PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. 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.

Genia
vs
Fakiiri

176 cm
34
170 lbs
29 - 9 - 1

182 cm
33
156 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia looks to throw the jab but Fakiiri is out of range.
A jab from Genia finds it's way through Fakiiri's defenses.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri slips a straight right by Genia.
Fakiiri checks a low kick from Genia.
Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
Genia misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Genia misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch
and Genia counters with a left to the body.
Genia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fakiiri lands with a shot to the body.
Genia connects with a jab.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Genia lands a jab to Fakiiri's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Fakiiri.
Genia throws a low kick but Fakiiri moves out of range easily.
Fakiiri slips a straight right by Genia.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Genia's head but Genia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fakiiris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Genia.
Genia swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Genia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Genia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fakiiri.
Nice defenses there by Genia.
Fakiiri looks to throw the jab but Genia is out of range.
Genia scores with a sloppy right hand. Fakiiri should have avoided that one.
Genia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fakiiri circles away quickly and effectively.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but Genia slips the punch.
Genia lands with an uppercut that bounces Fakiiri off the cage and back into range.
Genia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fakiiri scores with a decent looking hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Genia misses.
Genia swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Genia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Genia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fakiiri.
Genia slips a straight right by Fakiiri.
Genia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fakiiri if he has to take too many more of those.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Genia feints a jab promting Fakiiri to slip. Genia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fakiiri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fakiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fakiiri scores with a nice right hand.
Fakiiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Genia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Genia throws a series of punches but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Genia moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Genia misses with a hook. Fakiiri ducked under it nicely.
Genia jabs Fakiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Genia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fakiiri throws a nice head kick!
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Genia moves out of range.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri.
Genia tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Genia scores with a nice body kick.
Fakiiri misses with a straight right.
Fakiiri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Genia. Genia obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Genia misses.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri throws a jab when Genia was well out of range.
Genia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Fakiiri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Genia.
Fakiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Fakiiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Genia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fakiiri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Genia.
Genia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fakiiri lands a head kick!
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fakiiri wants to land a leg kick but Genia is out of range.
Genia missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Genia throws a right and a left that Fakiiri avoids nicely.
Genia misses with a lunging right hand
and Fakiiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Genia misses with a body shot.
Genia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Fakiiri has closed the distance and engaged Genia in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fakiiri's elbow.
Genia is trying to break the clinch but Fakiiri is controlling him.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Genia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Genia jabs Fakiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Genia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fakiiri can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Fakiiri misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Genia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Fakiiri coming out on top.
Will Genia is winning the standup battle so far.
Genia scores with a sloppy right hand. Fakiiri should have avoided that one.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Genia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Fakiiri. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Genia.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Genia circles away.
Genia looks to land a left hand but Fakiiri moved out of range nicely.
Fakiiri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fakiiri thumps Genia with a low kick.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fakiiri.
Genia slips a jab from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Genia moves out of range of the body kick from Fakiiri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Genia.
Genia moves out of range of the strikes.
Fakiiri throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.
Genia misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fakiiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Genia should have avoided that one.
Fakiiri connects with a single shot there.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Fakiiri is predictable there
and Genia counters with a low kick, right behind Fakiiri 's knee.
Fakiiri digs a good body shot into Genia's ribs.
Fakiiri catches Genia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fakiiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fakiiri slips a jab and a cross from Genia.
Fakiiri only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Genia misses
and Genia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Genia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Genia misses.
Fakiiri needs to keep his hands up - Genia had a free shot at his head there.
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Genia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fakiiri - the referee stops the clock and Genia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fakiiri. Genia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Genia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a hook. Fakiiri ducked under it nicely.
Fakiiri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fakiiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Genia.
Fakiiri misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
Fakiiri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Genia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fakiiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genia.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
Genia scores with a decent looking hook.
Genia misses the jab.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
A little jabbing left from Fakiiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Genia walks into a jab.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Genia sees coming a mile off.
Fakiiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Genia on the side of the head.
Fakiiri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Genia keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Genia. Genia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Genia scores with a shot to the body.
Genia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. Genia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fakiiri throws a looping overhand right but Genia ducks down to avoid it.
Genia moves away from the strike by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
Genia throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fakiiri.
Genia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Fakiiri does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fakiiri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Genia lands a body shot.
Fakiiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Fakiiri. That snapped Genia's head back.
Fakiiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fakiiri lands a really nice looking cross but Genia seems unphased.
Genia cracks a nice hook into Fakiiri's ribs.
Fakiiri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Genia strikes.
Genia misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Genia.
Genia misses with a body shot.
Genia throws a push kick but Fakiiri slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Genia moves out of range easily.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia throws a sloppy body shot
and Fakiiri counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fakiiri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Fakiiri moves into the clinch successfully.

Genia breaks the clinch.
Genia looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Genia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Genia scrambles back to his feet.
Fakiiri lands with an overhand left.
Genia throws a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Genia tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Genia.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri slips under a jab.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Fakiiri coming out on top.
Genia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Genia tries to land a leg kick but Fakiiri saw it coming and moves away.
Fakiiri connects with a body shot that sends Genia's belly button to the back.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Genia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fakiiri looks for the body kick but Genia saw that one coming.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and Fakiiri counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fakiiri.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Genia throws a lazy right hand but Fakiiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fakiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Genia throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fakiiri counter with a right hand.
Fakiiri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Genia keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Genia.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri misses with a kick to the body.
Genia scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Fakiiri finds it's way through Genia's defenses.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Genia misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fakiiri! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
Genia scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Genia's front leg but catches the back leg as Genia tries to avoid it.
Genia moves out of range of the strikes.
Genia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Genia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fakiiri avoids the head kick by Genia.
Nice shot lands for Genia.
Fakiiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Genia throws a series of punches but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Genia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Genia throws a predictable looking body shot

and Fakiiri moves into the clinch.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Genia.

Genia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Fakiiri.
Genia throws an overhand right that lands on Fakiiri's shoulder, as Fakiiri tries to avoid the shot.
Genia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fakiiri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fakiiri there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Genia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fakiiri - the referee stops the clock and Genia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fakiiri. Genia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri scores with the left hand. Genia knows he should have avoided that one.
Fakiiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Genia moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Genia misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Genia is just out of range.
Fakiiri takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia works Fakiiri's body with a nice hook.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Fakiiri raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Genia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Genia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Genia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fakiiri slips a jab from Genia.
Fakiiri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Genia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri throws a big shot that misses.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Fakiiri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Genia keeps the fight on the outside.
Genia throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Fakiiri scores with a kick to the midsection.
Genia digs a good body shot into Fakiiri's ribs.
Fakiiri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Genia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Genia throws a leg kick that is checked

and Fakiiri counters by clinching up.

Genia breaks from the clinch.
Fakiiri sizes up Genia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Genia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fakiiri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Genia counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fakiiri misses the target.
Fakiiri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fakiiri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Genia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fakiiri throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nakki Fakiiri.
I think Fakiiri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bullet Proof System for their support in the buildup to the fight.