PBP Commentary

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

Kusanagi
vs
Eleosida

195 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lusiphur Kusanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Eleosida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusanagi looks to throw the jab but Eleosida is out of range.
Kusanagi throws out a loose jab but Eleosida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eleosida moves out of range as Kusanagi strikes.
Eleosida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kusanagi.
Kusanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eleosida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusanagi moves in looking to clinch but Eleosida pushes him off.

Eleosida changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kusanagi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eleosida is putting a hurting on Kusanagi here, landing some big shots from side control.

Kusanagi sneaks out the side door and pushes Eleosida away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kusanagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Eleosida circles away.
Kusanagi throws a shot from downtown. Eleosida moves away and avoids it.
Kusanagi looks to land a right hand but Eleosida moved out of range.
Kusanagi tries to clinch but Eleosida moves out of range.
Kusanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kusanagi misses with a hook.
Kusanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eleosida swats away the attempt to clinch by Kusanagi.
Kusanagi looks to throw the jab but Eleosida is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eleosida shoots in but Kusanagi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kusanagi throws a hook but Eleosida blocks it.
Eleosida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kusanagi throws a hook to the side of Eleosida's head but Eleosida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eleosida moves out of range as Kusanagi strikes.
Kusanagi misses the jab.
A big right from Kusanagi misses.
Eleosida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eleosida ducks under a wild hook from Kusanagi.
Eleosida defending well as Kusanagi loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Kusanagi.
Eleosida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kusanagi tries to avoid it but Eleosida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kusanagi to the ground. Kusanagi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eleosida slips a jab from Kusanagi.
Kusanagi misses with an uppercut. Eleosida saw that one coming.
Kusanagi throws a shot from downtown. Eleosida moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eleosida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Eleosida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eleosida lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Eleosida's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eleosida working the ground and pound but Kusanagi is defending the strikes.
Eleosida misses with the ground and pound.
Eleosida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eleosida scores with punches from side control.
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet but Eleosida drags him back down.
Eleosida cracks Kusanagi with a big elbow.
Eleosida working the head and body with strikes.
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet but Eleosida drags him back down.
Eleosida throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kusanagi is breathing heavily.
Eleosida looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kusanagi is avoiding damage well.
Eleosida cracks Kusanagi with a big elbow.
Eleosida is working Kusanagi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eleosida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eleosida throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kusanagi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Eleosida is putting a hurting on Kusanagi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kusanagi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eleosida is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kusanagi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Eleosida connects with a decent elbow.
Eleosida cracks Kusanagi with a big right hand but Kusanagi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eleosida scoring with punches and elbows.
Eleosida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eleosida is chipping away with strikes.
Eleosida working the ground and pound but Kusanagi is defending the strikes.
Eleosida working the ground and pound.
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet.
Eleosida scores with punches from side control.
Eleosida in side control, throwing shots but Kusanagi defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Eleosida.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida trying to control the action but Kusanagi is working from the bottom.
Eleosida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Eleosida has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eleosida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Eleosida scoring with strikes but Kusanagi is staying in there.
Eleosida lands a big elbow.
Kusanagi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kusanagi hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusanagi taking shots to the head.
Eleosida with the ground and pound from mount.
Eleosida is landing with some decent strikes but Kusanagi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kusanagi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kusanagi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kusanagi is trying to stand.
Eleosida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Eleosida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Eleosida with the ground and pound from mount.
Kusanagi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eleosida lands a heavy elbow.
Eleosida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eleosida with a couple of short strikes.
Eleosida landing strikes from the mount.
Eleosida landing punches.
Eleosida lands a nice shot to the head.
Kusanagi is bucking up trying to escape but Eleosida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eleosida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Kusanagi is rocked!
Eleosida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Kusanagi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kusanagi seems to have got his legs back now.
Eleosida landing strikes from the mount.
Eleosida lands a nice shot to the head.
Eleosida cracks Kusanagi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eleosida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eleosida landing punches.
Eleosida scoring with strikes but Kusanagi is staying in there.
Kusanagi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Eleosida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kusanagi is bucking up trying to escape but Eleosida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet.
Eleosida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kusanagi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eleosida lands a big shot there that rocks Kusanagi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kusanagi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Eleosida looking to finish Kusanagi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kusanagi!
Eleosida raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eleosida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kusanagi hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eleosida postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kusanagi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Eleosida and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Eleosida!