PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Costaleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Costaleda has chosen Requiem for a dream(Dubstep remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakamura
vs
Costaleda

170 cm
23
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Costaleda!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costaleda throws a big shot that misses.
Costaleda throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.

Nakamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Costaleda!
Nakamura controlling from mount.
Nakamura fails to take his opponent's back.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Costaleda is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Costaleda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Nakamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Costaleda defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakamura wants to control the pace but Costaleda is squirming around nicely.
Costaleda gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura works his way into full mount!
Costaleda tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Costaleda prevents Nakamura from taking his back.
Costaleda is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nakamura has taken his back.
Costaleda is really stuck here.

Nakamura has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nakamura working for the choke.
Costaleda is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nakamura off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Nakamura is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Costaleda has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Nakamura has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Costaleda taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Nakamura doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abe Nakamura!