PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name. Nakki Fakiiri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fakiiri
vs
Mosby

182 cm
33
156 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
178 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Perkele!

King of Clothes

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 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mosby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri throws a shot from downtown. Mosby moves away and avoids it.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mosby moves away.
Mosby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fakiiri is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mosby shoots in and drives through. Fakiiri sprawls well.
Mosby throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mosby.
Mosby misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mosby blocks a leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fakiiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fakiiri tries to avoid it but Mosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fakiiri to the ground. Fakiiri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri lands a jab.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown but Fakiiri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakki Fakiiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Mosby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fakiiri as he connects with a hook.
Mosby walks into a left hand.
Mosby avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mosby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosby.
Mosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri throws a front kick aimed at Mosby's knee but Mosby avoids it well.
Mosby tried to score with a low kick but Fakiiri checks it.
Fakiiri swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mosby throws a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Mosby tries to land a leg kick but Fakiiri saw it coming and moves away.

Fakiiri clinches.
Fakiiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fakiiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mosby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage.
Mosby drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fakiiri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mosby throws a hook but Fakiiri blocks it.
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
Mosby misses with a takedown attempt - Fakiiri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fakiiri thows a leg kick but Mosby checks it

and Mosby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Fakiiri is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fakiiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Fakiiri is looking for a triangle but Mosby pushes his legs off easily.
Fakiiri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mosby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Fakiiri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mosby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mosby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mosby wants to control from the top but Fakiiri keeps moving.

Fakiiri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mosby is aware though and is defending well.
Mosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mosby stays in close to Fakiiri's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mosby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fakiiri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mosby is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mosby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mosby's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mosby forces his way into half guard.
Mosby tries to pass to full mount but Fakiiri defends it.
Mosby is looking to take a break and control but Fakiiri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fakiiri is defending against the submission attempts here by Mosby.

Fakiiri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mosby is working for a submission of some sort.
Mosby lands with a punch from half guard.
Fakiiri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mosby is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fakiiri forces Mosby back against the cage and clinches.
Mosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fakiiri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fakiiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mosby backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fakiiri here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fakiiri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mosby can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fakiiri gets underhooks to prevent Mosby's takedown attempt.
Nakki Fakiiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Mosby.
Fakiiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mosby backwards.
Fakiiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mosby tries to pull guard but Fakiiri forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fakiiri as the two fighters clinch.
Fakiiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mosby can do to turn this around?
Fakiiri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri prevents Mosby from breaking the clinch.
Mosby is trying to pull guard but Fakiiri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mosby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakki Fakiiri has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mosby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fakiiri fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mosby is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Mosby.
Fakiiri leaves Mosby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fakiiri throws a hook but Mosby blocks it.
Mosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mosby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Mosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Nice takedown defense from Fakiiri. No joy for Mosby on that attempt.
Mosby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
Mosby misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mosby.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body punch.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosby throws a lazy right hand but Fakiiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mosby.
Mosby tries to move into range but Fakiiri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fakiiri lands with a shot to the body.
Fakiiri stuffs the takedown attempt from Mosby. Mosby gets slowly back to his feet.
Mosby moves out of range as Fakiiri strikes.
Fakiiri cracks the inside of Mosby's front leg.
Mosby 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.
Fakiiri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mosby on the side of the head.

Mosby shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fakiiri napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fakiiri gets back to half guard.
Fakiiri is looking for a sweep. Mosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mosby winds up and cracks Fakiiri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fakiiri's head.
Mosby tries to pass to full mount but Fakiiri defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri trying to hold on to Mosby's head to control him but Mosby postures up.
Mosby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Fakiiri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mosby wants to work for an arm triangle but Fakiiri is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fakiiri is trying to maintain the position but Mosby is very close to passing his half guard.
Fakiiri wants to improve his position but Mosby is controlling well.
Mosby is keen to just control but Fakiiri is a slippery customer.
Daniel Mosby has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fakiiri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Fakiiri looking for submissions off his back.

Mosby is working for a kimura here but Fakiiri manages to reverse the position and he's now in Mosby's guard.

Mosby working for a triangle but Fakiiri defends it easily.
Mosby striking from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakki Fakiiri dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.

Fakiiri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fakiiri scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mosby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mosby throws a leg kick that misses.
Mosby misses with a takedown
and Mosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mosby throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Mosby scores with a nice strike.
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
Mosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Mosby.
Mosby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Mosby shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!

Fakiiri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fakiiri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mosby is looking to advance position but Fakiiri won't allow it.
Fakiiri wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Mosby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Fakiiri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosby pulls his head out easily.
Fakiiri is trying to maintain the position but Mosby is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakki Fakiiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mosby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fakiiri wants to control but Mosby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fakiiri is refusing to be controlled, as Mosby sits in half guard.
Mosby is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mosby is looking to advance position but Fakiiri won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mosby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fakiiri is just riding it out for now. Mosby eventually gives up the hold.

Mosby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fakiiri has managed to free his arm - good work.
Daniel Mosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mosby is looking to take a break and control but Fakiiri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mosby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mosby under the eye.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fakiiri as he avoids it easily.
Mosby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fakiiri rather than just go for the knockout.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Fakiiri misses the target.
Mosby staying out of range there.
Fakiiri thuds a left hand into Mosby's body.
Fakiiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mosby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fakiiri.
Mosby misses with a head kick.
Mosby misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Fakiiri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a body punch but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Fakiiri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fakiiri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nakki Fakiiri waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.