PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushuri Nakatano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Fuschini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fuschini
vs
Nakatano

178 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Knockout power

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Fuschini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushuri Nakatano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini lands with a shot to the body.
Fuschini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakatano lands a jab to the nose.
Fuschini motions for Nakatano to come forward. Fuschini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuschini.
Nakatano shoots for a double leg takedown but Fuschini sprawls well. He's pushed Nakatano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fuschini ducks under a wild hook from Nakatano.
Nakatano checks a leg kick.
Fuschini scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Yushuri Nakatano has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuschini misses the target.
Fuschini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuschini scores with a hook to the body. Nakatano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakatano looks gassed!
Fuschini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fuschini missing with a left hand there. Nakatano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuschini lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nakatano falls backwards - clearly groggy! Fuschini dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Fuschini!