PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Choe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choe's entrance music is DVDASA Theme Song. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shintaro Nomo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Choe
vs
Nomo

173 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
THRIFTY THREADS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Choe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomo.
Nomo staying out of range there.

Choe moves into the clinch.
Choe tries a knee to the head but Nomo blocks it.
Choe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nomo.
Nomo avoiding damage as Choe throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Choe fails to land.
Choe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nomo lands an uppercut.

It looks like David Choe has been cut.
Nomo wants to take the fight to the mat but Choe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Choe as the two fighters clinch.
Nomo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Choe wants the takedown. Nomo is fighting it off but Choe persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nomo's guard against the cage.
Choe wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.

Nomo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choe trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.

Nomo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Choe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choe tries to free his leg and advance position but Nomo is retaining full guard.
Choe trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
Nomo keeping full guard, as Choe tries to pass.
Choe slips nicely into half guard.
Nomo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nomo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nomo 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.

Nomo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing Choe from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choe stands and throws Nomo's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Choe is trying to get an arm triangle but Nomo is defending well.
Nomo is looking to reverse the position.
Nomo prevents Choe from improving position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Choe wants to control but Nomo is keeping him busy.
Nomo tries to bench press Choe off him but Choe keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo can't do much from the bottom here.

Choe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Choe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Choe is holding on to half guard well.

Nomo is looking for a kimura here.

Nomo is working for a kimura but Choe is defending it quite comfortably.
Still in half guard, Nomo seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo wants to get back to his feet.

Nomo is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nomo is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Choe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nomo throws a hook but Choe avoids it easily.
Choe wants to clinch.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Choe counters by moving into the clinch.
Nomo managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Choe blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choe tightens his grip and picks Nomo up, before dumping him to the ground. Nomo manages to land in guard.
Nomo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Choe!
Choe is looking to improve his position but Nomo isn't that keen on the idea.

Nomo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Choe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Choe!
Nomo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choe manages to get himself to full guard.
Nomo tries to stand but Choe is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choe working a defensive guard here.
Nomo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choe has a closed guard, preventing Nomo from standing up.
Choe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shintaro Nomo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choe has a closed guard, preventing Nomo from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nomo has passed into side control.
Nomo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Choe!
Nomo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nomo wants to stand but Choe is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Nomo has hold of Choe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Choe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Nomo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Choe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Choe and Nomo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo wants to stand but Choe has his arm trapped.
Choe keeps Nomo under control for a moment.

Nomo tries for a kimura but Choe is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nomo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Choe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nomo's guard! Nice work there by Choe!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Choe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nomo takes a swing at Choe's ribcage but misses.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Choe moved out of range nicely.
Choe avoids the body shot from Nomo.
Nomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Choe is just out of range.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Nomo finds it's way through Choe's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choe staying out of range there.
Nomo digs a good body shot into Choe's ribs.
Nomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Choe moves out of range of the body kick from Nomo.
Nomo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Choe's head backwards.
Choe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Choe moves into range and clinches up with Nomo.
Choe misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nomo.
Choe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nomo tries to throw a body punch but Choe avoids it by throwing Nomo back against the cage.

Choe tightens his grip and picks Nomo up, before dumping him to the ground. Nomo manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nomo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Choe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Choe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nomo looking for a sweep. Not yet Nomo, not yet.

Nomo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Choe defends it easily.
Nomo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Choe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Choe has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Nomo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Choe is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Nomo pulls down on the head and he's put Choe to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo is the new welterweight champion!
Shintaro Nomo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.