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). Yauch comes to the cage accompanied by Fight For Your Right To Party. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Yauch
vs
Nomo

184 cm
35
179 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

180 cm
29
180 lbs
21 - 8 - 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 31 - 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Yauch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nomo doesn't seem phased though.

Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Yauch throws an elbow that misses.
Yauch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch taking a breather.
Nomo working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Yauch to work.
Yauch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nomo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nomo lands an uppercut.
Nomo has a couple of punches blocked by Yauch.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nomo clinches up with Yauch and pushes him back against the cage.

Yauch breaks the clinch.

Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.

Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Yauch.

Nomo moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.

Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.

Nomo clinches up with Yauch and pushes him back against the cage.
Nomo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
Yauch lands with a left to the head.

Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nomo moves away from the strike by Yauch.
Nomo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Nomo drives through and clinches with Yauch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.

Yauch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch works Nomo's body with a nice hook.
Yauch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomo on the side of the head.

It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.
Yauch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nomo.
Yauch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yauch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nomo can turn it around.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nomo.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nomo misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Yauch breaks the clinch.

Nomo has Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch lands with a short shot to the head.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo has a couple of punches blocked by Yauch.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo blocks a jab.

Nomo rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch takes a shot to the head.

Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Yauch misses its target.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo wants to clinch but Yauch slips to the side
and Yauch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo dodges an elbow strike from Yauch.
Nomo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yauch backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.

Nomo has managed to clinch.

Yauch breaks from the clinch.

Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Yauch looking to slow down the pace here.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yauch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo lands with a short shot to the head.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
Yauch scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
A short right from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Yauch misses.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adam Yauch is winning the standup battle so far.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yauch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nomo.
Yauch dips to his left and cracks Nomo with an uppercut!
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Nomo wants to clinch but Yauch slips to the side
and Yauch counters with a stiff right hand.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Nomo is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nomo gets a clinch.
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!
Nomo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.

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

Nomo rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch stalling in the clinch but Nomo improves position.

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

Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yauch lands a left hand.
Yauch tries a body shot but Nomo blocks it.
Nomo letting Yauch take a breather here.
Yauch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nomo's elbow.
Yauch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nomo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch throws an elbow but it misses.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yauch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Yauch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yauch just leaning against Nomo, taking a breather.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Yauch misses with a punch to the body.
Nomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yauch misses with a hook from the clinch.

Yauch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch works Nomo's body with a nice hook.
Yauch throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.

Nomo clinches with his opponent.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Nomo misses with the head strike.

Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Yauch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yauch misses with a hook to the ribs.

Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.

Nomo moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo misses with the head strike.

Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Yauch connects with a high kick.

Nomo has closed the distance and engaged Yauch in a clinch.

Yauch manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nomo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nomo.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yauch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Yauch can't find room to land a body shot as Nomo controls the action.
Nice body punch from Yauch.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.

Nomo clinches up with Yauch and pushes him back against the cage.

Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.

Nomo drives through and clinches with Yauch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Yauch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nomo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Nomo has closed the distance and engaged Yauch in a clinch.
Come on Yauch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yauch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nomo up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nomo's head backwards.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yauch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Nomo looks to move away, Yauch throws a big counter combo but Nomo just gets out of the way.
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.
Nomo tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Yauch is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Nomo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Nomo clinches.

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

Yauch gets tackled into the cage by Nomo. Nomo maintains the clinch.

Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Yauch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nomo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Shintaro Nomo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.