PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atreyu Nakamotto (ranked 3672 p4p, 483 weight class) and Evan Dryll (ranked 3221 p4p, 441 weight class). Atreyu Nakamotto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nakamotto
vs
Dryll

190 cm
28
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atreyu Nakamotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamotto misses with a body kick.
Nakamotto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dryll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamotto.
Dryll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dryll loads up on a big right hand but Nakamotto slips the punch.
Dryll connects with a single shot there.
Nakamotto tests Dryll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamotto throws a big shot that misses.
Dryll walks into a straight right hand from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atreyu Nakamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Dryll finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dryll misses with a hook.
Dryll throws a lazy right hand but Nakamotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Dryll avoids it easily.
Nakamotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dryll misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dryll manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamotto misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamotto. Dryll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamotto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dryll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamotto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dryll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dryll works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakamotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dryll moves away.
Nakamotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dryll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamotto scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamotto moves away from the strike by Dryll.
Dryll might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dryll slips under a jab from Nakamotto.
Dryll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamotto lands with a nice body kick.
Nakamotto throws an overhand right that lands on Dryll's shoulder, as Dryll tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamotto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dryll.
Dryll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakamotto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dryll.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamotto throws a right and a left that Dryll avoids nicely.

Dryll gets tackled into the cage by Nakamotto. Nakamotto maintains the clinch.
Dryll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto has Dryll pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto has a couple of punches blocked by Dryll.
Nakamotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dryll throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamotto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dryll misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamotto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dryll's efforts to push away.

Nakamotto breaks from the clinch.
Dryll does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakamotto takes one on the button.
Nakamotto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakamotto ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dryll misses with a hook.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Nakamotto moved out of range nicely.
Dryll misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dryll was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakamotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamotto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dryll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamotto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dryll drops his hands momentarily and Nakamotto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakamotto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamotto misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamotto scores with a jab. Dryll acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dryll misses with a body shot.
Nakamotto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakamotto misses with a body shot
and Dryll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dryll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamotto.
A jab from Dryll misses.
Nakamotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamotto misses with an uppercut. Dryll saw that one coming.
Nakamotto ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Dryll connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamotto throws a lazy right hand but Dryll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dryll.
Dryll slips under a jab from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws an off balance right hand
and Dryll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakamotto looks to land a left hand but Dryll moved out of range nicely.
Nakamotto scores with a body shot.
Nakamotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dryll counters with a nice body shot.
Dryll takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dryll lands with a right hand.
Nakamotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dryll dodges the punch combination from Nakamotto.
Dryll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nakamotto slips a straight right by Dryll.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nakamotto misses the jab.
Dryll misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamotto throws a looping overhand right but Dryll ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamotto scores with a jab to the body.
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 Atreyu Nakamotto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nakamotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dryll misses the jab.
Nakamotto is looking to counter punch.
Nakamotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dryll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamotto throws a push kick but Dryll slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamotto misses with a kick to the body.
Nakamotto checks the leg kick.
Nakamotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dryll.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakamotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dryll.
Nakamotto slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamotto misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dryll misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Nakamotto there.
The crowd cheers as Dryll lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakamotto doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nakamotto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dryll, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamotto scores with a shot to the side of Dryll's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamotto.
Dryll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Nakamotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dryll.
Dryll is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakamotto is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamotto.
Still in the clinch, Nakamotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakamotto tries a body shot but Dryll blocks it.
Nakamotto misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamotto.
Dryll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dryll backwards.
Atreyu Nakamotto has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dryll manages to break the clinch.
Nakamotto lands the left hand.
Dryll throws a right and a left that Nakamotto avoids nicely.
Nakamotto lands with a cross.
Nakamotto digs a good body shot into Dryll's ribs.
Dryll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamotto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dryll! But no joy.
Nakamotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Nakamotto misses.
Dryll misses with a wild combination.
Dryll slips a jab and a cross from Nakamotto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dryll catches Nakamotto right on the button with a cross.

Nakamotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamotto has a couple of punches blocked by Dryll.
Dryll scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamotto fails to land.
Dryll misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Nakamotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamotto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dryll lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakamotto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakamotto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakamotto slips under a jab from Dryll.
Dryll scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Nakamotto finds it's target.
Dryll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakamotto on the side of the head.
Dryll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamotto jabs Dryll to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dryll motions for Nakamotto to come forward. Dryll throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dryll moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Dryll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nakamotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dryll's hands.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Dryll avoids it easily.
Dryll tests Nakamotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Dryll.
Dryll misses with an uppercut.
Nakamotto throws a push kick but Dryll slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamotto tries to clinch up
letting Dryll counter with a right hand.
Dryll misses with a looping left.
Dryll loads up on a big right hand but Nakamotto slips the punch.
Nakamotto throws a series of punches but Dryll avoids them all with ease.
Dryll swings for the body but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Nakamotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakamotto checks a leg kick.
Nakamotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dryll misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Nakamotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamotto misses with a hook. Dryll ducked under it nicely.
Dryll appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nakamotto throws out a loose jab but Dryll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamotto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nakamotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dryll moves away.

Nakamotto closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamotto tries to work over Dryll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamotto.
Dryll has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nakamotto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dryll can turn it around.

Nakamotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamotto throws the left hand but Dryll avoids the punch easily.
Nakamotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dryll.
Nakamotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dryll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamotto connects with the punch.
Dryll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamotto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dryll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamotto.
Dryll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamotto.
Dryll throws out a counter right but Nakamotto avoids it with no problem.
Dryll throws a shot from downtown. Nakamotto moves away and avoids it.
Dryll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamotto throws out the jab.
Dryll misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atreyu Nakamotto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dryll tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Dryll misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dryll.
Nakamotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakamotto scores with a nice body kick.
Dryll throws a lazy right hand but Nakamotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakamotto, as that shot connected.
Atreyu Nakamotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Dryll moves out of range of the strikes.
Dryll throws the left hand but Nakamotto avoids the punch easily.
Dryll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dryll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dryll throws a body punch but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Dryll scores with a hook to the body. Nakamotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakamotto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamotto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dryll feints a jab promting Nakamotto to slip. Dryll then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nakamotto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto tests Dryll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dryll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamotto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dryll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakamotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dryll in his tracks.
Nakamotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamotto tries to clinch up but Dryll circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamotto throws a right hand that Dryll ducks under and follows up with a left that Dryll also avoids with ease.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakamotto.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Dryll tenderised Nakamotto's leg. Nakamotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamotto scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Dryll coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamotto moves in looking to clinch but Dryll pushes him off.
Nakamotto throws out a loose jab but Dryll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dryll misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dryll, as that shot connected.
Nakamotto slips a jab from Dryll.
Dryll ducks under a wild hook from Nakamotto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto blocks a head kick by Dryll.
Nakamotto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dryll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakamotto on the side of the head.
Dryll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Nakamotto.
Dryll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Nakamotto as he checks the leg kick.
Nakamotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dryll is just out of range.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Nakamotto moved out of range nicely.
Dryll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Dryll misses.
Nakamotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakamotto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Nakamotto.
Dryll takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dryll manages to avoid it.
Dryll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nakamotto.
Dryll scores with a hook.
Dryll cracks Nakamotto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakamotto's corner calls for a 1-2. Nakamotto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dryll throws a leg kick but Nakamotto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dryll with a nice cross.
A big left from Nakamotto misses.
Nakamotto is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dryll.
Dryll on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dryll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakamotto's head.
Dryll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakamotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dryll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamotto scrambles back to his feet.
Dryll throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamotto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamotto. Dryll does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dryll.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dryll counters with a straight right hand.
Dryll looks to throw the jab but Nakamotto is out of range.
A slow jab from Nakamotto misses its intended target.
Dryll with a hook.
Nakamotto tries to land a front kick but Dryll steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Nakamotto misses its intended target.
Dryll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamotto.
Nakamotto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dryll tries a head kick but it misses.
Evan Dryll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dryll.
Dryll has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nakamotto swings for the body but Dryll moves out of range.
A combination from Nakamotto does no damage.
Dryll misses with a straight right.
Nakamotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dryll to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakamotto misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto moves out of range as Dryll strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Dryll.
Well Nakamotto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atreyu Nakamotto!