PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi's entrance music is Nas - Hate Me Now. A fine choice. Nakamura has chosen Movado - Neva Believe U as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kakashi
vs
Nakamura

173 cm
33
157 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

173 cm
27
158 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem

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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kakashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kakashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakamura lands with a right hand.

Kakashi drives through with a takedown into Nakamura's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakamura is retaining full guard.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakamura trying to control the pace.
Nakamura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi trying to hold on to Nakamura's head to control him but Nakamura postures up.
Kakashi moves into full guard.

Kakashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Kakashi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Kakashi.
Kakashi working a defensive guard here.
Kakashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kakashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Kakashi blocks nicely.
Kakashi looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakashi is on top in guard.
Kakashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura is trying to keep Kakashi in close.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Kakashi preventing the sweep.
Kakashi wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Nakamura trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kakashi is looking to pass into half guard but Nakamura pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nakamura is in guard.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stays in close to Kakashi's body and controls the position.

Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kakashi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nakamura frees his head nicely. Oh but Kakashi has switched to an armbar! Nakamura is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aoki Kakashi!
In his post fight interview, Aoki Kakashi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.