PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jango Fett Unleashed. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fett
vs
Nohara

170 cm
24
165 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

180 cm
24
158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Meet the Future
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara digs a good body shot into Fett's ribs.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nohara throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nohara throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Nohara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nohara lands an overhand right.
Fett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nohara was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Nohara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
Nohara connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Nohara finds it's target.
Nohara lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.

Fett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nohara is pressing down on Fett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nohara will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett postures up and lands a big shot to Nohara's brow.
Nohara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.
Fett throwing strikes but missing.
Fett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nohara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jango Fett just wasn't active enough.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick.
Nohara throws a shot from downtown. Fett moves away and avoids it.

Fett looking to score a takedown here. Nohara is defending well but Fett drives through and ends up in Nohara's guard.
Nohara pulls Fett in to control the position.
Nohara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nohara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jango Fett.
Fett throws a hook but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara checks a low kick from Fett.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Fett checks the leg kick.
Hiro Nohara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nohara avoids the body shot from Fett.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Nohara scores with a head kick.
A jab from Fett misses.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nohara was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nohara slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Nohara tries to clinch up.
Nohara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fett punishes Nohara's body with a nice straight punch.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Nohara.
A solid body kick from Nohara.
Nohara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Fett misses the shot to the body.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Fett blocks the low kick.
Nohara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nohara is looking to clinch.
Nohara throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nohara misses with a hook.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nohara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Nohara throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Nohara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nohara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nohara loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
Fett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Nohara misses.
Fett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nohara lands the left hand.
Nohara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a hook but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara blocks a low kick nicely.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nohara. Beautiful body shot.
Fett throws the left hand but Nohara avoids the punch easily.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Nohara counters with a straight right hand.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Nohara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fett has time to react.
Nohara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Nohara as he connects with a hook.
Hiro Nohara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nohara misses with a straight right.
Fett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fett's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nohara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nohara.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara misses with a double jab.
Fett avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Nohara moves forwards but Fett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nohara tries to clinch up but Fett circles away and keeps his distance.
Nohara throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Nohara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fett in his tracks.
Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Fett scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Fett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nohara doesn't seem phased though.
Nohara slips under a jab from Fett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett scores with a hook to the body. Nohara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Fett misses.
Nohara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nohara is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fett.
Nohara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nohara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nohara cracks the inside of Fett's front leg.
A slow jab from Nohara misses its intended target.
Nohara blocks a jab.
Nohara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nohara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Nohara avoids the body shot from Fett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Nohara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fett.
Nohara lands a jab to Fett's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
Fett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nohara counters with a left to the body.
Nohara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nohara misses with a straight left.
Fett lands with a shot to the body.
Nohara throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara tries to clinch up.
Nohara throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Fett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nohara slips a jab and a cross from Fett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nohara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fett swings for the body but Nohara moves out of range.
Fett throws a jab when Nohara was well out of range.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nohara.
Fett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nohara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
Nohara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fett checks it well.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nohara ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
No joy there for Nohara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara throws a low kick but Fett moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Fett.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Fett.
Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara misses with a wild body shot.
Fett checks a leg kick nicely.

Fett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fett wants to control from the top but Nohara keeps moving.
Nohara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nohara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Jango Fett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nohara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nohara misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nohara misses its intended target.
Nohara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
Fett throws a series of punches but Nohara moves out of range.
Fett takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Fett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Fett scores with a four punch combination!
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nohara.
Fett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nohara's hands.
Nohara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nohara throws a right hand that Fett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fett also avoids with ease.
Fett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nohara takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nohara.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nohara is just out of range.
Nohara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
Fett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Fett avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Fett.
Nohara throws a big shot that misses.
Fett throws a series of punches but Nohara moves out of range.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.

Fett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fett showed some decent athleticism there.
Nohara is trying to maintain the position but Fett is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara manages to get to full guard.
Fett is looking to work some ground and pound but Nohara has wrist control.
Jango Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fett won't allow Nohara to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nohara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nohara working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jango Fett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nohara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nohara!
After winning the bout, Hiro Nohara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.