PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 1978 p4p, 243 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 1697 p4p, 205 weight class). Nobonaga has chosen Kickboxer as his entrance music. Sagoya Nobonaga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sledgehammer
vs
Nobonaga

189 cm
24
192 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

188 cm
37
182 lbs
29 - 24 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sagoya Nobonaga!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobonaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sledgehammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sledgehammer has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
Sledgehammer misses with the head strike.
Nobonaga stalling.
Nobonaga lands a nice uppercut.
Nobonaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sledgehammer tries to break free but Nobonaga pushes him back against the cage.
Sledgehammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Nobonaga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
Stalling in the clinch from Nobonaga.
Still in the clinch, Nobonaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sledgehammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
Good body shot from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Nobonaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sledgehammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobonaga controls his hands.
Sledgehammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nobonaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sledgehammer fails to land.
Nobonaga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nobonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sledgehammer breaks the clinch.
Nobonaga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Nobonaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sledgehammer, pushing him back against the cage.
Nobonaga lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Nobonaga.
Sledgehammer can't find room to land a body shot as Nobonaga controls the action.

Sledgehammer breaks from the clinch.
Sledgehammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sledgehammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sledgehammer tries to land a front kick but Nobonaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nobonaga tries to clinch but Sledgehammer is having none of it.
Nobonaga jabs at Sledgehammer's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sledgehammer throws a big shot that misses.

Nobonaga darts in and clinches Sledgehammer up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands a damaging elbow.
Sledgehammer letting Nobonaga take a breather here.
Nobonaga is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sledgehammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
The referee calls for Nobonaga to work.
Nobonaga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nobonaga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sledgehammer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nobonaga can turn it around.
Nobonaga lands a shoulder strike.
Nobonaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sledgehammers head.
Sledgehammer throws a head punch that misses.
Nobonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobonaga connects with a knee to the head.
Nobonaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sledgehammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nobonaga lands a right hand.
Come on Nobonaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sledgehammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nobonaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nobonaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sledgehammer stalling in the clinch but Nobonaga improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga misses with a body punch.
Sledgehammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nobonaga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Sledgehammer fails to land.
Sledgehammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nobonaga has Sledgehammer pressed against the cage.
Nobonaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Sledgehammer backwards.
Nobonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nobonaga.

Sledgehammer is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oh Sledgehammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nobonaga creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Sledgehammer! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Nobonaga.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagoya Nobonaga!
A relieved looking Sagoya Nobonaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.