PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate North has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Nohara
vs
North

180 cm
23
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate North!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North fails in his attempt to clinch.
North takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Nohara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nohara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nohara wants to control but North is keeping him busy.
Nohara prevents North from improving his position.
Nohara throwing shots but North is blocking nicely.
Nohara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. North defending well though.
North trying to control here.
North tries to get to full guard but Nohara has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North is still trying to improve position.
Nohara controlling the action here.

North looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Nohara is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but North still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, North has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nohara is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
North working the ground and pound.
North working the ground and pound from side control.
North wants to control but Nohara is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Nohara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
North creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nohara sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nohara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nohara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
North is trying to get back to full guard.
North has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
North is positioning himself well to prevent Nohara advancing to mount.
Nohara is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nohara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
North is looking to improve his position.
Nohara is taking a breather. North 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.
North is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nohara scores with a couple of nice shots.
North trying to hold on to Nohara's head to control him but Nohara postures up.
North wants to improve his position but Nohara is controlling well.
North moves into full guard.
Nohara wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

North looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nohara has picked North up and slammed him! North can't keep hold of the triangle and Nohara manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nohara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

North ducks right into an uppercut from Nohara.
North shoots in looking for a takedown. Nohara tries to sprawl out of it but North keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nohara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

North gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nohara lands a body shot.
North avoiding damage.
North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Nohara.
Nohara can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.
Nohara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nohara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
North stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nohara blocking some punches.
North taking a breather.

Nohara gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
North is trying to control the position but Nohara postures up.
Nohara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Nohara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nohara trying to control but North is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nohara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

North is looking for a triangle but Nohara pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nohara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hiro Nohara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nohara throwing strikes from guard but North blocks nicely.
Nohara trying to control the position from guard on top but North is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nohara is one step ahead there.
Nohara trying to control but North is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hiro Nohara just wasn't active enough.
North tries to clinch up but Nohara circles away and keeps his distance.
Nohara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nohara scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Nate North has been cut.

Nohara darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
North regains full guard. Nicely done.

North working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nohara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nohara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nohara with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara chips away with some ground and pound.
North trying to keep a closed guard but Nohara is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Nohara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. North is keeping the position for now.
North has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nohara has passed into side control.
North tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nohara working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nohara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate North's cut.
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!

Nohara lands with a straight right. North didn't see that one coming.
North checks the leg kick nicely there.
North takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
North moves to clinch but Nohara breaks away
and Nohara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nohara throws a sloppy head kick and North moves out of range easily.

Nohara pushes North up against the cage in a clinch.
Nohara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nohara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
North tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nohara's elbow.
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!
North misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nohara tries for a takedown but North manages to get underhooks.
Nohara letting North take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara tries to pull guard but North won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from North.
A right handed body shot lands from Nohara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nohara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
North stalling in the clinch but Nohara improves position.
North has a couple of punches blocked by Nohara.

Nohara has clasped his hands together around North's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nohara is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
North is trying to get back to half guard.
North manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nohara's best efforts.
North trying to control but Nohara postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North wants to control but Nohara passes into side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North is not content to let Nohara control the position.
North is trying to improve his position.
North is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
North is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nohara off and has taken his back!
Nohara tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara trying to control the action but North just sinks the hooks in.
North misses with punches from the back.
North struggling to land strikes to the head as Nohara covers up.
Nohara turns into North and is now in his guard.
Nohara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nohara landing some decent shots from guard.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nohara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
North can't keep his opponent in guard - Nohara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North moves into full guard.
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
North keeping moving, preventing Nohara from controlling successfully.

North looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nohara trying to control but North is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Nohara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nohara 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nohara!
Our winner, Hiro Nohara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.