PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 302 p4p, 39 weight class) and Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 844 p4p, 93 weight class). Von Ketler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bonecracker- Shocore. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nakano
vs
Von Ketler

172 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

166 cm
35
149 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eksem Von Ketler!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano slips a jab and a cross from Von Ketler.
Nakano tries to land a front kick but Von Ketler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Von Ketler walks into a stiff left hand from Nakano.
Nakano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nakano keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakano is looking to chop away at Von Ketler's legs.
Von Ketler throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Ketler throws out a leg kick but Nakano moves out of range and Von Ketler only half commits.
Nakano lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Ketler off the cage and back into range.
Nakano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nakano dodges the punch combination from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano cracks Von Ketler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Von Ketler's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Ketler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Ketler misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano throws a shot from downtown. Von Ketler moves away and avoids it.
Von Ketler moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakano lands with a right hand.
Nakano throws a low kick, looking for Von Ketler's leg but Von Ketler calmly moves out of range.
Von Ketler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Ketler's sensitive parts.
Nakano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Ketler.
Nakano lands with a nice body kick.
Nakano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Ketler.
Decent striking displayed by Von Ketler there.
Nakano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naoyuki Nakano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakano thows a leg kick but Von Ketler checks it
and Von Ketler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Von Ketler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakano's half guard.

Nakano has one foot on Von Ketler's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Ketler tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Von Ketler doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakano circles away.

Von Ketler closes the distance and clinches.
Von Ketler lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler blocks a body shot from Nakano.
Von Ketler misses with some punches.
Nakano lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Ketler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nakano blocks an elbow strike.
Nakano lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Ketler.

It looks like Naoyuki Nakano has been cut.
Von Ketler cracks Nakano with a nice body shot.
Von Ketler lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Nakano.
Nakano trying to stall but Von Ketler improves his position.
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Ketler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Ketler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Ketler prevents a body shot from Nakano.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nakano misses with a body punch.
Nakano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Ketler misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ketler.
Nakano cracks Von Ketler with a nice body shot.
Von Ketler lands an elbow inside.
Von Ketler missing with knees to the body.
Nakano misses with a punch on the inside.

Von Ketler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Von Ketler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Ketler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nakano controls the pace.
Von Ketler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakano's guard.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakano holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Von Ketler drops back looking for a leg! Nakano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakano manages to kick Von Ketler off! Von Ketler jumps back into Nakano's guard.
Nakano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Von Ketler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.
Von Ketler stands up over Nakano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Ketler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Ketler is fighting to break Nakano's control of his arms but Nakano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Von Ketler working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Von Ketler lands a couple of digs.
Nakano managing to control the position.
Von Ketler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakano's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eksem Von Ketler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naoyuki Nakano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nakano scores with a nice right hand.
Nakano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Ketler at a distance.
Von Ketler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Ketler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nakano throws a low kick, looking for Von Ketler's leg but Von Ketler calmly moves out of range.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Von Ketler slips a jab from Nakano.
Von Ketler cracks Nakano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Ketler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakano is fending him off so far but Von Ketler persists. Nope, Nakano circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Ketler misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Ketler moves away.
Von Ketler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Von Ketler takes a swing at Nakano's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Von Ketler.
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!
Good work by Von Ketler as he checks the leg kick.
Von Ketler scores with a jab.
Nakano is looking to slow Von Ketler down with leg kicks.
Von Ketler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Von Ketler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakano sets himself, and Von Ketler steps forward looking for the clinch! Nakano avoids it this time.
Von Ketler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Ketler checks a leg kick.
Nakano throws a wild body kick that Von Ketler sees coming a mile off.
Von Ketler misses with a hook.
Von Ketler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nakano under the eye.
Von Ketler tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Nakano tried to counter with a leg kick but Von Ketler avoided it.
Von Ketler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakano.
Von Ketler throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakano.
Von Ketler throws a low kick but Nakano avoids it.
Nakano throws a lazy body kick

and Von Ketler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Von Ketler.
Von Ketler is pushing down on Nakano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakano is fighting to maintain full guard but Von Ketler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Von Ketler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakano has hold of Von Ketler's hands but Von Ketler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Ketler.
Ground and pound from Von Ketler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano tries to get to full guard but Von Ketler has control of the leg.
Von Ketler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Ketler prevents Nakano from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Ketler connects with a nice short shot to Nakano's temple.
Von Ketler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakano trying to control here.
Nakano is looking for a sweep. Von Ketler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Ketler is nestled in close to Nakano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakano tries to get to full guard but Von Ketler has control of the leg.
Von Ketler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Ketler scores with a couple of nice shots.

Nakano is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler slips a nice elbow through Nakano's hands, connecting with Nakano's forehead.
Oh Nakano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Ketler is working away from the top position though.
Von Ketler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Von Ketler lands a big elbow - Nakano is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Von Ketler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eksem Von Ketler!
A very excited looking Eksem Von Ketler rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.