PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piektais Nau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nau
vs
Liu Jr

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 New York, Piektais Nau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jie Liu Jr!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nau moves into the clinch successfully.
Nau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liu Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nau smiles and moves away.

Nau closes the distance and clinches.
Nau scores with a shot to the side of Liu Jr's head.
Nau lands with a right to the head.
Liu Jr is working for takedown but Nau is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Nau.
Still in the clinch, Nau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liu Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piektais Nau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jie Liu Jr.
Nau scores with a shoulder strike.
Nau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Nau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu Jr backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nau.
Nau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nau digs a right hand underneath Liu Jr's ribcage. Liu Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nau taking a breather.
Nau scores with a shoulder strike.

Nau drops Liu Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Liu Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Liu Jr is rocked!

It looks like Jie Liu Jr has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liu Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Nau finish him?
Liu Jr looks winded!
Nau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liu Jr being controlled against the cage.
Nau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liu Jr backwards.
Nau pushes Liu Jr against the cage. Nau is working some dirty boxing. Nau pushes off with a quick right hook! Liu Jr goes down! Liu Jr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nau moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piektais Nau!