PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thizzadore Roosevelt (ranked 4875 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atsuro Nagashi (ranked 3841 p4p, 0 weight class). Thizzadore Roosevelt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Roosevelt
vs
Nagashi

194 cm
18
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
224 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thizzadore Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atsuro Nagashi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Roosevelt looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nagashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roosevelt.
Sloppy strikes from Roosevelt. Those never looked like landing.
Nagashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nagashi connects with the punch.
Roosevelt ducks under a wild hook from Nagashi.
Nagashi lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nagashi, as that shot connected.
Roosevelt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagashi.
Nice shot lands for Nagashi.
A jab from Nagashi finds it's way through Roosevelt's defenses.
Nagashi scores with a hook to the body. Roosevelt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Nagashi - just one landing.
Roosevelt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagashi manages to avoid it.
Roosevelt tries to move into range but Nagashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nagashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nagashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roosevelt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagashi throws a big shot that misses.
Atsuro Nagashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Nagashi.
Nagashi scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashi lands with a nice body punch.
Roosevelt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagashi.
Nagashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nagashi throws a looping overhand right but Roosevelt ducks down to avoid it.
Roosevelt slips a jab from Nagashi.
Nagashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nagashi with a nice cross.
Nagashi cracks Roosevelt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Nagashi moves into range and clinches up with Roosevelt.
Nagashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roosevelt backwards.
Nagashi lands a hook to the side of the head.

Roosevelt is rocked!
Nagashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Roosevelt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagashi lands a shot to the body.
Nagashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nagashi.
Nagashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nagashi.
Nagashi lands a big right hand that drops Roosevelt! The killer instinct kicks in and Nagashi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nagashi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atsuro Nagashi!
In his post fight interview, Atsuro Nagashi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.