PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Ouchie (ranked 3698 p4p, 418 weight class) and Nuro Higati (ranked 5987 p4p, 545 weight class). Archie Ouchie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nuro Higati's chin.

Ouchie
vs
Higati

185 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Paradise Health and Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Archie Ouchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuro Higati!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Higati counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouchie closes the distance but Higati moves to the side

and Higati counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ouchie!
Higati scores with punches from side control.
Higati working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ouchie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ouchie tries to get out of the position.
Higati working the ground and pound.
Higati misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouchie is trying to control Higati's posture but Higati avoids it.

Higati working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouchie parries the strikes from Higati easily there. Higati is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ouchie to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higati creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ouchie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ouchie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Higati landing a few strikes.
Higati fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ouchie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Higati's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ouchie wants to control but Higati postures up.
Higati scores with punches from side control.

Ouchie is rocked!
Higati misses with the ground and pound.
Higati working the ground and pound.
Oh Ouchie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Higati lands a few punches from side control.
Higati throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Higati working the ground and pound.
Ouchie taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higati in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ouchie looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Higati turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuro Higati!