PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nagamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Nagamoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hand
vs
Nagamoto

172 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nagamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Hand tries to clinch
and Hand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagamoto lands with a good body shot.
Nagamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hand circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hand takes the fight into the clinch.
Hand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nagamoto tries to work over Hand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hand lands a nice elbow.
Hand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hand lands an elbow inside.
Nagamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Hand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagamoto is defending well for now.
Hand lands an elbow inside that Nagamoto shrugs off.
Nagamoto working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hand blocks a body shot from Nagamoto.
Hand prevents Nagamoto from breaking the clinch.
Hand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nagamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nagamoto looks winded!
Hand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagamoto's face.
Hand lands an elbow inside.
Hand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nagamoto's defenses.
Hand crunches a lovely knee into Nagamoto's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hand landing knees to the body.
Hand scores with a knee to the head.
Nagamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hand lands an elbow that stopped Nagamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hand.
Hand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hand lands a nice elbow.
Hand lands a damaging elbow.

Nagamoto is rocked!
Hand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand lands a nice elbow.
Hand lands an elbow inside that Nagamoto shrugs off.
Hand looking to throw knees to the head but Nagamoto is blocking nicely.
Hand lands an elbow just above Nagamoto 's eye.
Hand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nagamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Hand finish him?
Hand lands a nice knee to the body.
Nagamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Hand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hand working the clinch nicely. Nagamoto is working for position but Hand cracks him with a big knee to the head! Nagamoto crumples up against the cage and Hand lands two more shots before the ref can save Nagamoto! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Black Hand!