PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vig Zoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zoran
vs
Nakamura

181 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vig Zoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakamura throws a leg kick which misses Zoran's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoran tries to avoid it.
Zoran misses with a left hand
and Nakamura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zoran is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamura throws a body kick that misses.
Zoran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Zoran moved out of range.
Nakamura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Zoran.
Zoran misses the jab.
Nakamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakamura throws a push kick but Zoran slaps the foot to one side.
Zoran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoran checks a low kick from Nakamura.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Zoran.
Zoran misses with a combination
and Nakamura counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakamura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zoran misses the shot to the body.
Zoran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zoran.
A swing and a miss from Zoran.
Zoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zoran on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Vig Zoran has been cut.
Nakamura thumps Zoran with a low kick.
Nakamura looks for the body kick but Zoran saw that one coming.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Zoran staying out of range there.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zoran checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zoran looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Zoran misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoran moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Zoran.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Nakamura thuds his right hand into Zoran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nakamura throws a chopping leg kick but Zoran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a front kick.

Zoran instigates a clinch.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nakamura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zoran.
Nakamura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zoran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nakamura.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Nakamura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zoran walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakamura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nakamura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zoran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura tries to land a front kick but Zoran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zoran throws a chopping leg kick but Nakamura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura dodges the punch combination from Zoran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Zoran avoids it.
Nakamura misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Zoran.
Nakamura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakamura lands with a nice body kick.
Zoran needs to keep his hands up - Nakamura had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a leg kick which misses Zoran's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoran tries to avoid it.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura connects with a leg kick. Zoran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura is looking to slow Zoran down with leg kicks.
Nakamura lands with a nice body punch.
Zoran 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.
Zoran throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vig Zoran's cut.
That's time! Zoran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zoran blocks a jab.
Nakamura looks for the body kick but Zoran saw that one coming.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Zoran.
Zoran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoran.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy right hand. Zoran should have avoided that one.
Zoran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nakamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoran slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but Zoran moved away.
Nakamura jabs Zoran right on the nose. Zoran blinks but takes it well.
Zoran avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Nakamura.
Nakamura 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
A shot to the liver by Zoran. Beautiful body shot.
Zoran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakamura connects with a leg kick. Zoran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nakamura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakamura checks a leg kick.
Nakamura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nakamura cracks Zoran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zoran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nakamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakamura.
Nice uppercut lands for Zoran. That snapped Nakamura's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nakamura, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zoran misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zoran misses with a straight left.
Zoran misses with a body shot.
Nakamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakamura throws a leg kick which misses Zoran's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoran tries to avoid it.
Zoran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Zoran.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoran loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Nakamura keeps Zoran at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, jab by Nakamura - just one landing.
Zoran misses with a body shot.
Nakamura cracks the inside of Zoran's front leg.
Zoran avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zoran checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakamura.
Zoran blocks the body kick.
Nakamura jabs Zoran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakamura throws a body kick that misses.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Zoran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoran scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakamura scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura throws a head kick but Zoran moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakamura moves out of range as Zoran strikes.
Nakamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zoran moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamura throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura scores with a leg kick.
Nakamura looks to land a body kick but Zoran moved away.
Nakamura blocks a jab.
Zoran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vig Zoran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zoran staying out of range there.
Zoran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura lands a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zoran doesn't seem phased though.
Nakamura lands a jab to Zoran's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakamura.
Jab from Nakamura.
Zoran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
Zoran throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Zoran staying out of range there.
Nakamura tries a low kick but Zoran avoids it.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakamura.
Zoran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakamura.
Zoran looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Zoran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Zoran slips the punch.
Nakamura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nakamura throws a body kick that misses.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zoran.
Nakamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoran.
Zoran will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakamura is looking to land body kicks.
Zoran just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura lands a glancing blow to the side of Zoran's head.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Zoran moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoran connects with a right hand. Nakamura shakes it off.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakamura!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakamura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakamura. That's going to slow Zoran down.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a push kick but Zoran slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoran slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Zoran rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
Zoran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Zoran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nakamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zoran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoran tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nakamura cracks Zoran with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zoran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Zoran can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vig Zoran. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura just leaning against Zoran, taking a breather.
Nakamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zoran's head.
Zoran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Zoran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoran.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoran throws out the jab.
Vig Zoran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Nakamura.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Nakamura!
A relieved looking Kenji Nakamura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.