PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nohara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nohara
vs
Iron

180 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

169 cm
23
162 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Knox Energy

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Nohara scores with a nice body kick.
Nohara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monsterous MMA - PIT Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Nohara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Nohara moves into the clinch.
Iron prevents a takedown attempt there.
Iron lands an uppercut.
Nohara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been informed that Iron has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Nohara pulls guard successfully.
Iron controls from within his opponent's guard.
Iron wants to stand but Nohara has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nohara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron wanted to stand there but Nohara had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara is trying to keep Iron in close.
Nohara is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nohara jabs Iron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Nohara. Those never looked like landing.

Iron has Nohara up against the cage in a clinch.
Nohara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nohara scores with a hook to the body.
Nohara prevents a body shot from Iron.
Nohara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron has a couple of punches blocked by Nohara.
Nohara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iron has a couple of punches blocked by Nohara.
Nohara throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron.
A right hook to the body lands for Nohara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Nohara as the two fighters clinch.
Nohara misses with the head strike.
Iron takes a shot to the head.
Nohara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Iron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Nohara.
Nohara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Iron throws a body punch but Nohara moves out of range.
That kick from Nohara tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nohara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Iron cracks Nohara with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nohara is looking to land body kicks.
Nohara misses with a low kick as Iron jumps back.
Nohara slips under a jab from Iron.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara ducks right into an uppercut from Iron.
Nohara misses with a wild combination.
Nohara throws a leg kick that misses.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nohara.
Nohara misses with a hook. Iron ducked under it nicely.
Iron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nohara lands with a hook. Iron tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nohara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara cracks Iron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nohara misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Nohara there.
Nohara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nohara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
Nohara jabs Iron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nohara is looking to wear down Iron with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nohara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Iron throws a hook but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nohara throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nohara lands with a good body shot.
Nohara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nohara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nohara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nohara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nohara slips under a jab from Iron.
Nohara throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Nohara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Iron looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Iron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nohara connects with a single shot there.
Nohara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nohara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nohara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nohara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nohara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nohara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Nohara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Iron misses with an uppercut

and Nohara moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nohara tries to throw a body punch but Iron avoids it by throwing Nohara back against the cage.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nohara gets control of Iron's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nohara will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nohara trying to keep a closed guard but Iron is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nohara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iron would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Iron preventing the sweep.
Iron wants to stand but Nohara is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara trying to keep a closed guard but Iron is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nohara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nohara blocks the body kick.
Iron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nohara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nohara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nohara avoids the body shot from Iron.

Nohara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Nohara decides to pull guard.
Nohara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nohara looking to control.
Iron is looking to stand up but Nohara won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nohara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nohara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nohara misses with a hook. Iron ducked under it nicely.
Nohara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Nohara. Beautiful body shot.
Nohara fails to land with a series of punches.
Iron avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Nohara takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Iron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iron clobbers Nohara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron swings for the body but Nohara moves out of range.
Iron blocks a leg kick.
Iron has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nohara.
Iron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara throws a solid leg kick but Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nohara.
Hiro Nohara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nohara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nohara misses with a straight right.
Nohara throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Nohara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nohara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nohara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro Nohara is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nohara slips under a jab from Iron.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Nohara.
Iron thows a body kick. Nohara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Iron checks a leg kick nicely.
Nohara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iron lunges at Nohara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nohara's hand.
Nohara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Nohara tries to land a leg kick but Iron saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Iron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nohara under the eye.
Nohara is looking to chop away at Iron's legs.
Iron slips a straight right by Nohara.
Nohara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nohara duly obliges.
Nohara looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Iron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Nohara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Iron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nohara will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iron walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nohara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nohara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Iron looks to land a right hand but Nohara moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara wants to clinch up but Iron keeps it at a distance.
Nohara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nohara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron jabs at Nohara's body.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Iron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iron.
Nohara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nohara misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nohara.
Iron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara punishes Iron's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron throws a body punch but Nohara moves out of range.
Nohara connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Iron.
Nohara tries to move into range but Iron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nohara takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Nohara tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nohara ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Nohara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron blocks a jab.
Iron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nohara slips under a jab.
Nohara misses with a leg kick
and Iron counters with an inside leg kick.
Iron throws a right and a left that Nohara avoids nicely.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Nohara 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.
Nohara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nohara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iron connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nohara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Nohara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iron under the eye.
Nohara thumps Iron with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Iron!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iron.
Nice body kick there by Iron.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good shot there by Iron.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nohara. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nohara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron catches Nohara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nohara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nohara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iron's sensitive parts.
Nohara throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nohara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nohara misses with a looping left.
Nohara swinging wildly here.
A big right from Nohara misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara throws a wild body kick that Iron sees coming a mile off.
Nohara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nohara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nohara throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Nohara misses with a body shot.

Iron forces Nohara back against the cage and clinches.
Iron misses with some punches.
Iron pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iron.
Nohara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nohara.
Iron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nohara's elbow.
Iron misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Iron scores with a nice short uppercut.

Iron breaks from the clinch.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Nohara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nohara staying out of range there.
Nohara tried to score with a low kick but Iron checks it.
Nohara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iron lands a really nice looking cross but Nohara seems unphased.
Nohara looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Nohara takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Nohara throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Nohara blocks a jab.
Nohara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nohara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nohara throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Nohara misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nohara lands with a slapping head kick.
A leg kick checked by Iron.
Nohara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Iron.
Nohara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.

Iron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron scores with a shot to the side of Nohara's head.
Hiro Nohara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Iron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Nohara is rocked!
Nohara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Nohara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nohara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Nohara on the inside.
Nohara tries to work over Iron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iron.
Iron pushes Nohara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron pushes Nohara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nohara trying to stall but Iron improves his position.
Iron is pressed up against the cage. Nohara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Iron down to the mat. Iron avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iron throws a head kick but Nohara moves out of range.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Nohara.
Nohara throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nohara throws a shot to the body.
Nohara seems to have got his legs back now.
Nohara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nohara throws a body kick that misses.
Nohara thumps Iron with a low kick.
Iron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Iron avoids it well.
Iron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nohara throws a leg kick

and Iron counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nohara! Iron lets Nohara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Hiro Nohara has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nohara misses with a kick to the body.
Nohara is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Nohara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nohara throws a shot from downtown. Iron moves away and avoids it.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nohara manages to avoid it.
Nohara motions for Iron to come forward. Nohara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nohara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iron takes a step back to recover.
Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nohara.
Nohara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Nohara moves away from the strike by Iron.
Nohara connects with a looping right hand.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nohara.
Nohara wants to clinch up but Iron keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nohara scores with a shot to the body.
Nohara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Nohara slips the punch.
Nohara throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Nohara avoids a kick to the body.
Iron tries to score with a low kick but Nohara moves his leg out of the way.
Iron tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nohara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nohara.
Nohara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Nohara has Iron up against the cage in a clinch.
Iron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice uppercut.
Iron gets through Nohara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nohara backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nohara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iron lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Iron.
Iron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nohara looking for a takedown.
Iron lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Iron breaks from the clinch.
Nohara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Nohara lands a nice looking body kick.
Nohara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iron cracks Nohara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nohara.
Nice jab there from Iron.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
Nohara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nohara connects with a crisp jab.
Nohara throws a leg kick which misses Iron's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron tries to avoid it.
Nohara throws a leg kick
and Nohara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nohara.
Nohara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nohara tries a low kick but Iron avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crabby Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iron 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Crabby Iron was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.