PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Enqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoki Matsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enqvist comes to the cage accompanied by Powerglove - Storm Eagle. Lars Enqvist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Enqvist
vs
Matsuhiko

177 cm
20
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Enqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Matsuhiko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuhiko is just out of range.
Enqvist throws a series of punches but Matsuhiko avoids them all with ease.
Enqvist throws a series of punches but Matsuhiko moves out of range.
Matsuhiko shoots for a takedown but Enqvist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matsuhiko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Naoki Matsuhiko has been cut.

Matsuhiko gets a takedown into half guard.
Enqvist trying to control here.

Matsuhiko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matsuhiko is working for a kimura but Enqvist is defending it quite comfortably.
Enqvist is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Enqvist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Enqvist.
Matsuhiko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsuhiko trying to control but Enqvist is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Enqvist takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matsuhiko.
Matsuhiko shoots for a takedown but Enqvist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lars Enqvist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naoki Matsuhiko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Enqvist.
Enqvist misses with a body shot.
Enqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuhiko is just out of range.
Matsuhiko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enqvist takes a swing at Matsuhiko's ribcage but misses.
Lars Enqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enqvist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enqvist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matsuhiko.

Enqvist shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matsuhiko looks gassed!
Matsuhiko tries to roll over but Enqvist keeps him under control.

Matsuhiko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Enqvist pulls his head out easily.
Enqvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuhiko keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuhiko wants to get back to full guard.
Enqvist moves into full mount! Matsuhiko won't be happy about that!
Enqvist landing strikes from the mount and Matsuhiko is in trouble!
Enqvist working Matsuhiko over with strikes here.
Enqvist landing punches.
Enqvist lands a big elbow.

Enqvist is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Matsuhiko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Enqvist looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuhiko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Enqvist wants to control the pace but Matsuhiko is squirming around nicely.
Matsuhiko working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Enqvist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoki Matsuhiko's cut.
That's time! Enqvist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice cross by Enqvist.
Enqvist fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsuhiko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enqvist sizes up Matsuhiko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Enqvist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsuhiko doesn't seem bothered though.
Matsuhiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enqvist fails to land with a series of punches.
Enqvist is looking to wear down Matsuhiko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Enqvist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsuhiko at a distance.
Enqvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuhiko.
Matsuhiko tries for a takedown but Enqvist circles away easily
and Enqvist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Enqvist.
Matsuhiko moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsuhiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsuhiko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Enqvist stuns Matsuhiko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lars Enqvist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enqvist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lars Enqvist is winning the standup battle so far.
Enqvist looks to land a combination but Matsuhiko avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist misses with a series of wild punches.

Enqvist closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matsuhiko to the mat! Matsuhiko manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enqvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Enqvist passes into half guard.
Enqvist throwing shots but Matsuhiko is blocking nicely.
Enqvist wants to free his trapped foot but Matsuhiko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matsuhiko wants to improve his position but Enqvist is controlling well.
Enqvist scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Enqvist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matsuhiko sees it coming and defends easily.

Matsuhiko looking for submissions off his back.
Enqvist prevents Matsuhiko from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist is pressing down on Matsuhiko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matsuhiko is holding on for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Enqvist shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matsuhiko trying to control but Enqvist postures up.
Matsuhiko gets full guard.
Matsuhiko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matsuhiko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matsuhiko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Enqvistis looking to pass into half guard but Matsuhiko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Matsuhiko is in guard.
Matsuhiko is pushing down on Enqvist's leg trying to pass to half guard. Enqvist is fighting to maintain full guard but Matsuhiko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Matsuhiko prevents Enqvist from improving his position.

Enqvist is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsuhiko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuhiko is thwarting Enqvist's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matsuhiko not doing much here.

Matsuhiko is looking for a kimura here.
Enqvist tries to roll over but Matsuhiko keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Enqvist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naoki Matsuhiko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Matsuhiko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Enqvist counters with a takedown into side control.
Matsuhiko is trying to get back to half guard.
Enqvist scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Matsuhiko to see if he's OK.
Enqvist misses with the ground and pound.
Enqvist postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Enqvist trying to control the action but Matsuhiko is working from the bottom.
Enqvist working away.
Enqvist fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Matsuhiko holding on.
Matsuhiko is looking to reverse the position.
Matsuhiko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Matsuhiko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist lands an elbow.
Matsuhiko manages to get back to half guard.

Matsuhiko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Enqvist lands strikes from half guard.
Enqvist looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matsuhiko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matsuhiko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matsuhiko is not content to let Enqvist control the position.
Enqvist not doing much here.

Enqvist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matsuhiko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Enqvist's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Enqvist's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist tries to escape but Matsuhiko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Enqvist is trying to defend against the choke here but Matsuhiko has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Matsuhiko Tightens the hold and Enqvist taps out furiously! Matsuhiko displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Naoki Matsuhiko!