PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neil McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Neil McKenzie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McKenzie
vs
Nakai

183 cm
25
147 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McKenzie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKenzie showed some decent athleticism there.
Nakai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKenzie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenzie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nakai won't allow McKenzie to pass to mount.
McKenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakai on the ground.
Nakai blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKenzie.
Nakai is looking to escape.
McKenzie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakai's head.
Nakai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McKenzie tries to stand and escape but Nakai is controlling the position.
Nakai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McKenzie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McKenzie's back!
McKenzie is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie breaks Nakai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKenzie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nakai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nakai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakai pulls McKenzie in to control the position.
McKenzie with a flurry of punches that miss.
McKenzie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McKenzie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McKenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakai has a good base and remains in mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McKenzie is in a horrible position here. Nakai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakai controlling from the full mount.
McKenzie is looking to improve his position but Nakai isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakai controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Nakai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakai controlling from mount.
McKenzie tries to reverse the position but Nakai maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is working hard here to advance position.
Nakai with the ground and pound from mount.
McKenzie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nakai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McKenzie because Nakai loaded up on that one.
Nakai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McKenzie because Nakai loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Nakai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakai controlling from the full mount.
McKenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakai has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai looking to finish with strikes here!
Nakai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakai with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Nakai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McKenzie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McKenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McKenzie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakai struggling a bit here.
An elbow from McKenzie crashes against the mat.
Nakai struggling a bit here.
Nakai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nakai gets full guard.

Nakai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McKenzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McKenzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakai is controlling McKenzie's posture.

Nakai is looking to sinch up a triangle. McKenzie throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nakai's body to avoid the submission. Nakai has instead reached around McKenzie's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nakai arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuki Nakai!