PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Stop. Nanahara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by First Of The Year (Equinox). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hades
vs
Nanahara

184 cm
21
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Hades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nanahara swivels and escapes.
Nanahara lands a head kick!

Nanahara lands a big head kick that sends Hades tumbling to the mat! Nanahara takes a step backwards and waves Hades back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hades is rocked!

It looks like Mark Hades has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanahara cracks a nice hook into Hades's ribs.
Nanahara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hades looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nanahara is fending him off so far but Hades persists. Nope, Nanahara circles away and we're back to standing.
Hades is breathing heavily.

Nanahara clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Nanahara.
Hades is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nanahara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hades. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Nanahara.
Nanahara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nanahara holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nanahara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nanahara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nanahara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nanahara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hades in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nanahara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nanahara lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara stalling in the clinch.
Nanahara is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hades takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nanahara stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shuya Nanahara.

Nanahara moves into range and clinches up with Hades.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades is trying to pull guard but Nanahara has him pressed against the cage.
Nanahara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nanahara.

Mark Hades's cut is getting worse.
Nanahara with a knee to the head.
Hades takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nanahara stalls.
A knee to the head by Nanahara.
Nanahara lands an elbow just above Hades 's eye.
Nanahara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nanahara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nanahara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hades's face.
Nanahara scores with a knee to the head.
Nanahara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nanahara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nanahara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shuya Nanahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hades's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nanahara - that will leave a mark!

Nanahara clinches up against the cage.
Hades wants a takedown but no success here.
Shuya Nanahara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nanahara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nanahara is struggling to control the position.
Nanahara continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shuya Nanahara.

Nanahara lands a big head kick that sends Hades tumbling to the mat! Nanahara takes a step backwards and waves Hades back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Nanahara is stalking Hades. Hades circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Nanahara, and it's lights out! Hades really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shuya Nanahara!
A very excited looking Shuya Nanahara rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.