PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nohara
vs
Bearer

180 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bearer pushes Nohara up against the cage in a clinch.
Bearer can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nohara.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nohara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bearer's brow.
Bearer struggles to land a body shot inside as Nohara controls his hands.
Nohara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.
Nohara cracks Bearer with a nice body shot.
Bearer tries to circle away but Nohara has him pinned against the cage.
Nohara lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Paul Bearer has been cut.
Nohara is stalling here.
Bearer tries to break the clinch but Nohara is controlling the position.
A short right from Nohara.
Bearer has had enough of the clinch but Nohara keeps him there for the moment.
Nohara has Bearer pressed against the cage, preventing Bearer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nohara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bearer avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bearer.
Bearer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer lands a right hand.

Bearer manages to break the clinch.

Nohara has managed to clinch.
Bearer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Nohara.
Nohara scores with a shoulder strike.
Bearer can't break the clinch.
Nohara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.
Nohara lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bearer can't get the takedown.
Bearer lands a nice uppercut.
Bearer is trying to break the clinch but Nohara has him pressed against the cage.
Nohara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bearer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nohara presses Bearer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.
Nohara taking a breather.
Nohara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bearer's efforts to push away.
Bearer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nohara has Bearer pressed against the cage, preventing Bearer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nohara slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nohara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bearer controls his hands.
Bearer prevents a body shot from Nohara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.
Nohara keeps control of Bearer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bearer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bearer is trying to push Nohara away but Nohara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nohara lands a body punch.
Bearer is trying to break free.
Nohara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bearer controls his hands.
Bearer avoids the elbow strike from Nohara, against the cage.
Nohara tries to land knees in the clinch but Bearer avoids the damage to the body.
Bearer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nohara has him pressed against the cage.
Bearer is trying to break the clinch but Nohara has him pressed against the cage.
Bearer wants to get back to striking at distance but Nohara won't allow it.
Nohara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bearer controls his hands.

Nohara tightens his grip and picks Bearer up, before dumping him to the ground. Bearer manages to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nohara postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara advances to half guard.
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!
Nohara wants to control but Bearer is keeping him busy.
Bearer is doing well to control the position and prevent Nohara from advancing to side control.
Bearer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nohara.
Bearer is pressing down on Nohara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nohara 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.
Bearer trying to keep a closed guard but Nohara is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bearer wants to sweep here but Nohara controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nohara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bearer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bearer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Bearer.
Bearer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nohara avoids a kick to the body.
Bearer has a takedown stuffed.
Bearer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bearer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nohara checks it well.
Nohara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Nohara coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nohara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bearer is breathing heavily.

Nohara moves into the clinch.
Nohara lands a shot to the body.
Nohara presses Bearer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Nohara.
Nice body punch from Nohara - that landed with a thud.
Nohara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Bearer shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Nohara.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bearer won't want to take too many of those.
Bearer has had enough of the clinch but Nohara keeps him there for the moment.
Nohara pushes Bearer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nohara presses Bearer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Nohara as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearer blocks the elbow strike.
Nohara lands with a light punch inside.
Nohara cracks Bearer with a nice body shot.
Nohara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nohara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nohara - that landed with a thud.
Bearer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nohara keeps control of Bearer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nohara scores with a shot to the side of Bearer's head.
A nice left hand lands by Nohara.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nohara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Nohara pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nohara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nohara trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer wants to pass the guard but Nohara is keeping the position.
Bearer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nohara trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bearer is fighting to break Nohara's control of his arms but Nohara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nohara throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Nohara wants to sweep here but Bearer controlling him for the moment.
Nohara is working hard here to advance position.
Nohara is pulling down on Bearer's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Nohara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bearer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bearer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nohara.

Nohara pushes Bearer up against the cage in a clinch.

Nohara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nohara scores with a nice right hand.
Bearer misses with a jab to the body
and Nohara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Bearer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara jabs at Bearer's body.
Nohara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bearer as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Nohara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bearer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bearer is looking to clinch.
Bearer misses with a body shot

and Nohara counters with a head kick that drops Bearer!

Bearer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara wants to control from the top but Bearer keeps moving.
Bearer is still in real trouble! Can Nohara finish him?
Nohara lands a couple of digs.
Nohara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bearer's head.
Nohara cracks Bearer with a solid left hand.
Nohara looking to pass the guard.
Nohara postures up in Bearer's guard and throws a big left but Bearer blocks it.
Nohara lands a couple of elbows.
Nohara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bearer looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bearer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nohara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nohara throws a big right hand that misses.
Bearer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nohara trying to control but Bearer is working from the bottom.
Bearer seems to have recovered his senses.
Bearer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nohara controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Nohara wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Nohara clinches up against the cage.
Nohara lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara keeps control of Bearer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bearer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bearer is trying to break the clinch but Nohara is controlling him.
Nohara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nohara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bearer's elbow.
Nohara slows down the pace here.
Nohara lands a right hand.
Bearer blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara looking to stall.
Bearer is looking to break free of the clinch but Nohara has double underhooks.
Bearer has had enough of the clinch but Nohara keeps him there for the moment.
Bearer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Nohara as the two fighters clinch.
Hiro Nohara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bearer tries to break the clinch but Nohara is controlling the position.
Nohara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bearer's elbow.
Bearer managing to block the knees to the body from Nohara.
Bearer tries to break the clinch but Nohara is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nohara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bearer can do to turn this around?
Bearer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Nohara to work.
Bearer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bearer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nohara tries a body shot but Bearer blocks it.
Nohara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bearer is trying to push Nohara away but Nohara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearer working hard to break the clinch.
Bearer struggles to land a body shot inside as Nohara controls his hands.
Nohara presses Bearer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nohara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nohara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Nohara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bearer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nohara defending well as Bearer loads up on a big left hand.
Nohara scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer scores with a shot to the body.
Paul Bearer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bearer throws a leg kick but Nohara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paul Bearer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bearer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Nohara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nohara 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nohara!