PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 3390 p4p, 6129 weight class) and Barry Win (ranked 370 p4p, 561 weight class). Rapido Nadadora could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Win's chin.

Nadadora
vs
Win

177 cm
25
161
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
166
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Win!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadadora.
Win's coach down at The Heart of the BloodBath was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Win's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Win slips under a jab.
Nadadora throws a hook but Win avoids it easily.
Win takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Win.
Nadadora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadadora thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nadadora uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Win has time to react.

Nadadora has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nadadora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Win fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Win fails to land.
Nadadora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Win's elbow.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Win creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora stalls.
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!
Win misses with some punches.
Win misses with the head strike.
Win working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadadora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nadadora pushes Win back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora effectively controlling the action here.
Win throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora misses with a punch to the body.
Win misses with a punch on the inside.
Win lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Still in the clinch, Nadadora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadadora tries to work over Win's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nadadora misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Win swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
A short right from Nadadora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win scores with a nice hook to the head.
Win tries to stall but Nadadora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Win swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadadora pushes Win back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Win misses with a punch on the inside.
Win keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nadadora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadadora effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Win working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nadadora wants to break free but Win has control.
Nadadora misses with a punch on the inside.
Win lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Win misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadadora can't find room to land a body shot as Win controls the action.
Nadadora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Win misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora being controlled against the cage.
Nadadora is trying to break free.
Nadadora misses with a punch to the body.
Win content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Win blocks a body shot from Nadadora.
Win throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nadadora is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Nadadora.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nadadora taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Nadadora.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win misses with some punches.
Win dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nadadora swings wildly with an uppercut but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
Win tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadadora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Win working aggressively here.
Win throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Win swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Win working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Win lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Win.
Nadadora just leaning against Win, taking a breather.
Win misses with the head strike.
Nadadora swings wildly with an uppercut but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
Win misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barry Win will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nadadora throws a big shot that misses.
Win scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nadadora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Win throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nadadora on the side of the head.
Win uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadadora.
A telegraphed right hand from Nadadora misses the target.
Nadadora tries to clinch up but Win circles away and keeps his distance.
Nadadora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Win was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Win sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nadadora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Win paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nadadora lands a lovely overhand right.
Win scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nadadora misses with a lunging right hand
and Win counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Nadadora there.
Rapido Nadadora is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Win was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora tests Win's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Win is rocked!
and Nadadora counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Win! He's just covering up as Nadadora starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rapido Nadadora!
Rapido Nadadora seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.