PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nagasacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nagasacki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Magnus
vs
Nagasacki

200 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Farr's Better Treats

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Magnus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nagasacki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magnus.
Nice sprawl there from Nagasacki as Magnus shoots in.

Magnus has managed to clinch.
Magnus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagasacki tries to score a body lock takedown but Magnus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nagasacki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magnus blocks it with crossed arms.
Magnus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magnus prevents a takedown attempt there.
The is referee keeping an eye on Magnus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Magnus scores with a hook to the body.
Magnus lands a shoulder strike.
Magnus lands a shoulder strike.
Magnus stalls.
Magnus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nagasacki looks gassed!
Magnus lands a right hand.
Magnus lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Magnus - that landed with a thud.
Magnus scores with a shoulder strike.
Magnus content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Magnus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magnus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Magnus lands a left hand.
Nagasacki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magnus is keeping busy.
Magnus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Magnus.
Good body shot from Magnus.
Nagasacki tries to land knees in the clinch but Magnus avoids the damage to the body.
Magnus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagasacki backwards.
Nagasacki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagasacki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magnus trying to stall but Nagasacki improves his position.
Magnus scores with a shot to the side of Nagasacki's head.
Magnus trying to stall but Nagasacki improves his position.
Nagasacki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin Magnus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Nagasacki.
Magnus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nagasacki jumps guard but Magnus stands there with Nagasacki around his waist. Nagasacki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nagasacki is trying to break free.
Magnus stalls.
Nagasacki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Magnus just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnus gets underhooks to prevent Nagasacki's takedown attempt.
Magnus lands a hook that snaps the head of Nagasacki backwards.
Nagasacki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Magnus pulls his leg out and moves away.

Magnus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nagasacki sprawls well initially but Magnus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Magnus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magnus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magnus blocks the strikes from Nagasacki.
Nagasacki tries to get to full guard but Magnus has control of the leg.
Nagasacki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nagasacki trying to control but Magnus postures up.
Magnus is looking to take a break and control but Nagasacki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasacki looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magnus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnus tries to clinch but Nagasacki moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagasacki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Magnus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nagasacki!
Magnus controlling from mount.
BOOM! Magnus connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Magnus avoids the attempt from Nagasacki to control.

Nagasacki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Magnus.
Magnus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nagasacki is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Magnus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nagasacki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nagasacki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Magnus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nagasacki turns into him and now he's in Magnus's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnus is trying to keep Nagasacki in close.
Magnus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Magnus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Magnus shoots in but Nagasacki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nagasacki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagasacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagasacki throws a sloppy head kick and Magnus moves out of range easily.
Magnus wants to clinch.
Magnus is looking to clinch.
Nagasacki is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasacki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magnus is fending him off so far but Nagasacki persists. Nope, Magnus circles away and we're back to standing.
Magnus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nagasacki's waist but Nagasacki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magnus off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Magnus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnus doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagasacki circles away.
Magnus works over Nagasacki's head and body with a nice combination.

Nagasacki is rocked!

It looks like Hiro Nagasacki has been cut.
Magnus throws a nice looking combination but Nagasacki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagasacki is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnus finish him?
Nagasacki tries to clinch up but Magnus circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasacki seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagasacki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magnus closes the distance but Nagasacki moves to the side

and Nagasacki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Magnus wants to sweep but no luck.
Nagasacki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nagasacki trying to control but Magnus is working from the bottom.
Magnus trying to control the position.
Magnus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magnus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasacki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasacki postures up.
Magnus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magnus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Magnus throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Nagasacki stopping the sweep attempt from Magnus.
Magnus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nagasacki's guard.

Magnus stands up and waves to Nagasacki to follow him.
A punch lands to the side of Nagasacki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagasacki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin Magnus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagasacki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasacki circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nagasacki counters by moving into the clinch.
Magnus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magnus misses with the head strike.
Magnus cracks Nagasacki with a nice body shot.
A short right from Magnus on the inside.
Nagasacki is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnus.
Nagasacki is working for takedown but Magnus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magnus trying to stall but Nagasacki improves his position.
Nagasacki connects with a knee to the head.
Magnus lands with a right to the head.
Magnus is leaning against Nagasacki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magnus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Magnus looking to stall.
Magnus lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnus.
Nagasacki tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nagasacki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasacki with a poor takedown

and Magnus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Magnus scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnus.
Magnus stalling in the clinch.
Nagasacki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Magnus prevents it.
Magnus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nagasacki wants a takedown but no success here.
Magnus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagasacki backwards.
Nagasacki can't break the clinch.
Magnus lands a hook that snaps the head of Nagasacki backwards.
Good body shot from Magnus.
Magnus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magnus lands with a right to the head.
Nagasacki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Magnus.
Nagasacki tries to pull guard but Magnus holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagasacki drops back down to his feet.
Magnus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagasacki jumps guard but Magnus stands there with Nagasacki around his waist. Nagasacki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Magnus.
Magnus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Magnus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Nagasacki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Magnus blocks a head kick by Nagasacki.

Magnus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magnus showed some decent athleticism there.
Magnus is trying to control the action in half guard but Nagasacki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magnus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nagasacki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magnus is thwarting Nagasacki's attempts to control the position.
Nagasacki is staying active underneath Magnus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nagasacki manages to get to full guard.
Magnus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasacki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magnus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magnus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasacki regains half guard.
Magnus is looking to take a break and control but Nagasacki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magnus is thwarting Nagasacki's attempts to control the position.
Magnus 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.
Magnus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magnus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nagasacki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nagasacki.
Magnus wants to control from the top but Nagasacki keeps moving.
Nagasacki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nagasacki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magnus is one step ahead there.
Magnus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magnus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Nagasacki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Magnus regains half guard.
Magnus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nagasacki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nagasacki's back!
Magnus lands a shot to the head.
Magnus landing with strikes.
I really don't envy Nagasacki right now.
Magnus lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Magnus controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Nagasacki right now.
Magnus looking to hold on to the position here but Nagasacki rolls and ends up regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnus trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagasacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nagasacki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasacki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagasacki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magnus.
Magnus trying to control but Nagasacki is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nagasacki misses with a takedown attempt - Magnus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magnus is looking to clinch but Nagasacki is avoiding it.
Hiro Nagasacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasacki tries for a takedown but Magnus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nagasacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nagasacki darts in trying to clinch

and Magnus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasacki won't allow Magnus to pass to mount.
Nagasacki is looking to improve his position.

Magnus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Nagasacki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magnus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Magnus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nagasacki defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnus is looking to advance position but Nagasacki won't allow it.
Hiro Nagasacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnus wants to take a breather but Nagasacki is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Magnus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magnus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Magnus!