PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keichi Imuhara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Imuhara
vs
Nix

170 cm
26
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keichi Imuhara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Nix!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imuhara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Imuhara looks to land a combination but Nix avoids it well.
Imuhara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nix.
Nix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nix moves in looking to clinch but Imuhara pushes him off.
Imuhara takes one to the chin there.
Nix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imuhara.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Imuhara!
Imuhara scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imuhara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nix counters with a left and a right that stings Imuhara.
Imuhara throws a combination. Nix tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Imuhara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Imuhara, right into the meat.
Nix swinging wildly here.
Nix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imuhara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Imuhara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nix.

It looks like Keichi Imuhara has been cut.
Keichi Imuhara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nix. Imuhara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nix connects with a single shot there.
Imuhara wants to clinch
and Nix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Imuhara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Imuhara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nix lands an overhand right.
Nix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nix misses with a two punch combination.
Imuhara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imuhara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Imuhara wants to clinch.
Imuhara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nix counters with a series of strikes. Imuhara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Imuhara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Imuhara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Imuhara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Imuhara scores with a one two! Nix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Imuhara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nix backs up against the cage.
Nix misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Nix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Nix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Imuhara throws a right and a left that Nix avoids nicely.
Imuhara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nix.
Imuhara falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Nix to counter with a crisp jab.
Imuhara throws a head kick that misses.
Imuhara is breathing heavily.
Imuhara drops his hands momentarily and Nix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Imuhara wants to clinch.
Nix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Imuhara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nix scrambles back to his feet.
Nix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Imuhara dodges the punch combination from Nix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix slips a jab and a cross from Imuhara.
Nix has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nix keeps the fight on the outside.
Imuhara doesn't manage to clinch there - Nix circles away.
Imuhara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imuhara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nix counters with a series of strikes. Imuhara will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nix misses with a double jab.
Imuhara on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Nix pushes Imuhara up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nix breaks from the clinch.
Nix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Imuhara doesn't manage to clinch there - Nix circles away.
Imuhara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hakeem Nix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keichi Imuhara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Imuhara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Imuhara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Imuhara misses with a hook
and Nix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Imuhara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nix stalks Imuhara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Imuhara's face. Imuhara staggers backwards, shaken.
Imuhara tries to clinch but Nix moves out of range.
Imuhara with a hook.
Imuhara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nix pushes Imuhara up against the cage in a clinch.
Imuhara misses with a punch to the body.
Imuhara is trying to maintain a safe position but Nix gets an underhook and turns Imuhara into the cage.
Nix can't find room to land a body shot as Imuhara controls the action.
Nix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imuhara keeps control of Nix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Imuhara tries a body shot but Nix blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Imuhara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nix prevents a body shot from Imuhara.
Nix pushes Imuhara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Imuhara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nix slows down the pace here.
Nix is looking to break free of the clinch but Imuhara has double underhooks.
Imuhara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nix's elbow.
A short left from Imuhara.
Imuhara wants to stall.
Imuhara misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imuhara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imuhara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nix lands a hook that snaps the head of Imuhara backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nix.

Nix breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nix slips a straight right by Imuhara.
Nix is looking to clinch.
Imuhara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nix lands a jab to the head.
Imuhara tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix tries to close the distance and clinch but Imuhara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Imuhara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Nix.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Imuhara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Imuhara misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nix tries to clinch up but Imuhara circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Imuhara as he connects with a hook.
Nix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nix. Imuhara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imuhara throws a right and a left that Nix avoids nicely.
Nix avoids a kick to the body.
Nix dodges the punch combination from Imuhara.
Nix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Nix lands.

Nix darts in and clinches Imuhara up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imuhara stalling in the clinch but Nix improves position.
Nix just leaning against Imuhara, taking a breather.
Nix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Nix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Nix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Imuhara doesn't seem phased though.

Nix moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imuhara is trying to stall.
Imuhara swings wildly with an uppercut but Nix uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Nix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keichi Imuhara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nix wants to clinch up but Imuhara keeps it at a distance.
Imuhara throws a head kick that misses.
Imuhara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nix swats away the attempt to clinch by Imuhara.
Imuhara swinging wildly here.
Imuhara throws a leg kick which misses Nix's front leg but catches the back leg as Nix tries to avoid it.
Imuhara throws a wild body kick that Nix sees coming a mile off.
Nix lands a two punch combo.
Nix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Imuhara doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imuhara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nix closes the distance and pushes Imuhara back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imuhara can't find room to land a body shot as Nix controls the action.
Imuhara working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Imuhara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nix.
Nix digs a right hand into Imuhara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Imuhara's gas tank.
Imuhara lands a shoulder strike.
Nix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hakeem Nix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Imuhara swings wildly with an uppercut but Nix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nix works on Imuhara's body with a couple of short punches.

Nix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imuhara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Imuhara scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imuhara's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nix. Imuhara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imuhara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nix checks a leg kick nicely.
Nix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nix swats away the attempt to clinch by Imuhara.
Nix with a nice cross.
Nix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imuhara circles away quickly and effectively.
Nix looks to clinch

and Imuhara moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Nix.

Nix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Imuhara avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from Nix finds it's target.
Nix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imuhara moves away.
Hakeem Nix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Imuhara. Those never looked like landing.
Imuhara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nix keeps the fight on the outside.
Imuhara throws a series of punches but Nix moves out of range.
Imuhara fails to land with a series of punches.
Imuhara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Nix as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Imuhara on the side of the head.

Imuhara is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nix with a hook.
No joy there for Imuhara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick from Imuhara misses.
Nix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Imuhara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Imuhara misses with a body kick.

Nix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Imuhara swings wildly with an uppercut but Nix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nix digs a right hand into Imuhara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Imuhara's gas tank.
Keichi Imuhara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Imuhara seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hakeem Nix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good body shot from Nix.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Nix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Nix!