PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nat Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillipe Nover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Star
vs
Nover

180 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nat Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phillipe Nover!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Star clinches up against the cage.
Star tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nover managing to block the knees to the body from Star.
Nover wants a takedown.
Nover is trying to push Star away but Star has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Star with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Star has a couple of punches blocked by Nover.
Nover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Star swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nover is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Star gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Star avoiding damage as Nover throws knees to the body.
Nover jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Star walks away with a smile on his face. Nover gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nat Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillipe Nover.
Nover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Star doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Star slips a jab and a cross from Nover.
Nover misses with a few strikes there.
Nover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillipe Nover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star throws a nice head kick!
Star ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nover throws a nice looking combination but Star bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nover. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.
Star slips a jab and a cross from Nover.
Nover takes a swing at Star's ribcage but misses.
Star throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nover's head.
Star on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nover.
Star shoots in for a double leg but Nover sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Star closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nover missing with knees to the body.
Nover misses with an elbow over the top.
Star trying to land knees to the body.
Star scores with a knee to the head.
Nover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Nover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Star working aggressively here.
Star fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nover fails to pull guard.
Nover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Star tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nover tries to pull guard but Star holds him up against the cage and eventually Nover drops back down to his feet.
Nover is trying to break free.
Nover missing with knees to the body.
Nover tries to land a knee to the head but Star blocks with his arms.
Nover jumps guard but Star stands there with Nover around his waist. Nover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Star smiles and moves away.
Star throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nover misses with a double jab.
A jab from Star misses.

Star rushes Nover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nover blocks an uppercut.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Nover avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.
Nover jumps guard but Star stands there with Nover around his waist. Nover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Star avoiding damage as Nover throws knees to the body.
Star prevents Nover from breaking the clinch.
Nover prevents the takedown attempt.
Star misses with some punches.
Star managing to block the knees to the body from Nover.
Star can't get the takedown.
Star prevents Nover from breaking the clinch.
Nover prevents a body shot from Star.
Star has a couple of punches blocked by Nover.
Star misses with a punch to the body.
Nover tries for a takedown but Star manages to get underhooks.
Nover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Star has him pressed against the cage.

Star lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Star thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nover's head.
Star is keen to just control but Nover is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nover's head.
Star missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Star thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nover's head.
Nover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Star. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Star throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Star missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Star missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Star.
Nover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Star.

Star is trying to work for a kimura but Nover is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Star missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Star missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Star throwing shots but Nover is blocking nicely.
Star thows a huge punch but Nover dodges it nicely.
Star thows a huge punch but Nover dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nat Star dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Star tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Nover does no damage.
A jab from Nover misses.
Nover fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillipe Nover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
Star moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Nover catches Star right on the button with a cross.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nover.
Nover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nover misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nover crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Star - the referee stops the clock and Nover gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Star. Nover manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Star circles away quickly and effectively.
Nover takes a swing at Star's ribcage but misses.
Star scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Star can pounce on him.
Nover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nover misses with a few strikes there.
Star fails to land the takedown.
Nover is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Star rather than just go for the knockout.
Star throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nover.
A punch combination from Nover misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nover fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Star.
Star ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Star moves into the clinch.
Nover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Nover goes for a takedown in the clinch but Star prevents it.
Nover is breathing heavily.

Nover is fighting off a takedown attempt but Star is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nover to the mat. Nover regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Star throwing strikes but missing.
Star loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Star postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Star throwing strikes from guard but Nover blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a big right hand that misses.
Star throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nover wants to get back to his feet but Star is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nover can do anything to dispel that myth.
Star trying to control the position from guard on top but Nover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Star is looking to work some ground and pound but Nover has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star won't allow Nover to get back to his feet.
Star in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nover avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Star loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Star 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.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Star postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Star stops Nover from standing up.
Star working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Star loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Star throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Star with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Star.
Star cracks Nover with a solid left hand.
Star in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Star wants to control from the top but Nover keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nat Star dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Star throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Star clinches with his opponent.
Star tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Star tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Star just stands there and leans against the cage.
Star can't get the takedown.
Star creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Nover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Star smiles and moves away.
No luck for Star with that takedown attempt.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Nover pushes him off.
A combination from Nover does no damage.
Nover throws a series of punches but Star avoids them all with ease.
Nover misses with a double jab.
Nover throws a body punch but Star moves out of range.
Nover throws a series of punches but Star avoids them all with ease.

Star has Nover up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Star just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nover's brow.

Star has clasped his hands together around Nover's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Star in side control, throwing shots but Nover defends.
The strikes coming from Star are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Star sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nover is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Star in side control, throwing shots but Nover defends.
Star misses with the ground and pound.
Nover wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Star throws a strike aimed at the side of Nover's head but Nover avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star trying to control the position but Nover is working away.
Nover managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Star.
Nover defending against the ground and pound.
Star throws a strike aimed at the side of Nover's head but Nover avoids it well.
Nover dodges the ground and pound from Star.
Star working the ground and pound but Nover is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Star seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Star throws an elbow but Nover slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nover defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Star.
Star throws a strike aimed at the side of Nover's head but Nover avoids it well.
Star misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Star is looking to take a break and control but Nover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nover is being controlled here.
Phillipe Nover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Star wants to control but Nover is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Star.
Star looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nover is avoiding damage well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nover is avoiding damage well.

Star is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nover has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nat Star showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Star 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nat Star!