PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Royce
vs
Nakamura

175 cm
25
147 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abe Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Royce misses.

Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Royce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Nakamura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Royce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Royce's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Royce is working from the bottom.
Nakamura moves into full mount!
Nakamura controlling from mount.
Nakamura seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Royce is holding on tight.
Royce wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce is working to get back to half guard.
Nakamura tries to control but Royce wriggling away.
Royce is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Nakamura moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Royce has worked his arm free - good work by Royce!
Royce wants to control but Nakamura postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Royce tries to buck Nakamura off but Nakamura is having none of it.

Nakamura goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Royce has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nakamura but great work by Royce.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royce trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Royce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Royce postures up.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard.

Royce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakamura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royce wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce working the ground and pound.
Royce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Royce working the ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Royce postures up.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Royce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakamura tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Nakamura's face as Royce controls the position.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
Royce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nakamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royce is chipping away with strikes.
Nakamura taking punishment in the form of punches.
Royce working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Royce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nakamura gets the takedown into side control.
Nakamura wants to control but Royce is keeping him busy.
Royce tries to escape but Nakamura is in control.
Royce gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Royce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Royce.
Nakamura trying to control but Royce is working from the bottom.
Nakamura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Royce keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Royce is trying to hold Nakamura in close to prevent damage but Nakamura has managed to pass into half guard.
Royce is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Still in half guard, Nakamura seems content to control.

Nakamura wants to work for an arm triangle but Royce is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Royce has managed to free his arm - good work.
Royce is controlling Nakamura's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Royce is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard.
Royce wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.

Nakamura is looking for a kimura but Royce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakamura to get the leverage.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Royce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Royce gets full guard.
Royce wants to hit a switch here but Nakamura passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Royce there!
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Royce is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Royce to control.
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Royce is looking to escape.
Royce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura wants to take Royce's back but he can't do it this time.

Nakamura is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Royce is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abe Nakamura!
Abe Nakamura is the new featherweight champion!