PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Nasri will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

House
vs
Nasri

190 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Nasri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nasri forces House back against the cage and clinches.
House looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nasri drops down looking for an ankle pick but House pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nasri stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasri's waist but Nasri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.

Nasri gets the takedown into side control.
Nasri lands an elbow.
Nasri wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
Nasri working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Nasri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nasri wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
Nasri works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nasri trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
Nasri landing strikes.
Nasri wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
Nasri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
House defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A lull in the action here.
House is looking to regain half guard here but Nasri keeps moving and retains side control.
Nasri working the head and body with strikes.
Nasri tries to advance to mount but House denies him.
Nasri taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nasri is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. House knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
Nasri takes a little break here. House wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nasri working the head with strikes.

Nasri decides to stand back up. Nasri steps back and let's House get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasri throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Nasri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. House looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nasri wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samir Nasri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nasri looks for a takedown but House sprawls well.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasri fails with the takedown

and House counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nasri!
Nasri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nasri flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nasri is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
House avoids the attempt from Nasri to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasri is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nasri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nasri regains half guard.
Nasri is holding on to half guard well.
Nasri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nasri is not content to let House control the position.
Nasri is pressing down on House's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nasri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.

House had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nasri is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. House Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nasri's back instead.
Nasri is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is trying to stick to Nasri's back but Nasri is turning into House. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in House's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nasri.
Nasri trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
House misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nasri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nasri showed some decent athleticism there.
House tries to get to full guard but Nasri has control of the leg.
House is working hard here to advance position.
Nasri wants to pass to mount but House is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samir Nasri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nasri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nasri showed some decent athleticism there.
Nasri passes to side control.

Nasri wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by House, who protects the arm well.
Nasri cracks House with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Nasri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, House has escaped the position, nice work there.
House manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

House pushes Nasri off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Nasri.
House tries for a takedown but Nasri circles away easily
and Nasri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

House has taken the fight to the clinch.
House being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasri tries to score a body lock takedown but House shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Nasri.

Nasri drags the fight down to the ground.
Nasri has a closed guard, preventing House from standing up.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House won't allow Nasri to get back to his feet.
House really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nasri landing strikes from the mount and House is in trouble!
House working to try and regain half guard.
House is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nasri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
House is desperately trying to improve his position but Nasri has a good base and remains in mount.
Nasri working House over with strikes here.
Nasri trying to control but House is having none of it.
House is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
House tries to reverse the position but Nasri maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregory House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samir Nasri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nasri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samir Nasri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nasri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samir Nasri!