PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes to the cage accompanied by M.A.S.H Theme. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nadir
vs
Yuudai

188 cm
35
240 lbs
23 - 20 - 1

195 cm
34
275 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Max Octane Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenta Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Nadir throws a head kick but Yuudai moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nadir throws a nice looking combination but Yuudai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuudai throws a head kick that half lands.
Nadir slaps away a takedown attempt from Yuudai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nadir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nadir lands with an overhand left.
Nadir throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yuudai counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Nadir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Yuudai tries to clinch there but Nadir circles away.
Yuudai fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nadir feints a jab promting Yuudai to slip. Nadir then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yuudai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Kenta Yuudai has been cut.
Nadir throws a poor cross that misses

and Yuudai counters by moving into the clinch.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Nadir lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yuudai throws an elbow but misses.
Yuudai managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Still in the clinch, Yuudai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yuudai's efforts to push away.
Nadir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yuudai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yuudai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadir with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Yuudai turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai with the ground and pound but Nadir regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throwing shots but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Yuudai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yuudai connects with a nice short shot to Nadir's temple.
Yuudai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nadir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuudai.
Yuudai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yuudai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nadir taking some punishment here, with Yuudai in his half guard.
Nadir is refusing to be controlled, as Yuudai sits in half guard.
Yuudai is nestled in close to Nadir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yuudai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadir defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yuudai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yuudai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nadir's head.
Nadir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yuudai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yuudai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nadir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yuudai drops an elbow to the side of Nadir's head.
Yuudai is pressing down on Nadir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nadir is holding on for now.
Nadir regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yuudai.
Yuudai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuudai throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuudai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yuudai wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Yuudai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yuudai is working Nadir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yuudai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yuudai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuudai cracks Nadir with a solid left hand.
Nadir keeping moving, preventing Yuudai from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Yuudai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenta Yuudai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yuudai tries to clinch up.

Nadir moves into the clinch successfully.
Yuudai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nadir after a bit of a struggle.
Yuudai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nadir is defending well.
Nadir misses with a knee strike.
Nadir taking a breather.

Nadir has Yuudai pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nadir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yuudai tumbling to the mat - Nadir dives into Yuudai's guard.

Yuudai has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nadir off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nadir gets caught napping as Yuudai dives in and scores a takedown. Nadir manages to retain guard.

Nadir has his feet on Yuudai's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nadir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yuudai quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nadir lands a nice short elbow.
Nadir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nadir thows a huge punch but Yuudai dodges it nicely.
Nadir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yuudai is trying to get back to full guard.
Nadir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yuudai defending well though.
Kenta Yuudai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nadir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nadir lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nadir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Nadir.
Yuudai is trying to stand.
Nadir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yuudai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai gets back to full guard.
Nadir postures up in Yuudai's guard and throws a big left but Yuudai blocks it.
Nadir stopping the sweep attempt from Yuudai.
Nadir postures up in Yuudai's guard and throws a big left but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Nadir stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Yuudai has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Nadir manages to get his head free but now Yuudai has transitioned to an armbar! Nadir grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Yuudai! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenta Yuudai!
An out of breath Kenta Yuudai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.