PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Nakamura (ranked 804 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 102 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nakamura
vs
Jomoney

178 cm
29
170
17 - 9 - 0

176 cm
34
173
19 - 17 - 1

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideki Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura slips a straight right by Jomoney.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Jomoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Jomoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jomoney looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Jomoney tries for a takedown but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
Nakamura slips under a jab from Jomoney.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.

Nakamura rushes Jomoney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jomoney or not.

Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Jomoney misses with a straight right.
Jomoney has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.

Nakamura rushes Jomoney and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Jomoney is trying to drag Nakamura to the mat but Nakamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hideki Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.

Jomoney tightens his grip and picks Nakamura up, before dumping him to the ground. Nakamura manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Jomoney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Jomoney trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Jomoney stands and throws Nakamura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jomoney trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jomoney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nakamura to see if he's OK.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jomoney working the ground and pound but Nakamura is defending the strikes.
Jomoney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An elbow from Jomoney crashes against the mat.
Jomoney misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura is being controlled here.
Jomoney wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Nakamura being controlled for a moment.
Jomoney working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney lands an elbow.
Jomoney misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura stops Jomoney from passing to mount.
Jomoney in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nakamura stops Jomoney from passing to mount.
Jomoney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nakamura stops Jomoney from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jomoney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Jomoney in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Jomoney keeps moving and retains side control.
Jomoney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nakamura sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jomoney with the ground and pound but Nakamura regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jomoney is stalling here. Nakamura is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jomoney seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nakamura has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jomoney can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jomoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Jomoney circles away.
Jomoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideki Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jomoney scores with the left hand. Nakamura knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Jomoney circles away.
Jomoney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nakamura throws a jab when Jomoney was well out of range.
Jomoney with a hook.
Donk. Nakamura catches Jomoney right on the button with a cross.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.
Nakamura lands a head kick!
Jomoney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jomoney shoots in but no luck this time.
Jomoney fails to land the takedown.
Jomoney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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 drops his hands momentarily and Jomoney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.

Jomoney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nakamura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura managing to control the position.
Jomoney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jomoney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jomoney looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jomoney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney looking to control.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jomoney's guard.
Jomoney trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakamura content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Jomoney.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jomoney looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.
Jomoney looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Jomoney does no damage.
Jomoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jomoney blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a two punch combo.

Nakamura pushes Jomoney up against the cage in a clinch.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jomoney clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura slips a straight right by Jomoney.

Jomoney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jomoney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jomoney looks to land a strike but Nakamura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jomoney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
Jomoney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jomoney throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Jomoney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney misses with a head shot. Nakamura uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jomoney trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Jomoney controlling from the top position.
Jomoney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hideki Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jomoney throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.

Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Jomoney back into the cage.
Jomoney is working for takedown but Nakamura is calmly controlling the position for now.

Nakamura breaks the clinch.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jomoney. Those never looked like landing.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jomoney at a distance.
Nakamura jabs at Jomoney's body.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jomoney.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jomoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jomoney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Jomoney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jomoney.
Jomoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jomoney lands.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Jomoney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jomoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Jomoney misses.
Hideki Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura with a nice calf kick.

Jomoney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Jomoney controlling the pace.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
Jomoney is thwarting Nakamura's attempts to control the position.
Jomoney moves into full mount! Nakamura won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jomoney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakamura is looking to escape.
Jomoney thowing shots but they're missing.
Jomoney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jomoney tries to control but Nakamura wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Jomoney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jomoney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Jomoney!
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