PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Sinä ansaitset kultaa. Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Mean A Thing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fakiiri
vs
Nelson

182 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Mohito Fightwear
Modern Wear Apparel

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri tries a head kick but it misses.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Fakiiri avoids nicely.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fakiiri scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fakiiri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fakiiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fakiiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Fakiiri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fakiiri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nelsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fakiiri misses the target.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fakiiri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Fakiiri checks it
and Fakiiri counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Fakiiri. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fakiiri counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fakiiri has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Fakiiri lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Fakiiri is controlling him.
Fakiiri has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Fakiiri pulls guard effortlessly.
Fakiiri seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fakiiri working a defensive guard here.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fakiiri can't keep his opponent in guard - Nelson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fakiiri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Fakiiri moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fakiiri controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fakiiri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nelson has managed to get both his arms back between Fakiiri's legs - danger averted.

Fakiiri looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.

Fakiiri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fakiiri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Fakiiri looking for a triangle here. Nelson is fighting it but it looks tight! Fakiiri pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nelson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Nakki Fakiiri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.