PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Nagasaki (ranked 2071 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomedsaid Omarov (ranked 3363 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nagasaki
vs
Omarov

163 cm
25
156 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
158 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshihiro Nagasaki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magomedsaid Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki stuffs the takedown.
Nagasaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Omarov.
Nagasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Omarov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice sprawl there from Nagasaki as Omarov shoots in.
Nagasaki throwing a counter right hand but Omarov manages to avoid it.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagasaki sprawls well. Nagasaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Omarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoshihiro Nagasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomedsaid Omarov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagasaki . Omarov does a little dance to reset his feet.

Nagasaki dives in and scores a takedown into Omarov's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omarov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki is pushing down on Omarov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Omarov is fighting to maintain full guard but Nagasaki has managed to sneak the leg through.

Omarov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Omarov is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Omarov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Omarov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Omarov is trying to reverse the position but instead Nagasaki has taken his back - oops!
Omarov is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nagasaki controlling the positon.

Nagasaki has his arm under Omarov's chin here. Game over son! Nagasaki squeezes tightly and Omarov is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshihiro Nagasaki !