PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between richard head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Nagauker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

head
vs
Nagauker

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, richard head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chen Nagauker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

head has taken the fight to the clinch.
head looking to stall.
head drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nagauker pulls his leg out and moves away.

Nagauker scores with a takedown into head's guard.
head pulls Nagauker in close to prevent any damage.
head working a defensive guard here.
Nagauker looking to sit in guard and control but head gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
head trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagauker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagauker wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
head trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagauker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nagauker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
head wants to clinch up but Nagauker keeps it at a distance.
Nagauker tries to clinch up
and head counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
head shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nagauker as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nagauker.

head fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagauker, pushing him back against the cage.
head is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagauker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but head gets the underhooks and prevents it.
head tries to pull guard but Nagauker holds him up against the cage and eventually head drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for richard head. That's going to take a lot out of him.

head pulls Nagauker into guard.
head looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nagauker is one step ahead there.
Nagauker advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagauker working the ground and pound.
head is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nagauker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nagauker wants to lay and pray for a moment but head keeps working.
head managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nagauker.

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.
Nagauker working the ground and pound but head is defending the strikes.
head struggling a bit here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
head throws a sloppy head kick and Nagauker moves out of range easily.

head has closed the distance and engaged Nagauker in a clinch.
head taking a breather.
Nagauker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
head wants to stall.
head gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nagauker.
head has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nagauker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chen Nagauker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

head checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nagauker tries to clinch up.
Nagauker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and head counters with a nice body kick.
head wants to clinch but Nagauker slips to the side

and Nagauker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nagauker.
Nagauker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
head stalling.
head gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

head manages to break the clinch.
Nagauker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and head counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by head.
richard head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chen Nagauker.
Stalling in the clinch from head.

head drags the fight down to the ground.
Nagauker is breathing heavily.
head is trying to control the position from the bottom.
head is pulling down on Nagauker's head. It's preventing any offense from Nagauker, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
head looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nagauker is one step ahead there.
Nagauker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagauker wants to control from the top but head keeps moving.
head looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
head seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

head pushes Nagauker off and gets back to his feet.
Nagauker blocks a head kick by head.
head tries to clinch up.
Nagauker fails in his attempt to clinch.

head gets a clinch.
head is trying to stall.
head blocks a body shot from Nagauker.

Nagauker breaks the clinch.
Nagauker fails with the takedown

and head decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nagauker's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
head trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagauker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
head slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
head has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nagauker keeping moving, preventing head from controlling successfully.
Nagauker seems keen to control head's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Nagauker working for a triangle but head defends it easily.
head showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Nagauker working for a triangle but head defends it easily.

Nagauker is looking for a triangle but head pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

richard head dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nagauker takes a swing at head's ribcage but misses.
Chen Nagauker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagauker tries to clinch up
and head counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nagauker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
head doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagauker circles away.
head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagauker cracks the inside of head's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - head looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagauker with a lazy takedown attempt

and head counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by head.
Nagauker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagauker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but head has passed into side control.
head controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagauker is trying to get back to his feet.
richard head overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
head trying to control the position but Nagauker is working away.
Nagauker is looking for a sweep.
Nagauker can't do much from the bottom here.
Nagauker is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
head closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nagauker counters by clinching up.

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.
Nagauker tries to pull guard but head holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagauker drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Nagauker.
head changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nagauker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nagauker misses with a right hand

and head counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by head.
head prevents Nagauker from breaking the clinch.
Nagauker tries to score a body lock takedown but head shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
richard head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chen Nagauker.

Nagauker jumps guard.
Nagauker is pulling down on head's head. It's preventing any offense from head, at least for the moment.
head prevents Nagauker from getting back to his feet.
head stopping the sweep attempt from Nagauker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagauker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nagauker trying to keep a closed guard but head is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
head doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagauker circles away.

That's four 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.
head tries to clinch up.

head moves into range and clinches up with Nagauker.

Nagauker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed head clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nagauker is not going to allow head to sit and survive in this position.

Nagauker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. head defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Nagauker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Nagauker is persistently looking for the submission but head is defending it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to richard head.
Well head has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... richard head!