PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen comes into the arena with Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee blaring out of the sound system. Tyrone Bate acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nakarainen
vs
Bate

152 cm
25
145 lbs
15 - 5 - 2

166 cm
27
144 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Brute

Brute

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 15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bate.
Bate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nakarainen checks a low kick from Bate.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Nakarainen motions for Bate to come forward. Nakarainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakarainen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakarainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen lands a head shot.
Bate throws a shot to the body.
Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Bate moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Nakarainen.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Nakarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bate. That did some damage!
Bate shoots in for a takedown but Nakarainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakarainen throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakarainen throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Bate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakarainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakarainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.

Nakarainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bate is looking to regain half guard here but Nakarainen keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate is not content to let Nakarainen control the position.
Bate can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakarainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakarainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bate is trying to control Nakarainen's posture but Nakarainen avoids it.
Nakarainen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nakarainen tries to advance to mount but Bate denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control Nakarainen's posture but Nakarainen avoids it.
Nakarainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bate some visible discomfort.
Bate can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakarainen taking a break here but Bate is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nakarainen is thwarting Bate's attempts to control the position.
Bate has hold of Nakarainen's hands but Nakarainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bate moves into full guard.

Bate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakarainen defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate being controlled here, momentarily.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Nakarainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nakarainen seems content to control.

Bate looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakarainen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nakarainen is keen to just control but Bate is a slippery customer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is thwarting Bate's attempts to control the position.
Nakarainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bate is looking to control Nakarainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bate avoid being mounted?
Bate won't allow Nakarainen to pass to mount.
Bate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen is keen to just control but Bate is a slippery customer.
Bate tries to get to full guard but Nakarainen has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakarainen is trying to control. Bate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen thows a huge punch but Bate dodges it nicely.
Nakarainen is looking to advance position but Bate won't allow it.
Nakarainen prevents Bate from improving his position.
Bate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bate can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakarainen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakarainen looking to sit in guard and control but Bate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakarainen wants to sweep but no luck.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate passes into half guard.
Nakarainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakarainen wants to sweep here but Bate controlling him for the moment.
Nakarainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakarainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nakarainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bate won't allow Nakarainen to sweep him here.
Nakarainen keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nakarainen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bate is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Bate.
Bate moves away from the strike by Nakarainen.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Nakarainen blocks the low kick.
Nakarainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Nakarainen.
Bate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Nakarainen is out of range.
Bate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Bate misses.

Bate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nakarainen is trying to escape the mount.
Bate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakarainen looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pikku Nakarainen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.

Nakarainen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bate did well to prevent Nakarainen getting side control.
Nakarainen is trying to control. Bate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nakarainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bate is staying active underneath Nakarainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bate is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen is looking to advance position but Bate won't allow it.
Bate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bate.
Bate is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is looking to sweep but instead, Nakarainen has passed into half guard.
Nakarainen wants to control but Bate is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakarainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bate working a defensive guard here.
Nakarainen trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakarainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakarainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Nakarainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bate controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakarainen is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
Bate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bate raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakarainen regains half guard.
Bate thows a huge punch but Nakarainen dodges it nicely.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakarainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakarainen trying to control from the bottom.
Bate is taking a breather. Nakarainen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bate has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nakarainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nakarainen is positioning himself well to prevent Bate advancing to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakarainen tries to roll over but Bate keeps him under control.
Nakarainen is trying to control but can't.
Bate content to control rather than advance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakarainen gets back to full guard.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakarainen is retaining full guard.
Nakarainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bate won't allow Nakarainen to sweep him here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate throws a strike but Nakarainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bate keeping full guard, as Nakarainen tries to pass.
Nakarainen wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Bate is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Nakarainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen throwing strikes from guard but Bate blocks nicely.
Nakarainen looking to pass the guard.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Bate pulls Nakarainen in close to prevent any damage.
Bate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Pikku Nakarainen is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Bate misses
and Nakarainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nakarainen misses with an uppercut.
Nakarainen shoots and misses
and Bate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bate cracks a nice hook into Nakarainen's ribs.
Nakarainen misses with a kick to the body.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakarainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Nakarainen connects with an inside leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bate!
Bate avoids the body shot from Nakarainen.
Bate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bate avoids the head kick by Nakarainen.
A punch lands to the side of Bate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Nakarainen slams his shin into Bate's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate tried to score with a low kick but Nakarainen checks it.
Bate scores with a body shot.
Nakarainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bate takes a swing at Nakarainen's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bate dives in and scores a takedown into Nakarainen's guard.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nakarainen slips under a jab.
Nakarainen thumps Bate with a low kick.
Nakarainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bate checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Bate misses with an uppercut.
Bate checks a leg kick.
Bate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakarainen tried to score with a low kick but Bate checks it.
Nakarainen misses with a head kick.
Bate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bate blocks the leg kick.
Bate scores with the left hand. Nakarainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakarainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Bate throws an overhand right that lands on Nakarainen's shoulder, as Nakarainen tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Bate blocks the leg kick.
Bate scores with a punch to the head.
Bate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Bate misses the target.
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bate scores with a leg kick.
Nakarainen slips a jab from Bate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakarainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nakarainen misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a leg kick but Nakarainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bate misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakarainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakarainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bate at a distance.
Nakarainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bate with a hook.
Nakarainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bate.

Nakarainen feints and as Bate raises his hands in defense, Nakarainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate controls Nakarainen momentarily but Nakarainen frees himself.
Nakarainen is fighting to break Bate's control of his arms but Bate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bate is trying to keep Nakarainen in close.
Nakarainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bate blocks the body kick.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Nakarainen slips the punch.

Nakarainen shoots in and bounces Bate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakarainen looking to pass the guard.

Bate looking for a guillotine here but Nakarainen defends easily.
Bate trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakarainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bate wants to sweep here but Nakarainen controlling him for the moment.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
Bate trying to control the position.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen preventing the sweep.
Pikku Nakarainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakarainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.

Nakarainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bate working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakarainen has passed into half guard!
Nakarainen moves into full mount! Bate won't be happy about that!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakarainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bate is looking to escape.
Nakarainen prevents Bate from getting the reversal.
Nakarainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakarainen lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bate is looking to escape.
Nakarainen prevents Bate from getting the reversal.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bate prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Bate regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bate trying to control here.
Bate wants to improve his position but Nakarainen is controlling well.
Nakarainen wants to control but Bate is keeping him busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Pikku Nakarainen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick that knocks Bate off balance momentarily.
Bate throws a chopping leg kick but Nakarainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Nakarainen misses with a leg kick
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Nakarainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bate doesn't seem phased though.
Nakarainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Bate misses.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Nakarainen saw that one coming.
Bate looks to land a body kick but Nakarainen moved away.
Nakarainen misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakarainen checks a leg kick.
Nakarainen tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bate.
A jab from Nakarainen misses.
Bate is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakarainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakarainen just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Bate slaps the foot to one side.
Bate checks the leg kick.
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Bate misses with a leg kick
and Nakarainen counters with a solid body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nakarainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakarainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pikku Nakarainen!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pikku Nakarainen!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Pikku Nakarainen!

Pikku Nakarainen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Pikku Nakarainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.