PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 978 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 117 p4p, 125 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Principo Adam has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Adam
vs
Nakamura

185 cm
34
188
29 - 16 - 2

168 cm
38
186
29 - 23 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Conviction

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 29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adam advances to full mount.
Nakamura is looking to get to half guard.
Adam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adam is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nakamura is surviving well by controlling Adam's body position as best he can.
Nakamura working to try and regain half guard.
Adam controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakamura can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam controlling from mount.
Nakamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adam looking to control but Nakamura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakamura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Adam has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura missing with punches from the bottom.
Nakamura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adam trying to control from half guard but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura is pressing down on Adam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adam stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Adam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Nakamura can't keep his opponent in guard - Adam advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adam trying to mount his opponent but Nakamura defends it.
Adam is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nakamura reverses the position - he's now on top in Adam's guard.
Adam being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Principo Adam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam tries to counter with a takedown but Nakamura is quick to defend against it.
Nakamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adam lands a slapping body shot.

Adam dives in and scores a takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nakamura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nakamura is in close to Adam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Adam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Principo Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adam controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adam is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakamura working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adam holds on and takes a little breather.
Adam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adam trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
Adam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Adam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adam lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Adam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adam won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura striking off his back but it's not causing Adam any problems.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
Adam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adam won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Adam wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.

That's four 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.
Adam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adam.
Adam scores with a jab to the head.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
Adam cracks Nakamura with an open hand slap.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura lands a body shot.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Adam takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nakamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adam tries to land a leg kick but Nakamura saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Nakamura there.
Nakamura misses with a jab to the body
and Adam counters with a slapping leg kick.

Nakamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adam to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adam 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.
Nakamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adam manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura won't allow Adam to sweep him here.
Adam is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Adam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adam wants to hit a sweep here but Nakamura passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Adam there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adam regains half guard.
Adam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakamura lands a couple of elbows.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Adam's legs - danger averted.
Adam seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nakamura trying to control but Adam is working from the bottom.
Nakamura stands up over Adam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Adam.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura is in close to Adam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adam keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Nakamura throws an elbow that misses. Adam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nakamura's guard. Nice move by Adam!

Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
Nakamura throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakamura, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

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