PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 1249 p4p, 2446 weight class) and James Stormchaser (ranked 172 p4p, 325 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nakamura
vs
Stormchaser

168 cm
24
186
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
197
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 7 - 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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Stormchaser!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormchaser lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stormchaser cracks a nice hook into Nakamura's ribs.
Stormchaser tries to land a body kick

and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stormchaser felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nakamura throwing shots but Stormchaser is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing that Nakamura has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stormchaser can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormchaser is staying active underneath Nakamura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormchaser is looking for a sweep. Nakamura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stormchaser's head.
Stormchaser has a hand on Nakamura's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nakamura takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nakamura dominating with strikes here.
Nakamura prevents Stormchaser from getting the reversal.
Stormchaser is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakamura wants to control the pace but Stormchaser is squirming around nicely.
Nakamura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stormchaser?
Nakamura looking to ground and pound but Stormchaser is blocking nicely.
Stormchaser really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakamura unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Stormchaser that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stormchaser is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stormchaser blocking the ground and pound.
Nakamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stormchaser because Nakamura loaded up on that one.
Nakamura lands a big shot there that rocks Stormchaser but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nakamura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakamura sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stormchaser is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Stormchaser tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Nakamura with the ground and pound from mount.
Stormchaser is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stormchaser is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakamura raining down shots from the mount!
Stormchaser 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 prevents Stormchaser from getting the reversal.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Stormchaser is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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.
Nakamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stormchaser tries to hold on but Nakamura postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Nakamura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakamura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stormchaser misses with a body shot.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stormchaser sprawls well. Stormchaser wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Stormchaser scores with a jab to the body.
Stormchaser scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Stormchaser sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stormchaser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakamura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Stormchaser's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gurizuri Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here as Nakamura stalls from top position.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Stormchaser is working from the bottom.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
Stormchaser tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stormchaser is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nakamura off and has taken his back!
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 rolls, trying to escape but Stormchaser keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Stormchaser doesn't have the hooks in and Nakamura manages to turn into his guard.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura stops Stormchaser from standing up.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stormchaser's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stormchaser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stormchaser wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormchaser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Stormchaser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Nakamura.
Stormchaser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stormchaser cracks a nice hook into Nakamura's ribs.
Nakamura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Stormchaser.
Nice defenses there by Stormchaser.
Nice takedown defense from Stormchaser. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormchaser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stormchaser but Stormchaser pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormchaser throws a wild body kick that Nakamura sees coming a mile off.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stormchaser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gurizuri Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Stormchaser misses

and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stormchaser!
Stormchaser is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura slows the pace down.
Nakamura misses with the ground and pound.
Stormchaser taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormchaser is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stormchaser tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nakamura is putting a hurting on Stormchaser here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
Nakamura tries to score with some ground and pound. Stormchaser controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stormchaser tries to bench press Nakamura off him but Nakamura keeps the position.
Nakamura controlling from side mount.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stormchaser defending against the ground and pound.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stormchaser keeps working.
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stormchaser is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Stormchaser is working away.
The strikes coming from Nakamura are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stormchaser tries to buck Nakamura off but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura cracks Stormchaser with a big right hand but Stormchaser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nakamura lands an elbow.
Stormchaser is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

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