PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 1753 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 230 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakamura
vs
Lund

168 cm
23
186
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
190
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Conviction
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Lund - just one landing.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakamura takes one to the chin there.
Lund is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Nakamura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakamura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.

Nakamura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lund sprawls well initially but Nakamura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura throwing shots but Lund is blocking nicely.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lund has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nakamura moves into full mount! Lund won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura misses with a head shot.
Nakamura looking to finish Lund with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lund!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakamura throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakamura controlling his opponent.
Nakamura throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nakamura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Nakamura connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nakamura throws some wild stikes that Lund manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to control but Lund is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lund suckers Nakamura into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Lund is now in Nakamura's guard!
Nakamura wants to improve his position but instead Lund has moved into half guard.
Nakamura is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Nakamura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura postures up and lands a big shot to Lund's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakamura is fighting to break Lund's control of his arms but Lund is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Lund keeps moving.
Lund trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lund keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura stands and throws Lund's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lund throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown. Lund fights it but they end up in guard.
Lund seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lund can do to turn this around?
Nakamura passes Lund's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Lund dodges it nicely.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lund wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakamura throwing shots but Lund is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Lund is a slippery customer.
Nakamura controlling the action here.
Nakamura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lund for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura wants to control but Lund is keeping him busy.
Nakamura working over Lund with some ground and pound. Lund looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Lund is defending well.
Nakamura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Lund dodges it nicely.
Nakamura tries to pass to full mount but Lund defends it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lund keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lund throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range and Lund settles back down.
Lund scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Lund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lund tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lund tries to clinch up.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nakamura tries to keep at a distance but Lund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lund avoiding damage.
Lund wants to stall.
Nakamura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nakamura tries to score a body lock takedown but Lund shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lund lands with a right to the head.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
Lund lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund just leaning against Nakamura, taking a breather.
Lund lands a right hand.
Nakamura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lund gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gurizuri Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Nakamura.
Nakamura has Lund pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lund.
Nakamura is struggling to control the position.
Lund lands an uppercut.
Lund stalling against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.
Nakamura is looking to take this one to the mat.
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 Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura scores with the left hand. Lund knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lund.

Lund clinches with his opponent.
Lund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nakamura - that landed with a thud.
Lund lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Gurizuri Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.

Nakamura has Lund pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nakamura pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lund tumbling to the mat - Nakamura dives into Lund's guard.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lund trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Lund keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Lund has wrist control.
Nakamura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakamura misses with a head shot. Lund uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nakamura trying to control but Lund is working from the bottom.
Aaron Lund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lund pulls Nakamura in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lund wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund throws a leg kick that is checked

and Nakamura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Lund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakamura slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakamura misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lund is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura cracks Lund with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nakamura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lund seems a little lost for a moment, as Nakamura dominates the positioning.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lund keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lund can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakamura landing strikes.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakamura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!