneited is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakamura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reincarneited changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakamura tries to avoid it but Reincarneited manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakamura to the ground. Nakamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hiro Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Reincarneited.

Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakamura is working Reincarneited over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Reincarneited is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reincarneited swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reincarneited looking for a sweep. Not yet Reincarneited, not yet.

Reincarneited has an active guard here but Nakamura has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nakamura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nakamura scores with a punch to the head.
Reincarneited delivers a nice body kick.
Reincarneited shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls well. He's pushed Reincarneited's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakamura throws a shot from downtown. Reincarneited moves away and avoids it.
Reincarneited tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but Reincarneited sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Reincarneited steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakamura. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Nakamura misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reincarneited is defended easily by Nakamura.
Reincarneited is breathing heavily.

Nakamura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reincarneited is trying to defend but Nakamura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reincarneited knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reincarneited tries to roll over but Nakamura keeps him under control.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura is trying to control the action in half guard but Reincarneited is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Reincarneited looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura winds up and cracks Reincarneited with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reincarneited trying to get back to full guard but Nakamura takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Reincarneited takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Reincarneited is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura connects with a bit shot that sees Reincarneited covering up! More strikes from Nakamura and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nakamura is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Nakamura!
Our winner, Hiro Nakamura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.