PBP Commentary

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

Ryouji
vs
Dias

185 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Dias!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryouji swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ryouji rushes Dias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryouji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dias is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow.
Dias is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryouji gets an underhook and turns Dias into the cage.
Dias tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryouji shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dias can't get the takedown.
Nakajima Ryouji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dias.
Dias misses with the head strike.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
Dias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dias jumps guard but Ryouji stands there with Dias around his waist. Dias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dias 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. Dias gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nakajima Ryouji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dias pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryouji is out of range and Dias settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryouji tries to sprawl out of it but Dias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryouji manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryouji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Dias tries to keep at a distance but Ryouji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dias avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ryouji.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Ryouji.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryouji lands an elbow inside that Dias shrugs off.
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryouji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dias is rocked!
Dias takes an elbow to the temple.
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryouji finish him?
Ryouji pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Dias! Ryouji unloads with more strikes and Dias sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakajima Ryouji!
A victorious Nakajima Ryouji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.