PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nerr has chosen Teryaki Boyz as his entrance music. Bo Nerr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kush
vs
Nerr

154 cm
21
145 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

169 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Nerr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nerr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Nerr moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.
Nerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nerr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nerr closes the distance and pushes Kush back into the cage.
Kush dodges an elbow strike from Nerr.
Nerr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Nerr avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Kush taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kush dodges an elbow strike from Nerr.
Nerr avoiding damage as Kush throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kush blocks an elbow strike from Nerr.
Kush blocks the elbow strike.

Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nerr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kush.
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Kush lands with a good body shot.
Nerr wants to clinch up but Kush keeps it at a distance.
Kush walks into a left hand.
Kush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nerr is out of range.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush throws a looping overhand right but Nerr ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Nerr. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Nerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush staying out of range there.

Kush clinches up against the cage.
Kush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nerr smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kush tries to keep at a distance but Nerr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nerr throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush takes an elbow to the temple.
Nerr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Nerr controls his hands.
Nerr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hindu Kush has been cut.
Kush tries to stall but Nerr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Kush has clasped his hands together around Nerr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kush in side control, throwing shots but Nerr defends.
Kush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kush throws a strike aimed at the side of Nerr's head but Nerr avoids it well.

Kush tries for a kimura but Nerr is defending well.
Nerr is trying to buck Kush off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kush misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kush has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nerr!
Nerr tries to buck Kush off but he can't manage it.
Kush landing strikes from the mount.
Nerr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nerr's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kush unloading with bombs!

Kush looking to isolate an arm here. Nerr doesn't see it coming and as Kush extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kush!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hindu Kush!
After the big win, Hindu Kush made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.