PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Nakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Tessie. Paddy Ryan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ryan
vs
Nakamoto

193 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Blaze Ronin Reborn

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hideki Nakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ryan, as that shot connected.

It looks like Hideki Nakamoto has been cut.
Nakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Nakamoto pushes him off.
Nakamoto is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki Nakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamoto misses with a hook.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Nakamoto clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakamoto.
Nakamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan can't get the takedown.

Nakamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nakamoto has Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Nakamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Nakamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nakamoto blocks an uppercut.
Ryan taking a breather.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamoto gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Nakamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamoto misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryan misses with a looping right.

Ryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamoto.

Ryan is rocked!
Nakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Nakamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nakamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
Nakamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Nakamoto instigates a clinch.
Nakamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan is pressed up against the cage. Nakamoto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryan down to the mat. Ryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nakamoto tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakamoto has a takedown stuffed.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamoto slips under a jab from Ryan.

Nakamoto clinches.
Nakamoto landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.

Nakamoto manages to pull guard.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ryan prevents Nakamoto from getting back to his feet.
Nakamoto wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamoto is on top in guard.
Nakamoto trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Ryan looking to control.

Nakamoto gets to his feet - Ryan follows without any prompting.
Nakamoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Nakamoto is out of range.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nakamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamoto.
Nakamoto dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Nakamoto tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryan as he jumps to the side.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nakamoto as he avoids it easily.

Ryan tries to keep at a distance but Nakamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakamoto tries for a takedown but Ryan manages to get underhooks.
Nakamoto presses Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto pushes Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakamoto is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ryan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamotos head.
Ryan is working for takedown but Nakamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Nakamoto.

Nakamoto jumps guard and drags Ryan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamoto is pulling down on Ryan's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryan throws and elbow that misses. Nakamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Nakamoto!
Ryan is adopting a defensive guard.
Nakamoto looking to pass the guard.
Nakamoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nakamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Nakamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Nakamoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nakamoto fails with the takedown.
Nakamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryan rather than just go for the knockout.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Nakamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Nakamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
Nakamoto throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
Nakamoto lands with a good body shot.
Nakamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Nakamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryan or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paddy Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Nakamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamoto blocks a jab.
Nakamoto throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.

Nakamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nakamoto breaks the clinch.
Hideki Nakamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryan in his tracks.

Nakamoto gets the takedown into side control.
Ryan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ryan tries to get out of the position.
Ryan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nakamoto wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Ryan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakamoto looking to pass the guard.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Ryan is trying to control the position but Nakamoto postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryan is looking to stand up but Nakamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Nakamoto postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan wants to clinch.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakamoto on the side of the head.
Ryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryan but Ryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nakamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryan.
Nakamoto misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto lands a body shot.
Nakamoto throws a one two combo.
Ryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakamoto is fending him off so far but Ryan persists. Nope, Nakamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nakamoto.

Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nakamoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Nakamoto manages to break the clinch.
Nakamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamoto throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Ryan lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamoto's head back.
Nakamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Nakamoto persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamoto fails to land the takedown.
Ryan tests Nakamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakamoto wants to clinch.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamoto.
Ryan leaves Nakamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nakamoto moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Nakamoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamoto moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Jab from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto slips a jab from Ryan.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nakamoto moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Nakamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Nakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Nakamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hideki Nakamoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryan misses with a hook. Nakamoto ducked under it nicely.
Ryan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamoto has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Nakamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.

Nakamoto moves into the clinch.
Nakamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ryan has Nakamoto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ryan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nakamoto tumbling to the mat - Ryan dives into Nakamoto's guard.

Nakamoto has his feet on Ryan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nakamoto lands a two punch combo.
Hideki Nakamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Nakamoto is out of range.
Nakamoto tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.

Ryan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nakamoto was covering up waiting for the punch and Ryan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryan is one step ahead there.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryan's guard.
Nakamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryan is trying to keep Nakamoto in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamoto advances position into side control!
Paddy Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamoto trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.
Ryan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nakamoto is controlling him well.
Ryan looks to move to half guard but instead Nakamoto has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to hold on but Nakamoto pushes him away.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Nakamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ryan hang on?
Ryan is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakamoto wants to control the pace but Ryan is squirming around nicely.
Nakamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nakamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ryan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nakamoto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hideki Nakamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan is trying to maintain the position but Nakamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Hideki Nakamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakamoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakamoto's back!
Ryan gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Nakamoto has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan struggling to land strikes to the head as Nakamoto covers up.
Ryan is trying to stick to Nakamoto's back but Nakamoto is turning into Ryan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ryan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nakamoto.

Ryan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakamoto defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Nakamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Nakamoto!