PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 669 p4p, 83 weight class) and Kenrick Nikil Jr (ranked 1565 p4p, 175 weight class). Nikil Jr has chosen Dark Horse - Andrew Baena as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nti
vs
Nikil Jr

172 cm
32
228 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

195 cm
28
292 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenrick Nikil Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikil Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nti as he avoids it easily.
Nti misses with an uppercut

and Nikil Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Nti didn't expect that.

Nti has his feet on Nikil Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nti cracks Nikil Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikil Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Nikil Jr with that takedown attempt.
Nikil Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nti pinned against the cage. Nti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Samuel Nti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenrick Nikil Jr.
Nti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nikil Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Nti misses with an uppercut
and Nikil Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikil Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nti sprawls well. Nti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikil Jr gets slowly back to his feet.

Nikil Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Nti.
Nikil Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikil Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikil Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nikil Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Nikil Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nti - that landed with a thud.
Nikil Jr looks winded!
Nikil Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikil Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikil Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikil Jr's elbow.
Nti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikil Jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Nti pushes Nikil Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nikil Jr or not.
Nti pushes Nikil Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nti lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti pushes Nikil Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti digs a right hand underneath Nikil Jr's ribcage. Nikil Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nikil Jr backwards.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Nikil Jr controls the action.
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikil Jr's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Nti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikil Jr misses with some punches.
Nikil Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikil Jr misses with some punches.
Nti gets through Nikil Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti lands an uppercut.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
Nikil Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands a shot to the body.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Nikil Jr controls the action.
Nti is working Nikil Jr over against the cage.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikil Jrs head.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Nti.
A left hand lands to the body for Nti.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Nikil Jr's head.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Nikil Jr avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
A short left from Nti.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Nikil Jr is rocked!
Nti digs a right hand underneath Nikil Jr's ribcage. Nikil Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikil Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikil Jr backwards.
Nti digs a right hand into Nikil Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nikil Jr's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Nti.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Nti.
A right hand to the body from Nti.
Nti creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nikil Jr's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nikil Jr drops to his knees and Nti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nti!
Kenrick Nikil Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I will return. I will overcome this loss. A true warrior learns from his failures as much as from his successes.'.