PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara's entrance music is This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. A fine choice. Wadenah has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nambara
vs
Jay Wadenah

190 cm
32
183 lbs
15 - 10 - 2

190 cm
33
183 lbs
26 - 12 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wadenah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wadenah is looking to clinch but Nambara is avoiding it.

Wadenah clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nambara.

It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Good body shot from Nambara.
Wadenah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wadenah has him pressed against the cage.
Wadenah lands a body punch.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nambara throws an elbow that misses.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Wadenah in his tracks for a moment.
Nambara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wadenah has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wadenah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nambara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wadenah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Wadenah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nambara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wadenah blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Wadenah in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nambara blocking some punches.
Nambara lands an elbow just above Wadenah 's eye.
Wadenah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nambara lands with a short shot to the head.

That has opened up Toby Jay Wadenah's cut even more.
Nambara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wadenah's efforts to push away.
Wadenah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nambara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wadenah is defending well for now.
Wadenah blocks an elbow strike.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wadenah gets through Nambara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wadenah misses with a punch on the inside.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Wadenah in his tracks for a moment.
Wadenah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Nambara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wadenah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nambara. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wadenah. Nambara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Nambara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wadenah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nambara.
A punch lands to the side of Wadenah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wadenah cracks Nambara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nambara swinging wildly here.
Wadenah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wadenah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara throws out a loose jab but Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah motions for Nambara to come forward. Wadenah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses with a hook. Wadenah ducked under it nicely.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wadenah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wadenah cracks a nice hook into Nambara's ribs.
Nambara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nambara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nambara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wadenah swings for the body but Nambara moves out of range.
Nambara throws a body shot but no joy.
Wadenah tries to clinch there but Nambara circles away.
Nambara misses with a low kick.
Wadenah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nambara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wadenah scrambles back to his feet.
Wadenah scores with a nice right hand.
Nambara moves out of range of the body kick.
Wadenah sizes up Nambara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Wadenah tenderised Nambara's leg. Nambara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wadenah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nambara connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a head shot.
Nambara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nambara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wadenah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara throws a combination that misses
and Wadenah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wadenah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wadenah scores with a hook to the body. Nambara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Wadenah misses.
Wadenah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wadenah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wadenah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wadenah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nambara doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Wadenah. Beautiful body shot.
Wadenah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wadenah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nambara throws a lazy head kick
and Wadenah counters with a stiff right hand.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah slips under a jab from Nambara.
Nambara sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nambara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nambara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nambara misses the shot to the body.
Nambara throws a low kick but Wadenah avoids it.
Wadenah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Wadenah misses with a low kick.
Wadenah clobbers Nambara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wadenah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nambara counters with a body kick.
Nambara slips under a jab from Wadenah.
A big left from Nambara misses.
Wadenah throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Nambara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wadenah misses.
Nambara tried to score with a low kick but Wadenah checks it.
Wadenah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wadenah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nambara blocks a head kick by Wadenah.
Wadenah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nambara throws a series of punches but Wadenah moves out of range.
Nambara tries to score with a low kick but Wadenah moves his leg out of the way.
Wadenah throws an off balance right hand
letting Nambara counter with a right hand.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Wadenah circles away.
Nambara cracks Wadenah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wadenah misses with a low kick.
Wadenah avoids the body shot from Nambara.
Wadenah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wadenah tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wadenah. Nambara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nambara connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nambara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wadenah counters with an outside leg kick.
Nambara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wadenah on the side of the head.
Nambara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wadenah misses with a body kick.
A jab from Wadenah misses.
Wadenah misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wadenah misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Wadenah blocks the leg kick.
Nambara throws a hook but Wadenah blocks it.
Nambara slips a jab and a cross from Wadenah.
Nambara swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nambara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wadenah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nambara throws a front kick aimed at Wadenah's knee but Wadenah avoids it well.
Nambara misses with a double jab.
Nambara tries to work over Wadenah's front leg with a kick but Wadenah checks it.
Wadenah throws a head kick but Nambara moves out of range.
Wadenah misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nambara.
Wadenah moves out of range as Nambara strikes.
Nambara misses the shot to the body.
Nambara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Wadenah does it's job there.
Wadenah throws a leg kick but Nambara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Wadenah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Nambara misses.
Nambara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nambara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Wadenah.
Nambara misses with a right hand
and Wadenah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a leg kick.
Wadenah throws a hook to the side of Nambara's head but Nambara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wadenah avoids the body shot from Nambara.
Wadenah staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wadenah lands a slapping body shot.
Nambara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wadenah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toby Jay Wadenah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nambara wants to land a leg kick but Wadenah is out of range.
Wadenah throws a sloppy head kick and Nambara moves out of range easily.
Wadenah misses the jab.
Wadenah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wadenah throws out a loose jab but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah tries to clinch there but Nambara circles away.
Nambara moves out of range as Wadenah strikes.
Wadenah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wadenah misses with a leg kick.
Wadenah throws out a loose jab but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nambara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wadenah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nambara moves away.
Wadenah swats away the attempt to clinch by Nambara.
Wadenah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara takes a swing at Wadenah's ribcage but misses.
Wadenah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wadenah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nambara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Nambara misses.
Wadenah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nambara backs up against the cage.
Wadenah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nambara manages to avoid it.
Nambara wants to clinch up but Wadenah keeps it at a distance.
Nambara digs a good hook to Wadenah's body.
Nambara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nambara walks into a left hand.
Wadenah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nambara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nambara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wadenah just misses with a punch to the body.
Wadenah throws a body shot but no joy.
Nezu Nambara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Nambara throws a jab but it's blocked by Wadenah.
Danga de danga de dang - Nambara scores with a four punch combination!
Nambara scores with a hook to the body. Wadenah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nambara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wadenah stalks Nambara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nambara's face. Nambara staggers backwards, shaken.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wadenah!
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
Nambara misses with a right hand
and Wadenah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nambara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wadenah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wadenah tries to clinch but Nambara is having none of it.
Wadenah throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
Nambara doesn't manage to clinch there - Wadenah circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara digs a good body shot into Wadenah's ribs.
Wadenah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara throws an off balance right hand
and Wadenah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nambara thinking.
Wadenah throws a sloppy head kick and Nambara moves out of range easily.
Nambara tries to bum rush Wadenah with a series of wild strikes but Wadenah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wadenah staying out of range there.
Nambara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wadenah is able to avoid easily.
Wadenah slips under a jab.
Jab by Nambara.
Wadenah throws a poor cross that misses
and Nambara counters with a stiff right hand.
Nambara throws a leg kick but Wadenah checks it.
Nambara missing with a left hand there. Wadenah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
Nambara tries to clinch up.
Wadenah scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Nambara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wadenah scores with a head kick.
Wadenah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wadenah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nambara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nambara moves away from the strike by Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a few strikes there.
Wadenah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nambara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Wadenah misses.
A big right from Nambara misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah throws the left hand but Nambara avoids the punch easily.
Wadenah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Toby Jay Wadenah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wadenah misses with a head kick.
Nambara takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toby Jay Wadenah.
Well Wadenah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Jay Wadenah!
An intense looking Toby Jay Wadenah took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey man I want to say Alysian for coming to fight and good luck to my boy Julio later tonight. Hes coming for that belt.'.