PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 538 p4p, 772 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 79 p4p, 117 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Ko Nachi has chosen Echoing Thunder as his entrance music. Rigel Ko Nachi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Abel
vs
Ko Nachi

190 cm
36
203
24 - 18 - 0

183 cm
27
185
11 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abel walks into a straight right hand from Ko Nachi.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Ko Nachi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abel misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi looks for the body kick but Abel saw that one coming.
Abel lands with a nice body punch.
Ko Nachi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abel's head backwards.
Abel swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ko Nachi! But no joy.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Ko Nachi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abel pushes Ko Nachi up against the cage in a clinch.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Ko Nachi blocking some punches.
Ko Nachi blocks a body shot from Abel.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel missing with knees to the body.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ko Nachi lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel prevents a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
Ko Nachi scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
A right hook to the body lands for Abel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel working aggressively here.
Ko Nachi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
Abel blocks a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel tries to work over Ko Nachi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko Nachi prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel throws an elbow but it misses.
Abel connects with a knee to the head.
Ko Nachi working aggressively here.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ko Nachi digs a right hand into Abel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abel's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abel lands a left hand.
Abel looking to throw knees to the head but Ko Nachi is blocking nicely.
Abel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko Nachi is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Abel.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Ko Nachi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel prevents a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Nice body punch from Ko Nachi - that landed with a thud.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abel pushes off an throws an elbow but Ko Nachi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Abel.
Ko Nachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ko Nachi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ko Nachi can turn it around.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Ko Nachi backwards.
Abel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel blocks a body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
Abel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abel.
Abel is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands an uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a right hand.
Ko Nachi lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Ko Nachi as the two fighters clinch.
Ko Nachi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Ko Nachi is working Abel over against the cage.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Ko Nachi blocks an elbow strike from Abel.
Ko Nachi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ko Nachi.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi managing to block the knees to the body from Abel.
Ko Nachi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abel or not.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ko Nachi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abel throws a lazy head kick
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice uppercut.

Abel has Ko Nachi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Abel throws an elbow but misses.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
Ko Nachi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ko Nachi blocks a body shot from Abel.
Ko Nachi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ko Nachi controls his hands.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.

Ko Nachi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Abel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Ko Nachi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel lands a nice looking body kick.
Abel throws a leg kick

and Ko Nachi counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Ko Nachi.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ko Nachi blocks an uppercut.
Abel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ko Nachi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Ko Nachi lands a body shot.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ko Nachi as the two fighters clinch.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel is working Ko Nachi over against the cage.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ko Nachi.
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ko Nachi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands an uppercut.
Abel blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ko Nachi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ko Nachi.
A left hand lands to the body for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ko Nachi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abel throws an elbow but misses.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ko Nachi lands with a left to the head.
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel throws an elbow that misses.
Ko Nachi lands with a light punch inside.
Ko Nachi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ko Nachi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Nice body punch from Ko Nachi - that landed with a thud.
Ko Nachi has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Ko Nachi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ko Nachi lands an uppercut.

Ko Nachi breaks from the clinch.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ko Nachi slips a straight right by Abel.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Abel throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abel thuds his right hand into Ko Nachi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rigel Ko Nachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ko Nachi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ko Nachi connects with an inside leg kick.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick by Abel misses
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Abel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to Abel's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi throws a shot to the body.
Abel takes one to the chin there.
Abel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi with a nice calf kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Abel is rocked!
Ko Nachi lands a nice shot that snaps Abel's head back.
Oh Abel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ko Nachi closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Abel! Ko Nachi dives in looking to finish! Abel is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rigel Ko Nachi!
Rigel Ko Nachi thanked the fans post fight for their support.