PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Teal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano's entrance music is Disturbed - Decadance. A fine choice. Tatsuo Nakano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nakano
vs
Teal

175 cm
29
203 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

180 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip Teal!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Nakano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Teal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Nakano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teal, who protects the arm well.

Nakano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nakano trying to control the position but Teal is working away.
Teal is trying to control Nakano's posture but Nakano avoids it.

Nakano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teal tries to bench press Nakano off him but Nakano keeps the position.
Teal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Teal can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teal gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nakano moves to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano avoiding Teal 's attempts to control his hands.
Nakano doesn't have the hooks in and Teal manages to turn into his guard.
Teal advances to half guard.
Nakano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Teal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teal pushes down on Nakano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nakano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Teal trying to control the action but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Nakano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Teal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Teal's back!
Teal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nakano's guard. Nice work there by Teal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Teal defends well.
Teal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.

Teal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Teal has managed to get both his arms back between Nakano's legs - danger averted.

Nakano is looking for a triangle but Teal pushes his legs off easily.
Teal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Teal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teal is pushing down on Nakano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakano is fighting to maintain full guard but Teal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nakano actively working from the bottom here.
Teal passes to side control.
Nakano is looking for a sweep.

Teal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nakano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakano!
Nakano has given up his back. Will we see Teal going for some submissions?
Teal trying to control momentarily.
Nakano rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Teal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Teal works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakano is looking for a sweep.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is working hard here to advance position.
Nakano wants to control but Teal postures up.
Nakano tries to buck Teal off but Teal is having none of it.
Teal tries to move to mount but Nakano blocks the move with his legs.
Nakano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Teal's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teal tries to pass to full mount but Nakano defends it.
Nakano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakano.

Nakano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Teal has picked Nakano up and slammed him! Nakano can't keep hold of the triangle and Teal manages to pass to side control!
Teal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nakano's legs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is trying to improve his position.
Teal tries to advance to mount but can't.

Teal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nakano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Nakano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Teal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nakano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakano.

Nakano is looking for a triangle but Teal pushes his legs off easily.
Teal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Teal wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Nakano throws his legs up looking for a submission but Teal uses it to pass to side control.
Nakano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Teal wants to pass the guard but Nakano is defending well.

Nakano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Nakano is defending against the submission attempts here by Teal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Tatsuo Nakano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nakano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away.
Teal throws a body kick that misses.
Teal lands a jab to Nakano's midsection.
Nakano blocks a low kick nicely.
Teal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Teal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teal throws a head kick that misses.
Nakano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Teal closes the distance and clinches.
Nakano jumps guard but Teal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuo Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakano fails to pull guard.
Nakano managing to block the knees to the body from Teal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is trying to pull guard but Teal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teal trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakano is trying to pull guard but Teal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Teal scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Teal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nakano keeps the fight on the outside.
Teal throws a leg kick but Nakano moved away.
Nakano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teal throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nakano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nakano checks it well.
Nakano looks to throw the jab but Teal is out of range.
Teal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakano's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teal lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakano shoots in looking for a takedown. Teal tries to sprawl out of it but Nakano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Teal keeps Nakano at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teal lands a nice looking body kick.
Teal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakano's calf.
Nakano walks into a straight right hand from Teal.
Decent striking displayed by Teal there.

Teal has managed to clinch.
Teal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakano backwards.

Nakano jumps guard and drags Teal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nakano working a defensive guard here.
Teal tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakano is retaining full guard.
Teal slips nicely into half guard.
Teal is thwarting Nakano's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teal is pressing down on Nakano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakano is holding on for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano is refusing to be controlled, as Teal sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Nakano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nakano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nakano keeping full guard, as Teal tries to pass.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Nakano has his foot on Teal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Teal works his way back into a safe position though.

Teal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nakano seems keen to control Teal's posture.

Nakano looking for a guillotine here but Teal defends easily.
Teal wants to pass the guard but Nakano is keeping the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Nakano has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Teal doesn't defend quickly enough and Nakano has managed to lock this one up! Can Teal escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nakano on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tatsuo Nakano!
A relieved looking Tatsuo Nakano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.