PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altansarnai Shinjo (ranked 2404 p4p, 233 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 293 p4p, 33 weight class). Shinjo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ KATCH - The Horns. Naoyuki Nakano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shinjo
vs
Nakano

170 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altansarnai Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano misses the jab.
Nakano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shinjo misses with a hook to the body
and Nakano counters with a leg kick.
Shinjo throws the left hand but Nakano avoids the punch easily.
Nakano counters with a body kick.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Shinjo off balance momentarily.
Shinjo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakano - that will leave a mark!
Shinjo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rokugan in the buildup to the fight.
Shinjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nakano.
Nakano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shinjo is looking to counter punch.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinjo. That did some damage!
Shinjo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shinjo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakano is looking to land body kicks.
Shinjo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakano looks to land a body kick but Shinjo moved away.
Nakano fakes the leg kick and cracks Shinjo in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to slow Shinjo down with leg kicks.
Nakano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakano blocks a low kick nicely.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinjo throws a big shot that misses.
Shinjo scores with a nice head shot.
Nakano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakano lunges at Shinjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinjo's hand.
Nakano slips under a jab.
Shinjo scores with a nice head shot.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinjo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano lands a right hook to the body.
Nakano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Shinjo blocks the body kick.
Nakano feints and then cracks Shinjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinjo down.
Nakano cracks the inside of Shinjo's front leg.
Nakano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shinjo checks it well.
Nakano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinjo.
Nakano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Shinjo.

It looks like Naoyuki Nakano has been cut.
Nakano throws the kick towards the body but Shinjo avoids it.
Shinjo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinjo. That did some damage!
Nakano throws a body punch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Nakano throws a sloppy head kick and Shinjo moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo moves out of range of the body kick from Nakano.
Shinjo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shinjo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakano looks for the body kick but Shinjo saw that one coming.
Nakano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nakano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nakano throws a low kick, looking for Shinjo's leg but Shinjo calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Shinjo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nakano throws a head kick that Shinjo semi-blocks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shinjo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakano - the referee stops the clock and Shinjo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakano. Shinjo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nakano slips a straight right by Shinjo.
Shinjo lands a body shot.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nakano misses with a low kick as Shinjo jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Shinjo misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Shinjo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nakano.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakano.
Nakano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Shinjo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakano slips under a jab from Shinjo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakano!
Nakano is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo cracks Nakano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoyuki Nakano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoyuki Nakano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nakano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinjo's sensitive parts.
Nakano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakano.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakano.
Shinjo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo throws a jab when Nakano was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakano. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Nakano lands with a kick to the ribs.
A lazy left from Nakano finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano misses with a kick to the body.
Nakano lands a body shot.
Shinjo throws a hook but Nakano blocks it.
Nakano connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinjo off the cage and back into range.
Shinjo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Nakano tenderised Shinjo's leg. Shinjo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinjo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakano with a hook.
Shinjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakano scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Nakano.
Nakano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano tried to score with a low kick but Shinjo checks it.
Shinjo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shinjo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Nakano.
Nakano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nakano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakano throws a head kick that misses.
Nakano scores with a push kick.
Nakano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nakano slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Shinjo scores with a hook to the body. Nakano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakano misses with a low kick as Shinjo jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinjo in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakano. Shinjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakano. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Nakano ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Shinjo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nakano avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
Nice body kick from Nakano.
Nakano connects with a looping right hand.

Shinjo is rocked!
Shinjo misses with a body shot
and Nakano counters with a flying knee that drops Shinjo! Nakano dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoyuki Nakano!
In defeat, Altansarnai Shinjo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not completely useless, I can still serve as a bad example.'.