PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nakai
vs
The Random

170 cm
25
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by The Random.
Nakai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nakai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Random.
Nakai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Random checks a low kick from Nakai.
Nakai throws a solid leg kick but The Random takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakai.
Nakai walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Random.
The Random thuds his right hand into Nakai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nakai throws a sloppy head kick
and The Random counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Random lands a head kick. Nakai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nakai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Random.
The Random tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Random lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakai's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Random.
The Random connects with a right hand. Nakai shakes it off.
The Random lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Random.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random works Nakai's body with a nice hook.
Nakai is breathing heavily.
Nakai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Random.
The Random bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Random throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nakai's head.
The Random scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for The Random.
Nakai throws a sloppy body shot
enabling The Random to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
The Random tests Nakai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Random lands a head kick. Nakai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Random chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Random throws a head kick but Nakai moves out of range.
The Random throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by The Random as he connects with a hook.
Yuki Nakai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Random. The Random obviously looking to wear him down.
The Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nakai.
The Random throws a series of punches but Nakai avoids them all with ease.
The Random lands a leg kick that knocks Nakai off balance momentarily.
The Random fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Random scores with a nice body kick.
Nakai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Random moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Random displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Nakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Random, right into the meat.
Nakai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Random. The Random obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Random checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Random lands a head kick. Nakai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Random lands a head kick. Nakai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nakai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakai tries to clinch but The Random is having none of it.
Nakai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Random connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Random connects with a high kick.
The Random chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakai fails with a takedown attempt.
The Random goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nakai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Random counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nakai's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Random misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Random scores with a nice right hand.
The Random thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nakai if he has to take too many more of those.
The Random lands with a kick to the temple. Nakai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for The Random.
Nakai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Random connects with a body shot.
The Random is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nakai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Random thuds a left hand into Nakai's body.
Nakai misses with a leg kick
and The Random counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Random connects with a body shot.
The Random connects with a high kick.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Random throws a head kick that Nakai semi-blocks.
The Random lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Random scores with a punch to the head.
Nakai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Random.
The Random moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Random bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakai's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nihlus The Random dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Random lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nakai takes a step back to recover.

Nakai forces The Random back against the cage and clinches.
The Random has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nakai wants a takedown.
The Random can't break the clinch.
The Random wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on The Random's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Random wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Random managing to block the knees to the body from Nakai.
The Random has had enough of the clinch but Nakai keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random is trying to break the clinch but Nakai has him pressed against the cage.
Nakai wants to break free but The Random has control.

Nakai pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Random is fighting to break Nakai's control of his arms but Nakai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Random wants to control from the top but Nakai keeps moving.

Nakai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Random gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nakai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Random really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakai has a closed guard, preventing The Random from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Random is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Random won't allow Nakai to sweep him here.
The Random is looking to stand up but Nakai won't let him.
Nakai is looking to stand up but The Random isn't so interested in that idea.
The Random wants to control from the top but Nakai keeps moving.
Nakai trying to control the position.
Nakai is really struggling to control The Random but he's trying to hold on to the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Random leaves Nakai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Random connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nihlus The Random seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nakai.
Yuki Nakai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakai tries to clinch but The Random is having none of it.
The Random fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakai throws a chopping leg kick but The Random manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Random scores with a head kick. Nakai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nakai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by The Random.
Nakai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Nakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Random goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Random with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Random lands a nice shot that snaps Nakai's head back.

Nakai is rocked!
That kick from The Random tenderised Nakai's leg. Nakai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Nakai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Random fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakai on the side of the head.
The Random lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Random throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Random with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Random.
The Random scores with a nice body kick.
Nakai seems to have got his legs back now.
The Random scores with a jab to the body.
The Random throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Random scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by The Random!
The Random with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Random. That's going to slow Nakai down.
The Random cracks Nakai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nihlus The Random showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Random plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Random feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Random tries a head kick but it misses.
The Random throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakai.
Nakai shoots for a double leg takedown but The Random sprawls well. He's pushed Nakai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The Random scores with a takedown into Nakai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Random gets to his feet. Nakai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nakai misses with an uppercut
and The Random counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nakai throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by The Random.
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!
The Random avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakai shoots in for a takedown but The Random shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Random.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Random.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Random.
Nakai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Random lands a head kick. Nakai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nakai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Random.
Nakai throws a leg kick
letting The Random counter with a right hand.
The Random lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Random lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Random scores with a head kick.
Nakai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The Random throws a good cross that connects.
Nakai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Random with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Random dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakai. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakai moves forwards but The Random connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Random throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Random has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Random.
The Random connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Random.
The Random stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakai. Nakai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Nakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Random connects with a solid leg kick.
The Random chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakai closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Random counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuki Nakai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Random. That's going to slow Nakai down.
Nakai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Random can pounce on him.
The Random moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for The Random.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Random.
Nakai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Random. The Random obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by The Random - just one landing.
The Random fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nakai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Random works the jab nicely.
Nakai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Random tries to avoid it but Nakai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Random to the ground. The Random escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body punch from The Random.
Nakai tried to score with a low kick but The Random checks it.
The Random moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Random scores with a head kick.
Nihlus The Random is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Random lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Random connects with the punch.
The Random's corner calls for a 1-2. The Random obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakai tries to clinch but The Random moves out of range.
Nakai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Random ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Random jabs Nakai right on the nose. Nakai blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Random cracks Nakai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Random connects with a high kick.
Nakai throws a leg kick
and The Random counters with a good low kick that Nakai was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nihlus The Random comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Random winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nihlus The Random!
Nihlus The Random made sure to mention his sponsor, Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) in his post fight interview.