PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuhisa Nagashima (ranked 3132 p4p, 3562 weight class) and Sturn Slugger (ranked 146 p4p, 164 weight class). Sturn Slugger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nagashima
vs
Slugger

171 cm
20
145
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
148
5 - 3 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuhisa Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sturn Slugger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Slugger there.
Slugger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagashima.
Slugger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Slugger.
Slugger checks the leg kick.
Slugger just misses with a punch to the body.

Slugger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagashima, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nagashima crunches a lovely knee into Slugger's ribcage.
Slugger blocks an elbow strike from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a right hand.
Slugger tries to break free but Nagashima pushes him back against the ropes.
Slugger's coach down at Power Plant MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slugger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nagashima lands a hook that snaps the head of Slugger backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagashima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nagashima tries a body shot but Slugger blocks it.
Nagashima pushes Slugger back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slugger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slugger tries to circle away but Nagashima has him pinned against the ropes.
Slugger takes an elbow to the temple.
Nagashima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagashima tries to throw a body punch but Slugger avoids it by throwing Nagashima back against the ropes.
Slugger lands with a light punch inside.
Nagashima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nagashima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slugger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima misses with some punches.
Slugger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slugger prevents a body shot from Nagashima.
Still in the clinch, Nagashima scores with a nice short uppercut.

Slugger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagashima with a hook.
Slugger misses with the combination.
Nagashima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slugger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Slugger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Slugger clinches up against the ropes.
Nagashima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slugger is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagashima has double underhooks.
Nagashima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagashima misses with an elbow strike.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but Slugger blocks with his arms.
Nagashima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slugger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Slugger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nagashima darts in and clinches Slugger up against the ropes.
Slugger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nagashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sluggers head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima struggles to land a body shot inside as Slugger controls his hands.
Nagashima managing to block the knees to the body from Slugger.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slugger avoids it.
Nagashima looking to slow down the pace here.

Slugger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhisa Nagashima dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nagashima moves out of range as Slugger strikes.
Nagashima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nagashima scores with a shot to the body.
Slugger throws a right hand that Nagashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagashima also avoids with ease.
Slugger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slugger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slugger.
Slugger feints a jab promting Nagashima to slip. Slugger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nagashima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nagashima thumps Slugger with a low kick.
Slugger misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Nagashima.
Nagashima misses with a hook to the body
and Slugger counters with a left and a right that stings Nagashima.
Slugger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagashima circles away quickly and effectively.

Slugger clinches up with Nagashima and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is working Slugger over against the ropes.
I was talking to Nagashima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagashima.
Slugger wants to break free but Nagashima has control.
Slugger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagashima blocks it with crossed arms.
Slugger blocks a body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slugger's efforts to push away.
Slugger can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagashima landing knees to the body.
Nagashima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slugger backwards.
Slugger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slugger avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Slugger.
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Slugger avoids the damage to the body.
Nagashima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slugger or not.
A shot in the inside from Nagashima.
Nagashima avoiding damage as Slugger throws knees to the body.
Nagashima cracks Slugger with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagashima works on Slugger's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nagashima throws an elbow but misses.
Slugger missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima struggles to land a body shot inside as Slugger controls his hands.
Nagashima misses with some punches.
Nagashima lands a nice uppercut.
Nagashima pushes off an throws an elbow but Slugger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nagashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagashima misses with the head strike.
Slugger is trying to break the clinch but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Nagashima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slugger takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagashima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slugger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagashima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Slugger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhisa Nagashima dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Slugger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nagashima is looking to wear down Slugger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Nagashima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nagashima tries a body shot but Slugger blocks it.
Nagashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slugger can do to turn this around?
Slugger is trying to break free.
Slugger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Slugger tries to circle away but Nagashima has him pinned against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagashima.
Nagashima misses with a body punch.
Nagashima pushes Slugger back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Slugger blocks a body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slugger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagashima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slugger takes a shot to the head.
Nagashima crunches a lovely knee into Slugger's ribcage.
Nagashima lands with a right to the head.
Slugger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagashima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slugger backwards.
Nagashima lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slugger blocks a body shot from Nagashima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slugger avoids it.
Nagashima scores with a hook to the body.
Nagashima tries a body shot but Slugger blocks it.
Slugger dodges an elbow strike from Nagashima.
Slugger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagashima blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slugger backwards.
Nagashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sluggers head.
Sturn Slugger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slugger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Nagashima.
Nagashima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slugger's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a knee to the body.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but Slugger blocks it.
A short uppercut from Nagashima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagashima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slugger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima tries to throw a body punch but Slugger avoids it by throwing Nagashima back against the ropes.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside.
Kazuhisa Nagashima has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima lands a good knee to the midsection. Slugger won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagashima.
Nice body punch from Nagashima.
A short right from Nagashima on the inside.
Nagashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagashima is working Slugger over against the ropes.
Slugger prevents a body shot from Nagashima.
A right hand to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands an uppercut.
Nagashima is leaning against Slugger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nagashima lands a nice uppercut.
Slugger wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagashima won't allow it.
Nagashima lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima digs a right hand into Slugger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slugger's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagashima.
Nagashima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nagashima presses Slugger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slugger takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuhisa Nagashima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nagashima, 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 Dean scores the fight for Kazuhisa Nagashima!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Kazuhisa Nagashima!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Kazuhisa Nagashima!

Kazuhisa Nagashima wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kazuhisa Nagashima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.