PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytilinaios's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sanitarium. Nanahara has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Shuya Nanahara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mytilinaios
vs
Nanahara

185 cm
29
203 lbs
9 - 0 - 1

188 cm
33
215 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

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Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara blocks a jab.
No luck for Mytilinaios with that takedown attempt.
Mytilinaios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nanahara tries to avoid it but Mytilinaios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nanahara to the ground. Nanahara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Nanahara misses.
Nanahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios with a poor takedown
and Nanahara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Mytilinaios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mytilinaios misses with a few strikes there.
Mytilinaios backing away here, and Nanahara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Mytilinaios.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nanahara!
Mytilinaios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nanahara's head.
Mytilinaios dives in for a single leg takedown but Nanahara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mytilinaios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head backwards.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Mytilinaios swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara unleashes a big counter combination but Mytilinaios bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nanahara has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Nanahara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nanahara throws a head kick that misses.
Mytilinaios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Mytilinaios misses.
Nanahara throws a body punch but Mytilinaios moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mytilinaios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mytilinaios misses with a looping left.
Nanahara throws a shot to the body.
Mytilinaios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nanahara under the eye.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mytilinaios throws a right and a left that Nanahara avoids nicely.
Nanahara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mytilinaios with a body shot.
Mytilinaios dives in for a single leg takedown but Nanahara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nanahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Mytilinaios misses the target.
Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mytilinaios throws a combination that misses
and Nanahara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mytilinaios misses with a shot to the body
and Nanahara counters with a nice uppercut.
Mytilinaios is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mytilinaios gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nanahara counters with a crisp one two that drops Mytilinaios! Nanahara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mytilinaios to his feet! Mytilinaios is in big trouble!

Mytilinaios is rocked!
Shuya Nanahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mytilinaios is breathing heavily.
Mytilinaios tries to get into range but Nanahara steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mytilinaios! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Nanahara scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shuya Nanahara! Shuya Nanahara retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Shuya Nanahara said 'Im going to grab a front row seat for that Heavyweight Championship main event fight. I think I got what it takes to hold gold in both weight classes no matter who wins! Lets make it happen!'.