PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Narushima
vs
Breaker

177 cm
27
216 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

182 cm
26
216 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Breaker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Breaker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Rory Breaker has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Breaker finds it's target.
Narushima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Narushima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Breaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Breaker scores with a punch to the head.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Breaker misses with a hook.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Breaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narushima dodges the punch combination from Breaker.
Breaker looks to land a left hand but Narushima moved out of range nicely.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Breaker looks to land a combination but Narushima avoids it well.
Narushima tries to clinch up.

Narushima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima working Breaker over with knees to the body.
Breaker looks winded!
Narushima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima blocking some punches.
Narushima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Breaker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Narushima lands a nice knee to the body.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima slows down the pace here.
Narushima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Breaker won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Breaker is blocking nicely.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Breaker's ribcage.
Narushima stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narushima.
Narushima blocks an uppercut.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Breaker's face.
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Breaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Narushima.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Narushima.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Breaker is rocked!
Narushima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Breaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scores a nice knee to the body.
Breaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Narushima working Breaker over with knees to the body.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Breaker won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Breaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Breaker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Breaker misses with some punches.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Narushima.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Breaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Narushima looking to slow down the pace here.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Breaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Narushima.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Narushima is stalling here.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Breaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Breaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima working Breaker over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Breaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Breaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Breaker won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Breaker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Narushima is looking to clinch.
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Breaker.

Narushima closes the distance and clinches.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Breaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Narushima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Breaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Narushima scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Breaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Breaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima has Breaker pressed against the cage.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Breaker's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breaker can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Breaker.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Ryo Narushima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Narushima.
Breaker throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Narushima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima lands a big knee to the head and Breaker goes down! Narushima pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima!
An out of breath Ryo Narushima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.