PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Narushima
vs
Thug

177 cm
32
216 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

179 cm
28
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Thug!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narushima.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thug throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thug throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Narushima counters by moving into the clinch.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Thug wants to break free but Narushima has control.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Thug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narushima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Narushima keeps control of Thug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thug blocks it with crossed arms.
Thug pushes Narushima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thug misses with the head strike.
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thug is trying to break the clinch but Narushima is controlling him.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thug has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Thug takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Slim Thug has been cut.
Thug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thug swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Thug avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Thug takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thug looks winded!
Narushima landing knees to the head.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Narushima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug misses with some punches.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thug lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thug in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Narushima slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Narushima.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima is looking to control Thug's arms but Thug gets an underhook and turns him. Now Narushima has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Thug - that landed with a thud.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Thug's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Thug fails to land.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thug can't break the clinch.
Thug lands with a short shot to the head.
Narushima leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Thug blocks it.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Narushima.
Narushima blocks a body shot from Thug.
Thug struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Narushima has double underhooks.
Thug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.

Thug is rocked!
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thug is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Thug blocks with his arms.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thug has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima effectively controlling the action here.
Thug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thug seems to have recovered his senses.
Thug misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narushimas head.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thug.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thug struggles to land a body shot inside as Narushima controls his hands.
Thug has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Narushima seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thug can turn it around.
A short right from Thug on the inside.
Thug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thug is trying to break free.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Narushima working Thug over with knees to the body.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Thug blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Thug'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.

Narushima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thug.
Narushima scores with the left hand. Thug knows he should have avoided that one.
Thug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thug throws a series of punches but Narushima moves out of range.
No joy there for Thug, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narushima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thug 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.
Thug lands a jab.
Narushima throws a head kick that half lands.
Thug throws a lazy uppercut

and Narushima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thug blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Narushima is trying to maintain a safe position but Thug gets an underhook and turns Narushima into the cage.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Thug cracks Narushima with a nice body shot.

Thug manages to break the clinch.
Narushima walks into a jab.
Thug looks to land a left hand but Narushima moved out of range nicely.
Narushima tries to clinch there but Thug circles away.
Thug misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Narushima counters with an inside leg kick.
Narushima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thug tries to bum rush Narushima with a series of wild strikes but Narushima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thug throws a predictable looking body shot

and Narushima counters by moving into the clinch.
Thug lands with a light punch inside.
Thug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Thug blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thug.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thug lands with a short shot to the head.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Thug scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narushima blocks a body shot from Thug.
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narushima prevents a body shot from Thug.
Narushima landing knees to the head.
Narushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Thug lands a body punch.
Thug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narushima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Narushima is trying to maintain a safe position but Thug gets an underhook and turns Narushima into the cage.
Thug digs a right hand underneath Narushima's ribcage. Narushima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug tries to work over Narushima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thug tries to circle away but Narushima has him pinned against the cage.

Thug breaks from the clinch.
Thug loads up on a big right hand but Narushima slips the punch.
Narushima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thug manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narushima tries to clinch but Thug moves out of range.
Narushima wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Thug on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thug throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thug misses with a wild body shot.
Thug throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
Narushima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Narushima defending well as Thug loads up on a big left hand.
Narushima feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
Thug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick
and Thug counters with a series of strikes. Narushima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thug misses with a body punch
and Narushima counters with a head kick. That will keep Thug thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Slim Thug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narushima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima slips under a jab from Thug.
Sloppy strikes from Thug. Those never looked like landing.
Slim Thug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thug misses with a hook to the body

and Narushima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thug.
Narushima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thug blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima looking to slow down the pace here.
Narushima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Thug showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slim Thug's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Narushima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
Thug circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thug takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Thug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thug throws a lazy right hand but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thug misses with a body shot.
Thug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Narushima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Thug blocks with his arms.
Thug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Thug wants to get back to striking at distance but Narushima won't allow it.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug wants to get back to striking at distance but Narushima won't allow it.
Narushima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thug takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Thug working hard to break the clinch.
Thug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Narushima keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Thug.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thug misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Thug blocks it.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thug has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thug can do to turn this around?
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thug digs a right hand underneath Narushima's ribcage. Narushima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thug tries a body shot but Narushima blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Thug blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Thug fails to land.

Thug's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narushima is looking to counter the offense by Thug and move into the clinch.
Thug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narushima.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narushima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thug throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Narushima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narushima.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Thug is blocking nicely.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thug tries to work over Narushima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.

Thug breaks the clinch.
Thug avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Narushima wants to clinch.
Thug throws out a counter right but Narushima avoids it with no problem.
Thug throws a right hand that misses

and Narushima counters by clinching up.
Ryo Narushima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thug wants to break free but Narushima has control.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima takes a shot to the head.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Narushima prevents a body shot from Thug.
Thug scores with a hook to the body.
Thug is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Thug wants to get back to striking at distance but Narushima won't allow it.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Narushima has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug lands a nice uppercut.
Thug is trying to force a seperation but Narushima has the dominant position.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Thug stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thug as the two fighters clinch.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thug has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narushimas head.
Thug lands a shot to the body.
Thug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narushima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Thug works on Narushima's body with a couple of short punches.
Thug misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Thug.
Thug tries to break free but Narushima pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Thug breaks from the clinch.
Narushima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thug looks to land a combination but Narushima avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryo Narushima.
I think Narushima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
Ryo Narushima seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Slim Thug stepped up to the mic, saying 'I tried.'.