PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Hathcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Hathcock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazuo Nakamura's chin.

Nakamura
vs
Hathcock

178 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Hathcock!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathcock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura avoids it really well and circles away.
Hathcock feints a jab promting Nakamura to slip. Hathcock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nakamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nakamura enables Hathcock to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nakamura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Hathcock from controlling successfully.
Hathcock is looking to stand up but Nakamura won't let him.
Hathcock stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakamura holds on and takes a little breather.
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.

Nakamura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura tries to score with some ground and pound. Hathcock controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hathcock is avoiding damage well.
Hathcock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakamura misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Nakamura crashes against the mat.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hathcock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakamura 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.
Hathcock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nakamura asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hathcock looks gassed!
Hathcock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hathcock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hathcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathcock is trying to buck Nakamura off.
Hathcock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakamura working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hathcock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hathcock can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakamura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hathcock's legs.
Nakamura lands an elbow.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakamura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
Nakamura working the head with strikes.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hathcock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura working the head and body with strikes.
Nakamura lands some shots froms side control.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Hathcock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Nakamura's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with a big right hand but Hathcock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nakamura working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hathcock to see if he's OK.
Nakamura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hathcock some visible discomfort.
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nakamura landing strikes.
Nakamura is working Hathcock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakamura is working Hathcock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura is working Hathcock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura lands some shots froms side control.
Nakamura landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuo Nakamura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nakamura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hathcock trying to control but Nakamura postures up.
Hathcock is in trouble now - Nakamura has advanced to mount!
Nakamura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nakamura won't let Hathcock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakamura lands a big elbow.
Nakamura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nakamura fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakamura with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakamura dominating with strikes here.
Nakamura with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura working Hathcock over with strikes here.
Hathcock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Nakamura.
The referee warns Hathcock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakamura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hathcock's face.
Nakamura lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Hathcock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kazuo Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Hathcock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hathcock really wants to buck Nakamura off and get back to his feet.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Hathcock is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nakamura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nakamura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hathcock?
Nakamura breaks from Hathcock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Hathcock is in trouble!
Hathcock tries to buck Nakamura off but he can't manage it.
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nakamura raining down shots from the mount!
Nakamura landing punches.
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura scoring with strikes but Hathcock is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a heavy elbow.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount.
Nakamura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hathcock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nakamura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hathcock is trying to stand up.
Hathcock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nakamura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nakamura landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Hathcock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hathcock is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nakamura raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakamura punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathcock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hathcock tries to lock up and control but Nakamura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakamura lands a big elbow.
Nakamura scoring with strikes but Hathcock is staying in there.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hathcock looks a forlorn figure.
Hathcock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nakamura raining down shots from the mount!
Nakamura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hathcock's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Nakamura connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hathcock wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuo Nakamura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nakamura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakamura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nakamura is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
Hathcock taking a bit of punishment here - Nakamura scoring with strikes.
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nakamura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hathcock some visible discomfort.
Nakamura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nakamura working the ground and pound.
Hathcock taking a bit of punishment here - Nakamura scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
Nakamura lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nakamura grinds an elbow into Hathcock's temple.
Nakamura works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hathcock struggling a bit here.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Hathcock gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nakamura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakamura fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with good strikes from the mount here!
Nakamura is landing with some decent strikes but Hathcock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nakamura lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hathcock hang on?
Nakamura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Hathcock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nakamura dominating with strikes here.
Nakamura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nakamura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hathcock squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nakamura dominating with strikes here.
Nakamura cracks Hathcock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hathcock tries to reverse the position but Nakamura maintains control.
Nakamura landing punches.
Nakamura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Hathcock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Hathcock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hathcock looks a forlorn figure.
Nakamura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hathcock?
Nakamura fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working the ground and pound effectively.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hathcock can do to turn this around?
You get the feeling that Hathcock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nakamura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hathcock taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Nakamura.
Hathcock is trying to escape the mount.
Nakamura working Hathcock over with strikes here.
Hathcock really wants to buck Nakamura off and get back to his feet.
Nakamura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakamura lands a heavy elbow.
Carlos Hathcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuo Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura won't let Hathcock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuo Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakamura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25

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