PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 4498 p4p, 25048 weight class) and Geert Visser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kakuzo
vs
Visser

185 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
177
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geert Visser!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visser lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Visser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kakuzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Kakuzo is rocked!

Visser drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Kakuzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kakuzo is trying to keep Visser in close.
Kakuzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Visser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Visser lands a couple of elbows.
Kakuzo working a defensive guard here.
Visser wanted to stand there but Kakuzo had control of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Visser's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kakuzo controls Visser momentarily but Visser frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kakuzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Visser controls the pace.

Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Visser lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Visser content to stall in guard here.
Kakuzo is trying to keep Visser in close.
Kakuzo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kakuzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Visser can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Visser scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kakuzo trying to keep a closed guard but Visser is proving a slippery customer.
Visser stays in close to Kakuzo's body and controls the position.
Visser lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kakuzo being controlled here, momentarily.
Visser postures up and lands a big shot to Kakuzo's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo is trying to keep Visser in close.
Visser working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kakuzo's head.
Visser postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kakuzo is trying to control the position but Visser postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Kakuzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kakuzo working for a triangle but Visser defends it easily.
Visser lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visser's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Visser working some strikes from top position.
Visser postures up and lands a big shot to Kakuzo's brow.
Visser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kakuzo is trying to keep Visser in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kakuzo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Visser has his hands clasped together but Kakuzo extends and breaks Visser's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kakuzo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nakagome Kakuzo!