PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanjo Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanjo Nakai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Makunouchi Ippo's chin.

Ippo
vs
Nakai

170 cm
25
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nanjo Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo avoids the head kick by Nakai.
As Nakai looks to move away, Ippo throws a big counter combo but Nakai just gets out of the way.
Nakai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ippo blocks the leg kick.
Nakai throws a head kick that misses.
Nakai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakai tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakai wants to slow Ippo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nakai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakai tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo lands a jab to the nose.
Ippo looks to land a right hand but Nakai moved out of range.
Nakai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Nakai is rocked!
Ippo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakai is still on wobbly legs! Can Ippo finish him?
Ippo lands a nice hook to Nakai's body. Nakai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakai looks winded!
Ippo steps in with a hook that catches Nakai right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ippo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nakai looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makunouchi Ippo!