PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shintaro Nomo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jintao
vs
Nomo

177 cm
26
177 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Conviction

Voodoo Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Jintao is out of range.
Jintao misses with an uppercut
and Nomo counters with a left to the body.
Nomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
Jintao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jintao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Nomo misses its intended target.
Jintao throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jintao lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Nomo misses
and Jintao counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jintao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jintao throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo cracks Jintao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jintao staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nomo checks a leg kick.
Nomo misses with a wild combination.
Jintao misses with a hook.
Nomo misses with a wild body shot.
Nomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jintao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jintao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jintao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo throws a series of punches but Jintao avoids them all with ease.
Jintao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jintao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Nomo throws a front kick aimed at Jintao's knee but Jintao avoids it well.

Jintao tries to sprawl but Nomo drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jintao wants to get back to his feet.

Jintao is defending against the submission attempts here by Nomo.
Jintao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jintao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jintao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jintao holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jintao is retaining full guard.
Nomo stops Jintao from standing up.
Nomo looking to sit in guard and control but Jintao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nomo looking for subs off his back but Jintao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nomo wants to control but Jintao is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nomo is looking to land body kicks.
Jintao is looking for a counter combo.
Nomo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Jintao misses with a low kick.
Jintao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jintao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jintao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jintao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jintao lands an overhand right.
Jintao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nomo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nomo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jintao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jintao wants it to stay on the feet.
Nomo swings for the body but Jintao moves out of range.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Jintao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nomo, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jintao misses.
Nomo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nomo swings widly with a right hand
and Jintao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nomo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Jintao.
Nomo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jintao.
Jintao throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo avoids a kick to the body.
Nomo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Nomo backs away, Jintao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Jintao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jintao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jintao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jintao!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jintao!
Jintao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomo moves away.
Jintao throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jintao. Jintao obviously looking to wear him down.
Jintao throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jintao moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Jintao.
Jintao misses with a looping left.
Jintao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nomo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nomo takes a swing at Jintao's ribcage but misses.
Jintao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses.
It appears Jintao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shinyo Jintao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jintao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Jintao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jintao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Nomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jintao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nomo moves forwards but Jintao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jintao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jintao misses with a body kick.
Jintao scores with a hook to the body. Nomo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nomo misses with a wild body shot.
Jintao throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jintao lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Jintao looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Jintao.
Jintao's corner calls for a 1-2. Jintao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jintao sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jintao avoids the body shot from Nomo.

Jintao clinches up against the cage.
Jintao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jintao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jintao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Nomo tries to break the clinch but Jintao is controlling the position.
Jintao scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jintao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jintao lands with a short shot to the head.
Jintao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jintao.
Nomo blocking some punches.
Jintao lands with a left to the head.
Jintao lands a body shot.
Jintao has Nomo pressed against the cage.
Nomo blocks a body shot from Jintao.
Jintao scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo tries for a takedown but Jintao manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinyo Jintao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Jintao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nomo misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Nomo.
Jintao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jintao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nomo's sensitive parts.
Jintao misses with a jab to the body
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jintao lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jintao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Nomo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jintao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nomo thinking.
Jintao swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao digs a good hook to Nomo's body.
Nomo throws a head kick but Jintao moves out of range.
Jintao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nomo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Nomo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jintao as he avoids it easily.
Nomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Jintao tenderised Nomo's leg. Nomo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinyo Jintao is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Jintao.
Nomo missing with a left hand there. Jintao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jintao - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jintao.
Nomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao moves away from the strike by Nomo.
Jintao thinks about countering with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao scores with a punch to the head.

That has opened up Shintaro Nomo's cut even more.
Jintao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jintao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nomo digs a good body shot into Jintao's ribs.
Nomo throws a body punch but Jintao moves out of range.
Jintao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Jintao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jintao - that will leave a mark!
Nomo throws a body kick that misses
and Jintao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jintao lands a jab to the nose.
Jintao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jintao lands a nice looking body kick.
A leg kick checked by Jintao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao throws a sloppy head kick and Nomo moves out of range easily.
Jintao's corner calls for a 1-2. Jintao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Shintaro Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A swing and a miss from Jintao.
Nomo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nomo throws a push kick but Jintao slaps the foot to one side.
Jintao connects with a leg kick. Nomo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jintao throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
Nomo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jintao counters with a good low kick that Nomo was not able to check.
Jintao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jintao counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jintao rather than just go for the knockout.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jintao was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Nomo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jintao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao lands a nice looking body kick.
Jintao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomo.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Jintao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nomo.
Jintao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Jintao misses with a kick to the body.
Jintao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Jintao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jintao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nomo throws a hook but Jintao avoids it easily.
Nomo moves out of range as Jintao throws a body kick.
Jintao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jintao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinyo Jintao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jintao 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinyo Jintao!
A very excited looking Shinyo Jintao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.