PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wszebor Swiatlovod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wszebor Swiatlovod has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nakamura
vs
Swiatlovod

190 cm
18
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakamura moves into the clinch.

Nakamura decides to pull guard.
Swiatlovod prevents Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
Swiatlovod looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Swiatlovod trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wszebor Swiatlovod has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Swiatlovod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swiatlovod is looking to clinch.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swiatlovod moves away.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swiatlovod circles away quickly and effectively.
Swiatlovod is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.

Swiatlovod gets tackled into the ropes by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Swiatlovod.
Come on Swiatlovod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Swiatlovod has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod just leaning against Nakamura, taking a breather.
Swiatlovod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swiatlovod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swiatlovod dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Swiatlovod.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Swiatlovod.
Nakamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Swiatlovod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
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!
Swiatlovod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Swiatlovod stalling in the clinch.
Swiatlovod struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Swiatlovod lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Swiatlovod forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Swiatlovod.
A short left from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Swiatlovod back against the ropes.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Swiatlovod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakamura or not.
Swiatlovod'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.
The crowd are getting on Swiatlovod's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Swiatlovod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swiatlovod misses with a body punch.
Swiatlovod swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod can't find room to land a body shot as Nakamura controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Swiatlovod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swiatlovod is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Swiatlovod struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Swiatlovod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Swiatlovod holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
Swiatlovod is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Swiatlovod rushes Nakamura and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Swiatlovod misses with a body punch.
Swiatlovod tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Swiatlovod back against the ropes.
Nakamura is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura wants to stall.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakamura or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nakamura working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to push Swiatlovod away but Swiatlovod has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Swiatlovod avoiding damage.
Nakamura looking for a takedown.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakamura is working for takedown but Swiatlovod is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swiatlovod effectively controlling the action here.
Swiatlovod tries a body shot but Nakamura blocks it.
Swiatlovod holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Swiatlovod misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swiatlovod has Nakamura pressed against the ropes, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Swiatlovod holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nakamura wants to take the fight to the mat but Swiatlovod manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Swiatlovod holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
Swiatlovod lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swiatlovod displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakamura up against the ropes.
Nakamura is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Swiatlovod holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
Swiatlovod leaning against his opponent.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Swiatlovod controls the action.
Swiatlovod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Swiatlovod to keep the fight standing.
Swiatlovod lands a left hand.
Nakamura is trying to pull guard but Swiatlovod turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Swiatlovod stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wszebor Swiatlovod.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swiatlovod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the ropes.
Swiatlovod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to pull guard but Swiatlovod turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Swiatlovod struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nakamura throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swiatlovod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swiatlovod pushes Nakamura back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nakamura being controlled against the ropes.
Swiatlovod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wszebor Swiatlovod 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. This is the final round!

Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Swiatlovod doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.

Swiatlovod closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the ropes.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Swiatlovod has him pinned against the ropes.
Swiatlovod lands an uppercut.
Swiatlovod tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Swiatlovod back against the ropes.
Swiatlovod lands with a right to the head.
Swiatlovod controlling the action here for a moment.
Swiatlovod continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swiatlovod.
Nakamura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swiatlovod is keeping busy.
Swiatlovod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Swiatlovod - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wszebor Swiatlovod.

Swiatlovod gets tackled into the ropes by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Swiatlovod.
A right hook to the body lands for Swiatlovod.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swiatlovod presses Nakamura against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod leaning against his opponent.
Swiatlovod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swiatlovod lands with a left to the head.
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!
Swiatlovod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Swiatlovod.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swiatlovod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Swiatlovod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Swiatlovod.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swiatlovod takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Swiatlovod lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod lands a shoulder strike.
Swiatlovod manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swiatlovod lands a shoulder strike.

Nakamura is rocked!
Swiatlovod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Oh Nakamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swiatlovod stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wszebor Swiatlovod.

Swiatlovod moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swiatlovod.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nakamura to his knees! Swiatlovod keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wszebor Swiatlovod!