PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quizboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quizboy comes to the cage accompanied by "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quizboy
vs
Nakamura

160 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
135 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Quizboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazushi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Quizboy moves into the clinch successfully.
Quizboy taking a breather.
Quizboy scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kazushi Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quizboy looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quizboy is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quizboy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nakamura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quizboy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Quizboy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakamura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quizboy slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura connects with a right hand. Quizboy shakes it off.
Quizboy takes one to the chin there.
Nakamura lands a jab-cross combination.
Quizboy lands a head kick. Nakamura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nakamura throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.

Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quizboy is looking to escape.
Quizboy is looking to control Nakamura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quizboy avoid being mounted?
Quizboy tries to get to full guard but Nakamura has control of the leg.
Nakamura is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Quizboy is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quizboy has managed to free his arm - good work.

Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quizboy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quizboy is looking to improve his position.

Nakamura seems to be working for a kimura but Quizboy defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quizboy is trying to get back to full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Quizboy is looking for a sweep. Nakamura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakamura passes into side control, despite Quizboy's attempt to control the position.
Quizboy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nakamura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Quizboy pushes Nakamura off looking to stand but Nakamura dives back in and keeps control.

Nakamura is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Quizboy defends it well.
Quizboy is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazushi Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Nakamura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nakamura wants to clinch.
Quizboy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Quizboy moved out of range.
No luck for Nakamura with that takedown attempt.
Nakamura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Quizboy lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from Quizboy.
Quizboy fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakamura in the body.
Quizboy closes the distance but Nakamura moves to the side

and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quizboy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quizboy keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quizboy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quizboy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quizboy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakamura is controlling him.
Quizboy has his hands on Nakamura's head, controlling the position.
Quizboy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakamura is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura won't allow Quizboy to sweep him here.
Quizboy working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Quizboy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nakamura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Nakamura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quizboy defends it easily.
Quizboy throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakamura is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Quizboy rolls with it to try and escape but Nakamura cranks on the arm and Quizboy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Nakamura!