PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakajima Ryouji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Teague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryouji
vs
Teague

185 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nakajima Ryouji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Teague!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryouji closes the distance and pushes Teague back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Ryouji.

It looks like Jeff Teague has been cut.
Teague wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teague takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow.
Ryouji lands a damaging elbow.
Ryouji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Teague avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Teague is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Teague avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Ryouji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Teague's defenses.
Teague jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ryouji walks away with a smile on his face. Teague gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nakajima Ryouji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ryouji rushes Teague and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teague avoids it.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ryouji.

That has opened up Jeff Teague's cut even more.
Ryouji lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Teague's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryouji has Teague pressed against the cage, preventing Teague from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryouji prevents Teague from breaking the clinch.
Ryouji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ryouji.
Ryouji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ryouji.

Teague is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teague is trying to pull guard but Ryouji turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teague is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryouji finish him?
A frustrated look appears on Teague's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Teague in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Jeff Teague's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Teague should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Clinched against the cage, Ryouji lands a big elbow that drops Teague! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Teague is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakajima Ryouji!
After winning the bout, Nakajima Ryouji thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.