PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Decadance. This should be a great matchup!

Nakano
vs
Gusman

175 cm
26
203 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

180 cm
34
191 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano just misses with a punch to the body.

Nakano throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gusman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nakano is in Gusman's guard.
Nakano won't allow Gusman to sweep him here.
Nakano wants to control from the top but Gusman keeps moving.
Gusman controlling the position.
Gusman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodolfo Gusman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nakano fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nakano lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakano.
Nakano blocks a jab.
Gusman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano misses the shot to the body.
Gusman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gusman scores with a hook to the body. Nakano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gusman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away.

Nakano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gusman tries to control the position but Nakano now has his back.
Gusman tries to break free.

Gusman is trying to defend against the choke here but Nakano has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Nakano Tightens the hold and Gusman taps out furiously! Nakano displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatsuo Nakano!
A very excited looking Tatsuo Nakano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.