PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Cotto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nobuhiro Nakamura's chin.

Cotto
vs
Nakamura

186 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
209 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear

King of Clothes

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a sloppy body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakamura. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a body shot
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Cotto scores with a hook.

Nakamura pushes Cotto up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
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!
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Cotto on the inside.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Cotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cotto digs a right hand into Nakamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakamura's gas tank.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cotto.
Cotto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotto's elbow.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cotto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto digs a right hand into Nakamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakamura's gas tank.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to stall but Cotto improves his position.
Cotto lands a shoulder strike.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch but Cotto improves position.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Cotto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotto.
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura looks winded!
Cotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Cotto.

Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamura looks to land a body kick but Cotto moved away.
Cotto clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakamura misses with a kick to the body
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a body kick that misses
and Cotto rattles Nakamura with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Nakamura tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cotto dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Nakamura stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.