PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 161 p4p, 254 weight class) and Hideki Nakamura (ranked 22 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

About Don
vs
Nakamura

180 cm
31
173
17 - 7 - 1

178 cm
28
170
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hideki Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About Don lands with a right hand.
About Don wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hideki Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
About Don waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from About Don.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
About Don connects with a right hand. Nakamura shakes it off.
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
About Don shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing About Don's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
About Don just misses with a punch to the body.
About Don misses the jab.
Nakamura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
About Don blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
About Don swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakamura misses with a lunging right hand
and About Don counters with a nice uppercut.

About Don fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nakamura to the ground. About Don is now in Nakamura's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

About Don drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nakamura dives on top into guard.

About Don keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
About Don is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
About Don has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
About Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hideki Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

About Don shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. About Don showed some decent athleticism there.

Nakamura kicks off About Don and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
About Don scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
About Don fails to land the takedown.
About Don getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
About Don throwing a counter right hand but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and About Don counters with a straight right hand.
Nakamura misses with a right hand
and About Don counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
About Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a jab. About Don acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakamura looks for the body kick but About Don saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
No luck for About Don with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
Nakamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakamura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakamura tries to land a leg kick but About Don saw it coming and moves away.
Good exchange - Nakamura coming out on top.

About Don is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakamura's half guard.
About Don seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from About Don.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Get Wet About Don will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nakamura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Nakamura.
Nakamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nakamura throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
About Don with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nakamura makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. About Don really felt that one!
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and About Don counters with a stiff right hand.
About Don misses with a straight left.
Nakamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
About Don lands a jab.
The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don tries for a takedown but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Nakamura.
About Don shoots in but Nakamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
About Don connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of About Don's head but About Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
About Don throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
About Don throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakamura.
About Don misses with a looping left.
About Don changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakamura tries to avoid it but About Don manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakamura to the ground. Nakamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nakamura delivers a nice body kick.
Nakamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
About Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nakamura sprawls and moves away.
About Don moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and About Don moves out of range easily.
About Don blocks the body kick.
Nakamura looks to land a body kick but About Don moved away.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
About Don jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakamura throws a head kick but About Don moves out of range.
About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

About Don looking to score a takedown here. Nakamura is defending well but About Don drives through and ends up in Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura pulls About Don in close to prevent any damage.
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
About Don lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don lands a couple of digs.
Get Wet About Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura is trying to control the position but About Don postures up.
About Don postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
About Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nakamura wants to reverse the position here. About Don has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Nakamura is forced to tap! Nakamura looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Get Wet About Don!
Post fight, an emotional Get Wet About Don said 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.