PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke McNakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McNakamura
vs
Mera

193 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinsuke McNakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Mera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mera rushes McNakamura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mera should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McNakamura throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from McNakamura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mera.
McNakamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McNakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mera backwards.
A short left from McNakamura.
Mera told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Good body shot from McNakamura.
McNakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McNakamura.
McNakamura misses with a body punch.
McNakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Mera.
McNakamura dodges an elbow strike from Mera.
McNakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNakamura lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from McNakamura.
A head punch on the inside from McNakamura fails to land.

McNakamura drops Mera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Mera is rocked!
McNakamura lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mera to his knees! McNakamura keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke McNakamura!