PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fisher
vs
Nakamura

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazushi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura looks for a takedown but Fisher sprawls well.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nakamura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fisher!
Fisher tries to reverse the position but Nakamura maintains control.
Nakamura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nakamura working the ground and pound effectively.
Nakamura fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fisher is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Nakamura with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakamura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fisher can't escape the position.
Nakamura landing punches.
Fisher can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Nakamura.
Nakamura cracks Fisher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working the ground and pound effectively.

Nakamura jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fisher manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura looks gassed!
Fisher is trying to improve his position.
Fisher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Fisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nakamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a left and a right that stings Fisher.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fisher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nakamura's guard.
Luke Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Nakamura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.

Nakamura is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fisher has his hands clasped together but Nakamura extends an breaks Fisher's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nakamura.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Nakamura!