PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clutch - The Regulator. Hiro Nohara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Margera
vs
Nohara

180 cm
27
160 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

180 cm
27
160 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nohara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Nohara is out of range.
Margera throws a right hand that Nohara ducks under and follows up with a left that Nohara also avoids with ease.
Nohara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Hiro Nohara has been cut.
Nohara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Margera doesn't seem bothered though.
Margera lands with a cross.
Margera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nohara tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Margera is looking to clinch.
A big right from Margera misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Margera throws a low kick but Nohara moves out of range easily.
Margera connects with a single shot there.
Nohara keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a hook to the side of Nohara's head but Nohara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Margera. No joy for Nohara on that attempt.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nohara paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nohara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margera, pushing him back against the cage.

Nohara has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Margera is trying to keep an underhook but Nohara manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Margera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nohara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera gets back to full guard.
Nohara preventing the sweep.
Nohara controls from within his opponent's guard.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margera wants to get back to his feet but Nohara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nohara trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hiro Nohara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nohara scores with a decent looking hook.
Margera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nohara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Margera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Margera throws a jab when Nohara was well out of range.
A cross from Nohara lands.

It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Nohara misses with a body kick.
Nohara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Nohara has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera presses Nohara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nohara swings wildly with an uppercut but Margera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera misses with some punches.
A short left from Margera.
Margera tries to work over Nohara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nohara.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nohara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nohara.
Margera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nohara is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Margera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 gets tackled into the cage by Margera. Margera maintains the clinch.
Nohara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nohara misses with a punch to the body.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nohara is trying to pull guard but Margera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nohara has Margera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Margera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nohara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nohara blocks a body shot from Margera.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nohara backwards.
Nohara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nohara is defending well for now.
Margera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Nohara.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nohara.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nohara misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera stalling in the clinch.
Margera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nohara is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nohara.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Margera.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nohara has Margera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Margera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nohara misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nohara on the inside.
Margera wants to stall.

Nohara has picked Margera up - he's going for a ride! Nohara dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera wants to improve his position but Nohara is controlling well.
Margera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nohara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nohara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nohara is one step ahead there.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Nohara from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nohara working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiro Nohara.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nohara is defended easily by Margera.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.
Nohara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Margera.
A slapping leg kick lands for Margera.
Margera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Margera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 has a takedown stuffed.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera swings for the body but Nohara moves out of range.
Margera moves in looking to clinch but Nohara pushes him off.
Margera scores with a head kick. Nohara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Margera thumps Nohara with a low kick.
Margera thows a body kick. Nohara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nohara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Margera.
Margera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nohara.
Nohara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nohara.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Nohara.
Margera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid body kick from Margera.
Margera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nohara. That did some damage!
Margera throws a nice looking combination but Nohara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nohara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nohara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Margera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Margera wants to clinch up but Nohara keeps it at a distance.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Hiro Nohara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nohara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera tries to improve position but can't.
Nohara trying to control the position but Margera is working away.
Nohara is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Margera is trying to get back to half guard.
Bam Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Nohara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera is looking to regain half guard here but Nohara keeps moving and retains side control.
Margera managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nohara.
Nohara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Margera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hiro Nohara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Margera takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Margera is looking to reverse the position.
Margera keeping his opponent close.
A lull in the action here as Nohara stalls from top position.
Margera is not content to let Nohara control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Margera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

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