PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Machida
vs
Nakamura

185 cm
50
205 lbs
39 - 45 - 1

188 cm
27
209 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 45 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamura scores with a hook.
Machida misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakamura!
Machida throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
Machida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Nakamura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakamura has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Machida is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Machida.
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!

Nakamura pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nakamura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Our sources have told us that Machida has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Machida's head.
Nakamura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Nakamura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Machida is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nakamura - that landed with a thud.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakamura won't allow it.
Nakamura is leaning against Machida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakamura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakamura unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Machida! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nakamura is unloading with more strikes now! Machida drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobuhiro Nakamura!
Our winner, Nobuhiro Nakamura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.