PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickson Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tiger
vs
Nakamura

183 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hickson Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Tiger scores with a leg kick.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakamura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Hickson Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuo Nakamura.
Nakamura shoots in but Tiger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and Tiger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat.

Tiger lands a big head kick that sends Nakamura tumbling to the mat! Tiger takes a step backwards and waves Nakamura back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiger tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiger finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hickson Tiger!