PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 3908 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daichi Nagayoshi (ranked 4882 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bessant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bessant
vs
Nagayoshi

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daichi Nagayoshi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagayoshi checks a low kick from Bessant.
Nagayoshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nagayoshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Nagayoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Nagayoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagayoshi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Nagayoshi closes the distance and clinches.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagayoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagayoshi misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bessant - that landed with a thud.
Bessant cracks Nagayoshi with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bessant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nagayoshi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nagayoshi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bessant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Nagayoshi.
Bessant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagayoshi backwards.
Bessant prevents a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Bessant tries to throw a body punch but Nagayoshi avoids it by throwing Bessant back against the cage.
Nagayoshi tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nagayoshi back against the cage.
Nagayoshi blocks the elbow strike.
Nagayoshi pushes Bessant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bessant on the inside.
Bessant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bessant tries to work over Nagayoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagayoshi controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant working aggressively here.
Nagayoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessant lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagayoshi presses Bessant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nagayoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Bessant lands a shot to the body.
Nagayoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bessant is leaning against Nagayoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nagayoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bessant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nagayoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bessant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nagayoshi fails to land.
Bessant is leaning against Nagayoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nagayoshi works on Bessant's body with a couple of short punches.
Bessant blocking some punches.
Nagayoshi lands a right hand.
Nagayoshi blocks an elbow strike.
Bessant holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant pushes Nagayoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nagayoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessant.
Bessant prevents a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Bessant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Bessant.
Nagayoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagayoshi tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nagayoshi back against the cage.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagayoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessant tries a body shot but Nagayoshi blocks it.
Nagayoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bessant backwards.
A short uppercut from Nagayoshi.
Nagayoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bessant.
A body shot lands from Bessant.
A nice left hand lands by Nagayoshi.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagayoshi throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bessant.
Nagayoshi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bessant backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bessant blocks a body shot from Nagayoshi.
A left hand lands to the body for Bessant.
Nagayoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessant.
Nagayoshi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Daichi Nagayoshi has been cut.
Nagayoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagayoshi's elbow.
Nagayoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nagayoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagayoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessant misses with an elbow over the top.
Bessant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bessant tries to throw a body punch but Nagayoshi avoids it by throwing Bessant back against the cage.
Nagayoshi misses with some punches.
Nagayoshi misses with the head strike.
Bessant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagayoshi.
Bessant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagayoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Bessant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daichi Nagayoshi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bessant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nagayoshi tries to counter with a clinch but Bessant shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bessant tries to clinch but Nagayoshi moves out of range.
Bessant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Bessant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nagayoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagayoshi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagayoshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagayoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bessant blocking some punches.
Bessant has a couple of punches blocked by Nagayoshi.
Bessant tries to throw a body punch but Nagayoshi avoids it by throwing Bessant back against the cage.
Nagayoshi tries a body shot but Bessant blocks it.
Nagayoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagayoshi misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant working aggressively here.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Nagayoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagayoshi lands a left hand.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagayoshi controls his hands.
Nagayoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Nagayoshi tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nagayoshi back against the cage.
Nagayoshi working aggressively here.
Nagayoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bessant stalls.
Bessant lands an uppercut.
Bessant stalling in the clinch but Nagayoshi improves position.
Nagayoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bessant misses with a punch to the body.
Nagayoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as Nagayoshi controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bessant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagayoshi's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bessant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagayoshi's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bessant blocks a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Nagayoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bessant's elbow.
Bessant scores with a hook to the body.
Bessant blocks a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bessant as Nagayoshi tries to tie him up.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as Nagayoshi controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bessant blocks a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Nagayoshi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nagayoshi tries to work over Bessant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagayoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bessant controls his hands.
Nagayoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagayoshi is working Bessant over against the cage.
Bessant prevents a body shot from Nagayoshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagayoshi digs a right hand into Bessant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bessant's gas tank.
Nagayoshi tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nagayoshi back against the cage.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as Nagayoshi controls the action.
Nagayoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Nagayoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bessant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bessant's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nagayoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Bessant has a couple of punches blocked by Nagayoshi.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant blocks a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Bessant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nagayoshi as Bessant tries to tie him up.
Nagayoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagayoshi.
A shot in the inside from Nagayoshi.
Bessant tries to stall but Nagayoshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagayoshi cracks Bessant with a nice body shot.
Bessant prevents a body shot from Nagayoshi.
Nagayoshi tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nagayoshi back against the cage.
Daichi Nagayoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bessant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagayoshi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bessant throws an elbow but it misses.
Nagayoshi dodges an elbow strike from Bessant.
Nagayoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant misses with a body punch.
Nagayoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Bessant.
A body shot lands from Nagayoshi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Nagayoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Bessant controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Bessant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daichi Nagayoshi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nagayoshi throws a jab when Bessant was well out of range.
Nagayoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Bessant.
Nagayoshi looks to land a left hand but Bessant moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Bessant. Those never looked like landing.
Bessant moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagayoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bessant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bessant scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagayoshi lands with a good body shot.
Bessant misses with a leg kick.
Bessant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagayoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagayoshi lunges at Bessant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bessant's hand.
Bessant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bessant misses with a body shot.
Bessant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nagayoshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Nagayoshi has closed the distance and engaged Bessant in a clinch.
Bessant lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant has Nagayoshi pushed against the cage.
Nagayoshi lands with a light punch inside.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bessant throws an elbow but misses.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagayoshi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagayoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagayoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bessant taking a breather.
Nagayoshi blocking some punches.
Nagayoshi tries to work over Bessant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagayoshi blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Nagayoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessant misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Nagayoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagayoshi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagayoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bessant on the inside.
Nagayoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Bessant.
Nagayoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagayoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bessant lands an elbow just above Nagayoshi 's eye.
Nagayoshi tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nagayoshi back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bessant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagayoshi's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagayoshi.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagayoshi controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Nagayoshi.
A short left from Bessant.
Bessant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nagayoshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagayoshi misses with some punches.
Bessant tries to work over Nagayoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bessant swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagayoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagayoshi.
Bessant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagayoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Nagayoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Bessant controls the action.
Bessant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagayoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bessant's elbow.
Nagayoshi trying to control the position but instead, Bessant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nagayoshi into the cage.
Bessant tries to work over Nagayoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagayoshi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bessant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bessant.
Daichi Nagayoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Bessant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bessant misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Bessant.
Well Bessant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bessant!