PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsuyushi Nakimurika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallaby comes to the ring accompanied by Europe - The Final Countdown. Nakimurika is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Angry Again. Doug Wallaby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wallaby
vs
Nakimurika

182 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsuyushi Nakimurika!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallaby misses with an uppercut.
Doug Wallaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakimurika misses with a right hand
and Nakimurika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakimurika swings for the body but Wallaby moves out of range.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Nakimurika misses with an uppercut
and Wallaby counters with a left and a right that stings Nakimurika.
Nakimurika has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallaby finds it's way round the side to connect with Nakimurika's head.

Nakimurika is rocked!
Nakimurika misses with a lunging right hand

and Wallaby counters with a series of strikes that sends Nakimurika to the canvas! Wallaby follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Nakimurika is still in real trouble! Can Wallaby finish him?
Nakimurika wants to stand and escape but Wallaby is having none of it.
Wallaby has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nakimurika is proving hard to escape from.
Nakimurika wants to stand but Wallaby is controlling the position.
Nakimurika seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakimurika looking to control.
Wallaby is looking to stand up but Nakimurika won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakimurika controlling the position.
Nakimurika trying to keep a closed guard but Wallaby is proving a slippery customer.

Nakimurika kicks Wallaby off and gets to his feet.
Wallaby misses with a few strikes there.
Wallaby is breathing heavily.
Wallaby lands a nice looking body shot.
Wallaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakimurika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.
Nakimurika throws a right hand that misses
and Wallaby counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Nakimurika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallaby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakimurika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wallaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallaby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wallaby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallaby swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Nakimurika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wallaby.
Wallaby jabs at Nakimurika's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallaby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Nakimurika avoids it well.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakimurika throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wallaby counters with a series of strikes that sends Nakimurika to the canvas! Wallaby follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wallaby wants to stand but Nakimurika has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wallaby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakimurika working a defensive guard here.
Nakimurika might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wallaby kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Nakimurika scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Wallaby misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nakimurika to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallaby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallaby throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakimurika has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakimurika there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wallaby lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Nakimurika avoids it well.
Wallaby misses with a jab to the body
and Nakimurika makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wallaby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallaby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakimurika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A choreographed right hand from Nakimurika misses the target.
Wallaby misses with a body punch
enabling Nakimurika to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Wallaby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wallaby misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Wallaby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakimurika throws a front kick aimed at Wallaby's knee but Wallaby avoids it well.
Nakimurika tries to clinch there but Wallaby circles away.
Wallaby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakimurika.
Nice uppercut there from Wallaby.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakimurika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallaby moves away.
Wallaby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nakimurika counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakimurika.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakimurika trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallaby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakimurika is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallaby keeping moving, preventing Nakimurika from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakimurika is pushing down on Wallaby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wallaby is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakimurika has managed to sneak the leg through.

Nakimurika decides to stand and escape the position.
Wallaby throws a combination that misses
and Nakimurika counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wallaby tries to bum rush Nakimurika with a series of wild strikes but Nakimurika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakimurika on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wallaby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallaby looks to throw the jab but Nakimurika is out of range.
Doug Wallaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallaby throws a nice looking combination but Nakimurika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallaby throws a nice looking combination but Nakimurika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakimurika changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallaby tries to avoid it but Nakimurika manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallaby to the ground. Wallaby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallaby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakimurika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallaby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallaby misses with a two punch combination.
Wallaby thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakimurika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby misses with a combination

and Nakimurika counters with a single leg into guard. Wallaby didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby is looking to stand up but Nakimurika isn't so interested in that idea.
Nakimurika trying to control but Wallaby is working from the bottom.
Wallaby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakimurika is controlling him.
Nakimurika would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nakimurika trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallaby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakimurika is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallaby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakimurika fails with a takedown attempt.
Doug Wallaby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallaby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakimurika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Nakimurika avoids it well.
Doug Wallaby is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakimurika misses with an uppercut
and Wallaby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallaby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nakimurika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matsuyushi Nakimurika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wallaby swinging wilding here.
Wallaby throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Nakimurika to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakimurika takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wallaby stuffs the takedown.
Wallaby misses with a wild combination.
Nakimurika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallaby counters with a left and a right that stings Nakimurika.
Nakimurika avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallaby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wallaby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakimurika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakimurika on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallaby misses with a double jab
letting Nakimurika counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallaby's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallaby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakimurika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakimurika slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Nakimurika avoids it well.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallaby misses with a two punch combination.
Nakimurika throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nakimurika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakimurika throws a big shot that misses.
Nakimurika slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Wallaby throws a lazy right hand but Nakimurika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakimurika throws a body kick that misses.
Nakimurika connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nakimurika waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wallaby.
Wallaby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakimurika dodges the punch combination from Wallaby.
Wallaby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wallaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nakimurika counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakimurika tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallaby swivels and escapes.
Wallaby punishes Nakimurika's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakimurika misses with a hook

and Wallaby counters with a series of strikes that sends Nakimurika to the canvas! Wallaby follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakimurika pulls Wallaby in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakimurika is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wallaby wanted to stand there but Nakimurika had control of the position.
Nakimurika wants to stand but Wallaby is controlling the position.
Wallaby preventing the sweep.
Wallaby postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wallaby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakimurika.

That's four 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.
Wallaby throws a right hand that Nakimurika ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakimurika also avoids with ease.
Nakimurika on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wallaby misses with the combination.
Wallaby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallaby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakimurika on the side of the head.
Wallaby fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakimurika on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nakimurika has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakimurika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakimurika throws a hook to the side of Wallaby's head but Wallaby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Wallaby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallaby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Wallaby!