PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nakamura
vs
Nakai

170 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakamura closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nakai quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nakai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Nakai is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakamura.
Nakai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakai.
Nakai working a defensive guard here.
Nakai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nakamura!
Nakai content just to control the position here.
Nakamura wants to hold on but Nakai pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai wants to control the pace but Nakamura is squirming around nicely.

Nakai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nakamura is surviving well by controlling Nakai's body position as best he can.
Nakamura trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nakamura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakamura wants to hold on but Nakai pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai punching from mount but Nakamura doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Nakai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nakamura can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nakai looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nakamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakai on the ground.
Nakai controlling from mount.
Nakai prevents Nakamura from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nakai tries to control but Nakamura wriggling away.
Nakai postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakamura looks a forlorn figure.
Nakai avoids the attempt from Nakamura to control.

Nakai looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is having none of it.

Nakai is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Nakai extends the arm and Nakamura is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Nakai!
Yuki Nakai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.