PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriyuki Nayoui will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Guerrero
vs
Nayoui

175 cm
19
203 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Butchered Fight Wear
No Shit Nutrition

Firebird Designs

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Guerrero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayoui misses with a looping left.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guerrero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nayoui.
Nayoui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nayoui slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
Guerrero defending well as Nayoui loads up on a big left hand.
Nayoui takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
Nayoui looks to land a right hand but Guerrero moved out of range.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerrero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Nayoui misses.
Nayoui lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guerrero swings for the body but Nayoui moves out of range.
Nayoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noriyuki Nayoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrero counters with a right hand to the body.
Nayoui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guerrero counters with a three punch combo that has Nayoui backing up. Nayoui nods at Guerrero to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nayoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerrero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nayoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nayoui lands a nice shot that snaps Guerrero's head back.
Nayoui lands with a cross.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero thows a body shot but no joy.
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Nayoui.
Nayoui is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab from Nayoui.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero connects with a nice looking jab.
Guerrero misses with a double jab
and Nayoui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nayoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nayoui misses with a wild combination.
Nayoui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nayoui works over Guerrero's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a nice hook to Nayoui's body. Nayoui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayoui takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Guerrero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nayoui.
Nayoui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nayoui throws a hook but Guerrero blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero tries to move into range but Nayoui moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriyuki Nayoui dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nayoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrero is just out of range.
Nayoui cracks a nice hook into Guerrero's ribs.
Nayoui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nayoui with a nice cross.
Guerrero ducks under a wild hook from Nayoui.
Nayoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nayoui.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui misses with a double jab
and Guerrero counters with a left to the body.
Nayoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nayoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerrero manages to avoid it.
Guerrero throws a combination that misses
and Nayoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerrero with a nice cross.
Nayoui connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses the jab.
Pedro Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerrero throws a right hand that Nayoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Nayoui also avoids with ease.
Nayoui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerrero.
Nayoui moves out of range as Guerrero strikes.
Guerrero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nayoui's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nayoui duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nayoui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nayoui throws a combination that misses
and Guerrero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guerrero is looking to wear down Nayoui with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nayoui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nayoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
Nayoui punishes Guerrero's body with a nice straight punch.
Guerrero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Guerrero misses with a jab to the body
and Nayoui counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Guerrero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui looks to land a right hand but Guerrero moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Nayoui.
Nayoui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nayoui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guerrero counters with a left and a right that stings Nayoui.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nayoui stuns Guerrero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerrero blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriyuki Nayoui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Guerrero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nayoui misses with a series of wild punches.
Nayoui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guerrero counters with a left and a right that stings Nayoui.
Nayoui throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Nayoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
Guerrero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guerrero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nayoui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayoui drops Guerrero with a left and a right! Oh, Guerrero is hurt - Nayoui dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Pedro Guerrero has been cut.
Nayoui tries to advance to mount but Guerrero denies him.
Guerrero trying to remain calm as Nayoui controls from the top position.
Guerrero tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Nayoui stands up and beckons Guerrero to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nayoui misses with a body punch
and Guerrero counters with a series of strikes. Nayoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guerrero, as that shot connected.
Nayoui scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerrero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nayoui throws a series of punches but Guerrero avoids them all with ease.
Noriyuki Nayoui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nayoui scores with a shot to the body.
Nayoui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Nayoui looks to land a left hand but Guerrero moved out of range nicely.
Nayoui throws a looping overhand right but Guerrero ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Nayoui.
Nayoui throws a combination that misses
and Guerrero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerrero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nayoui.
Guerrero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nayoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nayoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nayoui misses with a wild body shot.
Nayoui lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriyuki Nayoui really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Guerrero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nayoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerrero.
Nayoui takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
Nayoui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nayoui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerrero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Nayoui.
Nayoui throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero throws a combination that misses
enabling Nayoui to counter with a crisp jab.
Nayoui looks to land a left hand but Guerrero moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nayoui connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Guerrero! He's out on his feet! Nayoui rushes in and drops Guerrero with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Noriyuki Nayoui!
Noriyuki Nayoui is the new light heavyweight champion!