PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nanahara
vs
Ciprut

188 cm
31
215 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

186 cm
36
215 lbs
24 - 21 - 2

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut throws out a leg kick but Nanahara moves out of range and Ciprut only half commits.
Nanahara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ciprut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nanahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nanahara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nanahara is looking for a counter combo.
Nanahara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ciprut cracks the inside of Nanahara's front leg.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Ciprut throws a lazy head kick
and Nanahara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ciprut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nanahara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nanahara drops Ciprut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ciprut looks back up at him and smiles so Nanahara waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ciprut is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprut looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
Ciprut is still on wobbly legs! Can Nanahara finish him?
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciprut was well out of range. Poor timing from Nanahara.
Ciprut seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Ciprut.
Ciprut throws a combination. Nanahara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara looks to land a combination. Ciprut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ciprut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Nanahara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nanahara avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ciprut - that will leave a mark!
Ciprut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nanahara doesn't seem bothered though.
Ciprut throws a leg kick

and Nanahara counters with a crisp one two that drops Ciprut! Nanahara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ciprut to his feet! Ciprut is in big trouble!
Ciprut lands a body shot.
Nanahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nanahara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nanahara works Ciprut's body with a nice hook.
Nanahara misses with a few strikes there.
Ciprut misses with a shot to the body
letting Nanahara counter with a right hand.
Nanahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciprut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciprut misses with a body kick.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ciprut flicks out a counter leg kick but Nanahara steps away.
Nanahara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ciprut.

Nanahara feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ciprut sprawling to the canvas! Ciprut rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nanahara finish him?!
Ciprut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ciprut lands with a right hand.
Nanahara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciprut can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nanahara doesn't seem bothered though.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nanahara misses the target.
Nice body kick from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to bum rush Nanahara with a series of wild strikes but Nanahara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciprut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut cracks a nice hook into Nanahara's ribs.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Nanahara moves out of range.
Ciprut lands a nice shot to the body.
Ciprut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ciprut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanahara.
Nanahara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciprut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nanahara misses with a right hand
and Ciprut counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ciprut avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shuya Nanahara dominated that round.
That's time! Nanahara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nanahara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nanahara misses with a shot to the body
and Ciprut counters with a nice body shot.
Ciprut connects with a body shot that sends Nanahara's belly button to the back.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Nanahara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ciprut's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nanahara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprut scrambles back to his feet.
Ciprut is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nanahara rather than just go for the knockout.
Nanahara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nanahara misses with a leg kick
and Ciprut makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nanahara misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ciprut!
Shuya Nanahara is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nanahara. Ciprut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ciprut might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nanahara has got the better of the exchanges.
Ciprut misses the shot to the body.
Nanahara misses with a leg kick
and Ciprut counters with a head kick.
Ciprut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nanahara. That did some damage!
Ciprut has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nanahara lands with a straight right. Ciprut didn't see that one coming.
Ciprut throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciprut.
Nanahara misses the shot to the body.
Ciprut lands a nice hook to Nanahara's body. Nanahara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Ciprut finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Nanahara sends Ciprut crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nanahara is motioning to the referee to let Ciprut up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Nanahara moves out of range.
As Ciprut looks to move away, Nanahara throws a big counter combo bu Ciprut just gets out of the way.
Nanahara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nanahara connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Nanahara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprut.
Nanahara avoids a kick to the body.
Ciprut takes a swing at Nanahara's ribcage but misses.
Nanahara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nanahara misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Ciprut on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ciprut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nanahara misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Ciprut.
Nanahara throws a front kick aimed at Ciprut's knee but Ciprut avoids it well.
Nanahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ciprut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nanahara takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprut throws a lazy uppercut

and Nanahara counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ciprut! Nanahara lets Ciprut back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A solid body kick from Ciprut.
Ciprut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ciprut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprut takes a swing at Nanahara's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nanahara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ciprut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ciprut lands a leg kick that knocks Nanahara off balance momentarily.
Ciprut throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nanahara throws a right hand that Ciprut ducks under and follows up with a left that Ciprut also avoids with ease.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Nanahara misses its target.
Nanahara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nanahara throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ciprut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ciprut.
Nanahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nanahara wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Nanahara is trying to force a seperation but Ciprut has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciprut keeps control of Nanahara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nanahara has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
Nanahara dodges an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shuya Nanahara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nanahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciprut.
Ciprut throws a lazy head kick

and Nanahara counters with a crisp one two that drops Ciprut! Nanahara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ciprut to his feet! Ciprut is in big trouble!
Ciprut moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nanahara throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ciprut. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ciprut scores with a kick to the body.
Nanahara looks to land a left hand but Ciprut moved out of range nicely.
Ciprut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nanahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciprut is just out of range.
Ciprut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nanahara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Nanahara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nanahara.
Ciprut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nanahara looks to land a left hand but Ciprut moved out of range nicely.
Ciprut lands with an overhand left.
Ciprut lands a head kick. Nanahara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ciprut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
Nanahara connects with a body shot.
Ciprut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nanahara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ciprut's head.
Ciprut digs a good body shot into Nanahara's ribs.
A left and a right from Ciprut both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanahara looks to throw a body kick
and Ciprut counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nanahara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Nanahara blocks the leg kick.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nanahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Nanahara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.
Ciprut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
Nanahara misses with a straight right.
Ciprut throws a body kick that misses

and Nanahara counters with a crisp one two that drops Ciprut! Nanahara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ciprut to his feet! Ciprut is in big trouble!
Ciprut wants to clinch up but Nanahara keeps it at a distance.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Nanahara moves out of range easily.
It looked like Nanahara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ciprut throws a wild body kick that Nanahara sees coming a mile off.
Nanahara cracks Ciprut with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ciprut tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nanahara pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ciprut is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shuya Nanahara!
Shuya Nanahara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.