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). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nakai
vs
The Random

170 cm
27
154 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Valhalla Fight Wear

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Random lands with a good body shot.

The Random fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakai, pushing him back against the cage.

Nakai lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nakai is looking to advance position but The Random won't allow it.
Nakai is looking to take a break and control but The Random is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Random is trying to get back to full guard.

Nakai is looking for a kimura but The Random is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakai to get the leverage.
Nakai is looking to take a break and control but The Random is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakai throwing shots but The Random is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakai.

Nakai wants to work for an arm triangle but The Random is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nakai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Random is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nakai misses with a head shot.
The Random slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nakai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakai is looking to advance position but The Random won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random is staying active underneath Nakai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nakai tries to pass to full mount but The Random defends it.
Nakai is working hard here to advance position.
The Random is refusing to be controlled, as Nakai sits in half guard.

The Random looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Random tries to get to full guard but Nakai has control of the leg.

The Random is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakai wants to work for an arm triangle but The Random is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Random tries to get to full guard but Nakai has control of the leg.
Nakai is looking to take a break and control but The Random is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Random is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakai trying to control from half guard but The Random is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai wants to free his trapped foot but The Random is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Nakai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Random sees it coming and defends easily.

Nakai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakai passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Random avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nakai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Nakai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Random tries to clinch but Nakai is having none of it.
Yuki Nakai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nakai throws a low kick, looking for The Random's leg but The Random calmly moves out of range.
The Random avoids the body shot from Nakai.
Nakai throws a leg kick
and The Random counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The Random closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakai prevents The Random from breaking the clinch.

Nakai gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Random tries to roll over but Nakai keeps him under control.
Nakai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nakai is looking to take a break and control but The Random is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Random is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakai is controlling The Random's trapped leg to prevent The Random from advancing to side control.

The Random is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nakai wants to control but The Random is keeping busy.
The Random tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nakai controls his leg.
Nakai wants to sweep but The Random has passed to side control!
Nakai is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Random tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Random has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nakai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Random wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The Random swings around for an armbar but Nakai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Random's guard.
Yuki Nakai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakai slips nicely into half guard.
Nakai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Random is trying to get back to full guard.

Nakai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Random is looking for a sweep. Nakai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakai is working for a submission of some sort.

The Random is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nakai has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nakai pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it The Random is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nakai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Nakai!
A pretty intense looking Yuki Nakai took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.