PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Nejman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobunaga Oda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Nejman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nejman
vs
Oda

225 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Nejman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobunaga Oda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oda throws a sloppy head kick

and Nejman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oda wants to control but Nejman passes easily into half guard.
Oda trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oda pushes Nejman off and gets back to his feet.
Nobunaga Oda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oda throws a sloppy head kick and Nejman moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oda misses with a head kick.
Oda throws a head kick that misses
and Nejman counters with a two punch combo.
Oda throws a lazy head kick
and Nejman counters with a big head kick but Oda shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nejman 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.
Oda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oda throws a sloppy head kick and Nejman moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Oda misses
and Nejman counters with a nice body kick.
Oda looks winded!
A head kick by Oda misses
and Nejman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Oda misses
and Nejman counters with a three punch combo that has Oda backing up. Oda nods at Nejman to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Oda is predictable there

and Nejman counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Nejman stands up from Oda's guard - Nejman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oda throws a head kick that misses
and Nejman counters with a big head kick but Oda shrugs it off.
Oda misses with the body kick
and Nejman counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Oda is predictable there
and Nejman counters with a three punch combo that has Oda backing up. Oda nods at Nejman to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick by Oda misses
letting Nejman counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oda throws a head kick that misses
and Nejman counters with a series of strikes. Oda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oda throws a leg kick
and Nejman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Oda.
Oda misses with the body kick
and Nejman counters with a nice uppercut.
Oda throws a body kick that misses
and Oda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oda throws a lazy head kick
and Nejman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Oda misses
and Nejman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Oda misses
and Nejman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oda throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oda!
Oda throws a head kick that misses.
Oda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oda throws a front kick that sends Nejman stumbling back into the cage.
Oda misses with a head kick.
Oda throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nejman counters with a stiff right hand.
Oda throws a lazy body kick
and Nejman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nejman moves out of range of the body kick.
Oda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oda looks to throw a body kick
and Nejman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nejman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nejman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oda throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nejman counters with a head kick. That will keep Oda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oda throws a lazy body kick
and Nejman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nejman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nejman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oda.
Nejman blocks a head kick by Oda.
Oda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nejman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oda throws a head kick that misses.
Oda throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Nejman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oda.
Danny Nejman is winning the standup battle so far.
Oda is looking to slow Nejman down with leg kicks.
Oda throws a head kick that misses
and Nejman counters with a nice uppercut.
Oda throws a head kick that half lands.
Nejman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nejman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nejman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nejman's head.
Oda looks to throw a body kick

and Nejman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oda is trying to escape back to his feet but Nejman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nejman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oda tries to buck Nejman off but Nejman is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oda wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Nejman has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Oda's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Oda is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Nejman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Danny Nejman!
Danny Nejman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.