PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Burn (ranked 4818 p4p, 462 weight class) and Kojura Nakagawa (ranked 6279 p4p, 519 weight class). Kojura Nakagawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burn
vs
Nakagawa

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Burn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojura Nakagawa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakagawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burn looks to land a left hand but Nakagawa moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakagawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Nakagawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Burn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burn is looking to stand up but Nakagawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Nakagawa throwing strikes but missing.
Nakagawa stops Burn from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa trying to control but Burn is working from the bottom.
Burn is looking to stand up but Nakagawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Burn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to move into half guard but instead Burn has managed to sweep!

Nakagawa has a closed guard, preventing Burn from standing up.
Nakagawa controls Burn momentarily but Burn frees himself.
Burn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nakagawa is proving hard to escape from.
Burn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Burn gets to his feet - Nakagawa follows without any prompting.
Nakagawa with a hook.
Nakagawa ducks under a wild hook from Burn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn misses the shot to the body.
Nakagawa avoids the body shot from Burn.
Burn throws a hook but Nakagawa avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Burn.
Nakagawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakagawa cracks Burn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Burn falls to his knees and Nakagawa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kojura Nakagawa!