PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Psmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shintaro Nomo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nomo
vs
Psmith

180 cm
23
180 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rupert Psmith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Psmith misses.
Psmith lands a nice shot to the body.
Psmith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomo moves away.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Psmith.
Rupert Psmith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psmith misses the jab.
Nomo misses with the combination.
Psmith misses with a low kick.
Psmith misses with a low kick.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Psmith slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psmith misses with a hook.
Nomo cracks Psmith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Psmith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Psmith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Psmith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psmith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Psmith scores with a nice right hand.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Psmith as he avoids it easily.
Psmith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Psmith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nomo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nomo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Psmith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Psmith. Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Psmith.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Psmith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Psmith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo swings for the body but Psmith moves out of range.
Psmith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nomo's sensitive parts.
Nomo scores with a sloppy right hand. Psmith should have avoided that one.
Nomo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Psmith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Psmith scores with a leg kick.
Nomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Psmith is just out of range.
Nomo checks the leg kick.
Nomo is looking to counter punch.
Psmith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Psmith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
A low kick from Nomo misses
and Psmith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Psmith stalks Nomo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nomo's face. Nomo staggers backwards, shaken.
Nomo checks a low kick from Psmith.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psmith manages to avoid it.
Nomo throws a combination that misses
and Psmith counters with an inside leg kick.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Psmith.
Psmith walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Psmith works the jab nicely.
Nomo with a hook.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Psmith lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Nomo misses its intended target.
Nomo punishes Psmith's body with a nice straight punch.
Psmith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Psmith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nomo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psmith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nomo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Psmith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psmith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Psmith lunges at Nomo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nomo's hand.
Psmith lands a leg kick that knocks Nomo off balance momentarily.
Nomo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Psmith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Psmith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Psmith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Psmith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Psmith lands a leg kick that knocks Nomo off balance momentarily.
Psmith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Psmith misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Psmith.
Psmith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Psmith.
Psmith fails to land with a series of punches.
Psmith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nomo lands with a nice combination. Psmith backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Psmith.
Psmith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Nomo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rupert Psmith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Psmith tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Psmith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nomo.
Nomo throws an off balance right hand
and Psmith counters with a good, hard body kick but Nomo shrugs it off.
Psmith throws a front kick aimed at Nomo's knee but Nomo avoids it well.
Psmith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Psmith.
Psmith has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nomo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Psmith thuds a left hand into Nomo's body.
Psmith misses with a body shot.
Nomo lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psmith misses with a hook.
Nomo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nomo gets a double leg takedown into Psmith's guard.

Psmith is rocked!
Psmith wants to control the position but Nomo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Psmith is still in real trouble! Can Nomo finish him?
Psmith trying to control from the bottom.
Nomo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Psmith seems to have recovered his senses.

Nomo is working for a kimura but Psmith is defending it quite comfortably.
Nomo trying to advance position but Psmith counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psmith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nomo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Psmith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nomo content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Psmith keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Psmith looking for a sweep. Not yet Psmith, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Psmith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Nomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nomo scores with a jab. Psmith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Psmith pushes Nomo away with a front kick.
Psmith connects with a nice looking jab.
Psmith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Psmith misses
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Psmith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Psmith does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Psmith does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psmith tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Psmith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Psmith.
Nomo misses with a takedown
and Psmith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psmith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Nomo misses with a low kick.
Nomo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Psmith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nomo digs a good hook to Psmith's body.
Rupert Psmith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Psmith counters with a nice leg kick.
Psmith misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Psmith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nomo wants to land a leg kick but Psmith is out of range.
Psmith feints and then cracks Nomo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nomo down.
Psmith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nomo at a distance.
Psmith throws a series of strikes that have Nomo backpedaling.

Shintaro Nomo's cut is getting worse.
Psmith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Psmith misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a right hand to the body.
Nomo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Psmith slips a jab from Nomo.
Psmith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psmith lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Psmith - that will leave a mark!
Psmith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Psmith tries a low kick but Nomo avoids it.
Psmith blocks the body kick.
Psmith lands with a nice body kick.
Psmith misses with a head kick.
Nomo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Psmith is fending him off so far but Nomo persists. Nope, Psmith circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nomo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Psmith at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Psmith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psmith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Psmith clobbers Nomo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nomo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Psmith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Psmith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Psmith.
Psmith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Psmith misses with the combination.
Psmith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nomo takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psmith connects with a solid leg kick.
Psmith throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Psmith ducks down to avoid it.
Psmith throws out a counter right but Nomo avoids it with no problem.

Nomo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nomo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Psmith is keeping the position for now.
Nomo is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Psmith really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Psmith scores with a jab.
Nomo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Psmith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Psmith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nomo's head.
Psmith connects with a single shot there.
Psmith misses with a body shot.
Nomo throwing a counter right hand but Psmith manages to avoid it.
Psmith throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psmith throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo lands a slapping body shot.
Psmith digs a good body shot into Nomo's ribs.
Nomo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psmith throws a leg kick
and Psmith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psmith manages to avoid it.
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nomo blocks the leg kick.
Nomo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Psmith.
Psmith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nomo's sensitive parts.
Nomo cracks Psmith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Psmith misses with a low kick.
Psmith misses the shot to the body.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Psmith slips the punch.
Nomo misses with a double jab
and Psmith counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psmith slips under a jab.
Psmith pushes Nomo away with a front kick.
Nomo lands with a hook. Psmith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo misses with a combination
and Psmith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Psmith.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo backing away here, and Psmith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Psmith.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Psmith. Nomo shrugs it off though.
Nomo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Psmith misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Nomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Psmith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Psmith can pounce on him.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Psmith sprawls well. Psmith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nomo gets slowly back to his feet.
Psmith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomo.
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Psmith flicks out a counter leg kick but Nomo steps away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Psmith.
Nomo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nomo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Psmith. Psmith obviously looking to wear him down.
Nomo lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Psmith can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nomo and Psmith drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nomo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.