PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yushuri Nakatano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nakatano
vs
Masters

186 cm
27
181 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushuri Nakatano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters throws a right and a left that Nakatano avoids nicely.
Masters cracks Nakatano with a good jab.
Masters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Nakatano cracks Masters with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Masters looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nakatano finish him?

Masters is rocked!

It looks like Ken Masters has been cut.
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!
Nakatano throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
Masters is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakatano finish him?
Nakatano throws a hook but Masters avoids it easily.
Masters seems to have recovered his senses.
Donk. Masters catches Nakatano right on the button with a cross.
Masters throws a lazy right hand but Nakatano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakatano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masters walks straight into a right hand from Nakatano - that's dropped him! Nakatano jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Masters from any more punishment! Masters complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yushuri Nakatano!