PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict's entrance music is Locked up. A fine choice. 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!

The Convict
vs
Nomo

178 cm
34
179 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

180 cm
31
180 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Convict waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
The Convict scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws the left hand but The Convict avoids the punch easily.
Nomo moves out of range as The Convict strikes.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Convict avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Convict swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo lands a head shot.
Nomo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict slips a jab from Nomo.
The Convict loads up on a big right hand but Nomo slips the punch.
The Convict swinging wildly here.
Nomo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by The Convict.
The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but The Convict slips the punch.
The Convict scores with a sloppy right hand. Nomo should have avoided that one.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
The Convict throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
The Convict misses with a right hand
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo slips a jab from The Convict.
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo avoids the body shot from The Convict.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Convict.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Convict throws a lazy uppercut

and Nomo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Convict looking for a sweep. Not yet The Convict, not yet.
Nomo is fighting to break The Convict's control of his arms but The Convict is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Convict controls Nomo momentarily but Nomo frees himself.

Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Convict is controlling Nomo's posture.
The Convict can't keep his opponent in guard - Nomo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Convict keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo prevents The Convict from improving his position.
The Convict gets full guard.
The Convict looking to control.

The Convict looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nomo won't allow The Convict to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nomo manages to get himself to full guard.

Nomo trying to control the position.
Nomo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Convict.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing The Convict from controlling successfully.

Nomo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nomo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The Convict is controlling Nomo's trapped leg to prevent Nomo from advancing to side control.
The Convict trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo is keen to just control but The Convict is a slippery customer.
Nomo prevents The Convict from improving his position.

The Convict is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nomo pulls his head out easily.
Nomo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nomo avoids the head kick by The Convict.
The Convict tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
The Convict throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
The Convict stuns Nomo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Nomo.
Nomo cracks The Convict with an open hand slap.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
The Convict rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Convict.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
Nomo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Convict, as that shot connected.
The Convict misses the jab.
The Convict throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
The Convict misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nomo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Convict misses with a series of wild punches.
The Convict throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nomo shapes to counter with a head kick.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
Kezz The Convict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Convict works the jab nicely.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Convict!
Nomo lands a body shot.
The Convict with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict misses with a looping right.
The Convict scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a hook to the side of The Convict's head but The Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict dips to his left and cracks Nomo with an uppercut!
Nomo moves away from the strike by The Convict.
The Convict avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by The Convict. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Convict.
Nomo scores with a jab. The Convict acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo misses with a shot to the body
enabling The Convict to counter with a crisp jab.
The Convict displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nomo throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Convict on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kezz The Convict is winning the standup battle so far.
The Convict connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Convict misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo staying out of range there.
The Convict swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo moves away from the strike by The Convict.
Nomo feints a jab promting The Convict to slip. Nomo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Convict slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Convict throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo misses with a hook. The Convict ducked under it nicely.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but The Convict sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomo scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict misses with a body shot
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
The Convict throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
The Convict misses with a right hand
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Convict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict moves out of range as Nomo throws a body kick.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Convict throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Nomo has managed to clinch.

Nomo breaks the clinch.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nomo avoids the body shot from The Convict.
The Convict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Convict throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nomo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Convict swinging wildly here.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Convict takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Convict takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Convict lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Convict missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo lands a nice looking body shot.
The Convict tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by The Convict - just one landing.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
Nomo throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomo.
Nomo sizes up The Convict with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Convict misses with a hook.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
As The Convict backs off Nomo throws a huge counter combo but The Convict manages to avoid it all.
The Convict throws an off balance right hand
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Convict lands a nice shot to the body.
Nomo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Convict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nomo throws out a counter right but The Convict avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict misses with a body shot.
The Convict throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
The Convict throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Convict throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Convict walks into a straight right hand from Nomo.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
A slow jab from The Convict misses its intended target.
The Convict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nomo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Convict on the side of the head.
The Convict throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Convict falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo tries to clinch but The Convict moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Convict is defended easily by Nomo.
The Convict misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from The Convict. Those never looked like landing.
Nomo throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict shoots in looking for a takedown but Nomo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Convict's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Convict is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo throws a hook but The Convict blocks it.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
The Convict uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
The Convict misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Convict looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like The Convict was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nomo.
The Convict misses with a double jab
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by The Convict.
The Convict moves out of range as Nomo strikes.

The Convict closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nomo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo pulls The Convict in close to his closed guard and prevents The Convict from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Convict throwing strikes from guard but Nomo blocks nicely.
Nomo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Convict keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nomo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A swing and a miss from The Convict.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Convict walks into a jab.
The Convict has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
The Convict throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nomo.
Nomo throws a series of punches but The Convict avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Nomo finds it's target.
Nomo scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict checks a leg kick nicely.
Nomo jabs at The Convict's body.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
The Convict works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict with a hook.
Nomo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Convicts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nomo throws out a loose jab but The Convict uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but The Convict is out of range.
A jab lands there for Nomo.
The Convict swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Convict lands with an uppercut that bounces Nomo off the cage and back into range.
The Convict takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
The Convict lands a jab.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nomo throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Convict moves away from the strike by Nomo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nomo tests The Convict's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Convict moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Convict scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
The Convict looks to land a left hand but Nomo moved out of range nicely.
The Convict lands with a shot to the body.
The Convict tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
The Convict thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
The Convict is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from The Convict finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Convict is defended easily by Nomo.
Nomo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Convict doesn't seem phased though.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomo lunges at The Convict with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Convict's hand.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Convict slips a jab from Nomo.
The Convict scores with a decent looking hook.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
The Convict throws a big counter combination but Nomo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict shoots in and drives through. Nomo sprawls well.
Nomo throws out a counter right but The Convict avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Convict takes one to the side of the head.
The Convict with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Convict misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
The Convict looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.

The Convict gets a takedown into half guard.
The Convict winds up and cracks Nomo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Convict landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Convict throwing shots but Nomo is blocking nicely.
The Convict is looking to take a break and control but Nomo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Convict is thwarting Nomo's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
The Convict throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Convict.
Nomo slips a straight right by The Convict.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of The Convict's head but The Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Convict misses with an uppercut
and The Convict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Convict misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Convict walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Convict ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
The Convict throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo stalks The Convict and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Convict's face. The Convict staggers backwards, shaken.
The Convict misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
The Convict throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Convict!
Nomo slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
The Convict uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nomo has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Convict misses with a left hand
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
The Convict scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nomo!
The Convict connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Convict throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo takes one to the side of the head.
Nomo throws a body punch but The Convict moves out of range.
Nomo misses with a left hand
and The Convict counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Convict.
The Convict's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nomo under the eye.
Kezz The Convict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Convict fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Convict with a body shot.
The Convict misses with a body shot.
Nomo misses with a series of wild punches.
The Convict shoots in but Nomo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Convict jabs at Nomo's body.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Convict.
Nomo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nomo sizes up The Convict with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

The Convict drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Convict postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Convict looking to sit in guard and control but Nomo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Convict seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Convict wants to sweep here but Nomo controlling him for the moment.
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Convict looking for a sweep. Not yet The Convict, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shintaro Nomo.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.