PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Garavito has chosen Thieves - Ministry as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nanahara
vs
Garavito

188 cm
31
215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
216 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Bullet Proof System

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara staying out of range there.
Garavito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nanahara counters with a stiff right hand.
Garavito throws the left hand but Nanahara avoids the punch easily.
Nanahara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Nanahara drives through and clinches with Garavito against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garavito.

Nanahara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nanahara tries to clinch up.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garavito scores with a decent looking hook.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garavito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nanahara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Nanahara misses.
Garavito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Nanahara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nanahara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nanahara lands a glancing blow to the side of Garavito's head.

It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
A combination from Garavito does no damage.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nanahara fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Nanahara both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nanahara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garavito throws a right and a left that Nanahara avoids nicely.
Garavito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nanahara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nanahara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AD 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Nanahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nanahara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nanahara to counter with a crisp jab.

Garavito is rocked!
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
Garavito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nanahara counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Garavito badly! Nanahara follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Garavito out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Nanahara finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shuya Nanahara!
Our winner, Shuya Nanahara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Luis Garavito spoke after the fight, saying 'Ouchie, Ouchie. I hurt my little finger.'.