PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriyuki Nayoui could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Guerrero's chin.

Nayoui
vs
Guerrero

190 cm
24
218 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
203 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Firebird Designs
Crippler's Corner

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
The Red Eye

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guerrero staying out of range there.
Noriyuki Nayoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero thows a body shot but no joy.
Nayoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nayoui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guerrero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nayoui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nayoui throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Nayoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui throws a nice looking combination but Guerrero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerrero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nayoui manages to avoid it.
Nayoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Nayoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerrero manages to avoid it.
Nayoui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guerrero looks to throw the jab but Nayoui is out of range.
Nayoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guerrero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayoui throws a hook but Guerrero avoids it easily.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nayoui misses with a hook.
Nayoui throws out a loose jab but Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrero swinging wilding here.
Nayoui misses with a straight right.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero misses with a hook.
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nayoui.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A right-left combo lands from Nayoui.
Guerrero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nayoui.
Guerrero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guerrero throws the left hand but Nayoui avoids the punch easily.
Nayoui throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Nayoui misses.
Nayoui misses with the combination.
Nayoui misses with an uppercut.
Nayoui throws a combination that misses
and Guerrero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Guerrero.
Nayoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrero counters with a two punch combo.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
Guerrero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nayoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Nayoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guerrero throws a lazy right hand but Nayoui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nayoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nayoui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guerrero circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Guerrero.
Nayoui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guerrero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a hook.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Nayoui clobbers Guerrero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guerrero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nayoui throws out the jab.
Guerrero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nayoui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nayoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriyuki Nayoui dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nayoui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guerrero momentarily.
Guerrero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nayoui misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Nayoui is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nayoui swinging wilding here.
Guerrero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nayoui throws a nice looking combination but Guerrero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerrero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Pedro Guerrero has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayoui works Guerrero's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayoui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
Nayoui thows a body shot but no joy.
Nayoui cracks Guerrero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nayoui to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Nayoui moves out of range.
Guerrero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nayoui lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guerrero walks into a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Nayoui there.

Guerrero is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nayoui loads up on a big right hand but Guerrero slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nayoui misses with a double jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Guerrero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nayoui throws a right and a left that Guerrero avoids nicely.
No joy there for Nayoui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nayoui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nayoui misses with an uppercut.
Nayoui ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.
Nayoui paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Nayoui moves out of range.
Nayoui cracks Guerrero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nayoui throws a right hand that Guerrero ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerrero also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nayoui.
Guerrero staying out of range there.
Nayoui throws a right and a left that Guerrero avoids nicely.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Guerrero looks to land a combination but Nayoui avoids it well.
Guerrero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nayoui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nayoui misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nayoui lands with a nice combination. Guerrero backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui connects with a right hand. Guerrero shakes it off.
A jab from Nayoui misses.
Nice shot lands for Nayoui.
Guerrero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guerrero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nayoui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guerrero swinging wilding here.
Guerrero ducks under a wild hook from Nayoui.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero looks to score with a jab to the body but Nayoui is just out of range.
Nayoui jabs Guerrero right on the nose. Guerrero blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noriyuki Nayoui dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Guerrero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nayoui scores with a shot to the body.
Guerrero moves out of range as Nayoui strikes.
Nayoui throws a hook but Guerrero blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Nayoui scores with a four punch combination!
Nayoui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guerrero is still on wobbly legs! Can Nayoui finish him?
Guerrero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guerrero waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nayoui.
Guerrero seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Nayoui lands a beautiful left hook that drops Guerrero. Guerrero tries to recover but Nayoui is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Guerrero lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noriyuki Nayoui!
Noriyuki Nayoui retains his light heavyweight title!