PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes into the arena with Tool - Sober blaring out of the sound system. Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakamura
vs
Kochanowski

173 cm
28
170 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

178 cm
37
165 lbs
19 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yusuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Kochanowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Nakamura has managed to clinch.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Kochanowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Kochanowski is trying to break free.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Kochanowski blocks it.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura trying to stall but Kochanowski improves his position.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kochanowski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nakamura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kochanowski to the mat. Kochanowski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kochanowski is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up in Kochanowski's guard and throws a big left but Kochanowski blocks it.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kochanowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura stays in close to Kochanowski's body and controls the position.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Kochanowski keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
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.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yusuke Nakamura just wasn't active enough.

Kochanowski darts in and clinches Nakamura up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamura leaning against his opponent.
Kochanowski wants to break free but Nakamura has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kochanowski obliges.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Kochanowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kochanowski's elbow.
Kochanowski tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kochanowski digs a right hand into Nakamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakamura's gas tank.
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Kochanowski won't allow it.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Nakamura is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Kochanowski breaks from the clinch.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Kochanowski keeps it at a distance.

Kochanowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura stays in close to Kochanowski's body and controls the position.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kochanowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kochanowski is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Kochanowski keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to stand and escape but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kochanowski's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura scoring with some ground and pound.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kochanowski's guard.
Nakamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Nakamura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Nakamura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kochanowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Kochanowski drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.

Nakamura lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nakamura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nakamura throws a strike but Kochanowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kochanowski's head.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kochanowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but Kochanowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kochanowski trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kochanowski's guard.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kochanowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kochanowski is on top in guard.
Yusuke Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Nakamura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kochanowski defends well.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kochanowski forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kochanowski is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nakamura trying to keep a closed guard but Kochanowski is proving a slippery customer.
Kochanowski preventing the sweep.

Nakamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kochanowski trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Kochanowski controlling him for the moment.
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.
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Kochanowski stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Janek Kochanowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Kochanowski closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nakamura tightens his grip and picks Kochanowski up, before dumping him to the ground. Kochanowski manages to land in guard.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kochanowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kochanowski throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kochanowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kochanowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Kochanowski can't find room to land a body shot as Nakamura controls the action.
Kochanowski crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Kochanowski is trying to break free.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kochanowski is keeping busy.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kochanowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kochanowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakamura's calf.
Yusuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kochanowski. That's going to slow Nakamura down.

Kochanowski closes the distance and clinches.

Kochanowski manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Kochanowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakamura.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Nakamura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kochanowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuke Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kochanowski pushes Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kochanowski blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kochanowski prevents it.

Kochanowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura punishes Kochanowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kochanowski feints and then cracks Nakamura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakamura down.
Nakamura is looking to wear down Kochanowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Kochanowski has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Kochanowski manages to get underhooks.
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body.

Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kochanowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kochanowski obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kochanowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski trying to stall but Nakamura improves his position.

Kochanowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Yusuke Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kochanowski clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Nakamura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kochanowski's efforts to push away.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Kochanowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Nakamura!
After the big win, Yusuke Nakamura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.