PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carlitto (ranked 6418 p4p, 257 weight class) and Uchimura Nakata (ranked 5707 p4p, 239 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carlitto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Painkiller. The key to victory for Diego Carlitto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Carlitto
vs
Nakata

168 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Carlitto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uchimura Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Carlitto. No joy for Nakata on that attempt.
Nakata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlitto is fending him off so far but Nakata persists. Nope, Carlitto circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlitto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nakata eats them both and turns towards Carlitto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Nakata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlitto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nakata is thwarting Carlitto's attempts to control the position.
Nakata winds up and cracks Carlitto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carlitto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakata working the ground and pound effectively.
Carlitto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakata on the ground.
Nakata working Carlitto over with strikes here.
Carlitto is looking to get to half guard.
Carlitto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlitto tries to get out of the position.
Nakata cracks Carlitto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carlitto wants to hold on but Nakata pushes him away.
Carlitto is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carlitto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carlitto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carlitto tries to hold on but Nakata postures up.
Nakata looking to finish Carlitto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carlitto!
Carlitto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carlitto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nakata connects with a nice short shot to Carlitto's temple.
Nakata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlitto is refusing to be controlled, as Nakata sits in half guard.
Nakata lands strikes from half guard.
Nakata lands strikes from half guard.
Nakata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlitto is refusing to be controlled, as Nakata sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nakata winds up and cracks Carlitto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Carlitto taking some punishment here, with Nakata in his half guard.
Carlitto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carlitto trying to hold on to Nakata's head to control him but Nakata postures up.
Nakata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakata stalling.
Ground and pound from Nakata.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is thwarting Carlitto's attempts to control the position.
Carlitto taking some punishment here, with Nakata in his half guard.
Carlitto is not content to let Nakata control the position.
Nakata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlitto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakata trying to control from half guard but Carlitto is working away.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Nakata.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakata prevents Carlitto from improving his position.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlitto wants to improve his position but Nakata is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nakata connects with a nice short shot to Carlitto's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy.
Nakata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlitto is looking to improve his position.
Carlitto is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nakata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlitto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakata is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakata is keen to just control but Carlitto is a slippery customer.
Nakata is nestled in close to Carlitto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlitto is looking to improve his position.
Nakata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakata working Carlitto over with strikes.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakata winds up and cracks Carlitto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uchimura Nakata dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carlitto throws a body punch but Nakata moves out of range.

Nakata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlitto's guard.
Carlitto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carlitto is trying to keep Nakata in close.

Nakata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nakata advances position into side control!
Nakata is putting a hurting on Carlitto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nakata working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Carlitto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlitto is looking to reverse the position.
Carlitto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakata lands a nice forearm strike.
Carlitto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carlitto struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitto is looking to reverse the position.
Nakata lands a few punches from side control.
Carlitto is looking to reverse the position.
Nakata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carlitto some visible discomfort.
Nakata working the head and body with strikes.
Carlitto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakata lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carlitto some visible discomfort.
Carlitto is trying to control Nakata's posture but Nakata avoids it.
Nakata scores with punches from side control.
Carlitto is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakata cracks Carlitto with a big elbow.

Carlitto is rocked!
Nakata is working Carlitto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Carlitto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlitto can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlitto taking a bit of punishment here - Nakata scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is chipping away with strikes.
Carlitto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carlitto seems to have got his legs back now.
Carlitto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakata is working Carlitto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakata creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakata in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Carlitto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakata is chipping away with strikes.
Nakata in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Carlitto looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nakata turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uchimura Nakata!