PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yauch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fight For Your Right To Party. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yauch
vs
Nomo

184 cm
35
179 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Yauch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch lands a head kick!
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yauch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yauch throws a low kick but Nomo avoids it.
Yauch swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.

Nomo pushes Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.

Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Yauch manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nomo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Yauch scores with a hook to the body.
Nomo working aggressively here.

Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.

Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
We've been informed that Nomo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yauch throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Yauch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Yauch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is looking to clinch.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Nomo has Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.

Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yauch takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yauch lands with a kick to the temple. Nomo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Shintaro Nomo's cut even more.
Nomo tries to clinch up.

Nomo rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nomo.
A short left from Nomo.
The referee calls for Yauch to work.
Yauch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.

Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with some punches.

Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo looks to clinch
and Yauch counters with a nice uppercut.

The cut above Shintaro Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Nomo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Yauch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yauch delivers a nice body kick.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yauch.
Yauch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yauch throws a front kick that sends Nomo stumbling back into the cage.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Yauch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adam Yauch is winning the standup battle so far.

Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Nomo tries to clinch there but Yauch circles away.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.

Nomo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nomo rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
Nomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yauchs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yauch.
Nomo lands a left hand.

Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yauch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yauch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yauch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yauch.

Nomo gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo lands a left hand.
Nomo working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch trying to stall but Nomo improves his position.

Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch connects with a nice looking jab.
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yauch finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head.
Nomo tries to clinch up
and Nomo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Shintaro Nomo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nomo clinches with his opponent.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch is working Nomo over against the cage.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.

Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yauch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yauch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yauch lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Yauch scores with a jab.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Yauch counter with a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shintaro Nomo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch retains his welterweight title!
Adam Yauch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.