PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara comes to the cage accompanied by SAIL . Archer has chosen Centuries as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nanahara
vs
Archer

188 cm
39
224 lbs
35 - 14 - 0

188 cm
39
210 lbs
28 - 27 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Nanahara slips the punch.
Nanahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Archer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Nanahara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nanahara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Archer.
Nanahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nanahara moves away from the strike by Archer.
It looked like Nanahara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nanahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nanahara misses with a double jab
and Archer counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nanahara lands a nice shot that snaps Archer's head back.
Archer throws a body punch but Nanahara moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Archer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Archer shoots in and drives through. Nanahara sprawls well.
Nanahara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nanahara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nanahara checks a leg kick.
Archer throws a leg kick but Nanahara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Nanahara slips the punch.
Nanahara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Archer just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Archer.
Nanahara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nanahara jabs Archer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nanahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archer.
Nanahara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Nanahara counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Archer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nanahara scrambles back to his feet.
Nanahara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Nanahara misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Archer.
Nanahara motions for Archer to come forward. Nanahara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nanahara misses with a looping right.
Nanahara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nanahara thumps Archer with a low kick.
Archer with a poor takedown
and Nanahara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nanahara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Nanahara throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nanahara lands a nice hook to Archer's body. Archer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nanahara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nanahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nanahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
Shuya Nanahara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Archer.
Nanahara connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara lands a two punch combo.
Nanahara fakes the leg kick and cracks Archer in the body.
Nanahara moves out of range of the leg kick from Archer.
Aaron Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nanahara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Archer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nanahara throws a body shot but no joy.
Nanahara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nanahara scores with a nice strike.
Archer is still on wobbly legs! Can Nanahara finish him?
Nanahara cracks Archer on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Archer falls backwards against the cage. Nanahara follows up with more strikes that drop Archer to his knees. Nanahara keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Archer! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shuya Nanahara!
Post fight, an emotional Shuya Nanahara said 'There comes a time in every fighter's career where they must know when to walk away. That time for me is now. Thank you to all the fans and to the OFC for letting me end things in Tokyo. I will never forget this fight game or any of you!'.