PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rio Nakisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alleye Izwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nakisaki
vs
Izwin

172 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rio Nakisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alleye Izwin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakisaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakisaki scores with a head kick.
Izwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Izwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Izwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakisaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Izwin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakisaki.
Nakisaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakisaki looks to land a right hand but Izwin moved out of range.
Izwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Izwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakisaki wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakisaki.

Nakisaki breaks the clinch.
Nakisaki tries to clinch but Izwin moves out of range.
Izwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Izwin darts in and clinches Nakisaki up against the cage.
Izwin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Izwin fails to land.
Nakisaki looking to throw knees to the head but Izwin is blocking nicely.
Izwin has a couple of punches blocked by Nakisaki.
Izwin avoiding damage.
Nakisaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakisaki wants to break free but Izwin has control.
Izwin slowing the pace effectively.
Nakisaki tries to circle away but Izwin has him pinned against the cage.
Izwin misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Izwin misses with the head strike.
Nakisaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Nakisaki has had enough of the clinch but Izwin keeps him there for the moment.
Izwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakisaki blocks an uppercut.
Izwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakisaki is working for takedown but Izwin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Nakisaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakisaki blocking some punches.
Izwin throws a head punch that misses.
Izwin misses with some punches.
Nakisaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakisaki.
Izwin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nakisaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakisaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Izwin won't allow it.
Izwin misses with the head strike.
Izwin controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakisaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Izwin has double underhooks.
Izwin misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Izwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Izwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Izwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakisaki's elbow.
Izwin effectively controlling the action here.
Nakisaki working hard to break the clinch.
Nakisaki blocking some punches.
Izwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakisaki's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakisaki breaks the clinch.
Izwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakisaki throws a head kick but Izwin moves out of range.

Izwin closes the distance and clinches.
Nakisaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Izwin keeps control of Nakisaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakisaki throws an elbow but it misses.

Nakisaki breaks the clinch.
Izwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakisaki scores with a head kick.
Nakisaki wants to clinch.
Izwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakisaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Izwin's waist but Izwin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakisaki off to one side.

Izwin clinches with his opponent.
Izwin gets underhooks to prevent Nakisaki's takedown attempt.
Izwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakisaki is trying to force a seperation but Izwin has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Izwin.
Izwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izwin prevents Nakisaki from breaking the clinch.
Izwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakisaki prevents a body shot from Izwin.
Nakisaki is trying to break the clinch but Izwin has him pressed against the cage.
Izwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Izwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakisaki.
Izwin slowing the pace effectively.
Izwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakisaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Izwin has a couple of punches blocked by Nakisaki.
Nakisaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Nakisaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Izwin moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alleye Izwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Izwin wants to clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a leg kick.
Izwin tries to clinch there but Nakisaki circles away.
Nakisaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakisaki tries to clinch there but Izwin circles away.
Nakisaki keeps the fight on the outside.

Izwin pushes Nakisaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakisaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakisaki.
Nakisaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izwin lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakisaki.
A head punch on the inside from Izwin fails to land.
Izwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakisaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Izwin won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izwin slowing the pace effectively.

Nakisaki manages to break the clinch.
Izwin checks a low kick from Nakisaki.
A head kick misses from Nakisaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakisaki throws a hook to the side of Izwin's head but Izwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakisaki slips a jab and a cross from Izwin.
Nakisaki dips to his left and cracks Izwin with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Izwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakisaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Izwin sprawls well. Izwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakisaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakisaki.
Rio Nakisaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izwin slips a jab and a cross from Nakisaki.
Nakisaki tries to clinch but Izwin moves out of range.
Nakisaki misses with a head kick.
Nakisaki throws a sloppy head kick and Izwin moves out of range easily.
Izwin is looking to clinch.
Nakisaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Izwin.
Nakisaki tries to clinch up but Izwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakisaki misses with a hook.
Nakisaki is looking to clinch but Izwin is avoiding it.
Izwin keeps the fight on the outside.

Izwin clinches up with Nakisaki and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alleye Izwin.
Nakisaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Izwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that misses.
Nakisaki scores with a kick to the body.
Izwin misses with a looping right.
Nakisaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izwin. Nakisaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakisaki throws a head kick but Izwin moves out of range.
Izwin throws a hook but Nakisaki avoids it easily.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Izwin darts in and clinches Nakisaki up against the cage.
Nakisaki working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Izwin has a couple of punches blocked by Nakisaki.
Izwin misses with a punch to the body.
Nakisaki blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakisaki.
Izwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakisaki's elbow.
Izwin misses with the head strike.
Nakisaki blocks a body shot from Izwin.
Izwin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Izwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakisaki's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izwin.
Nakisaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Izwin avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Izwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakisaki is trying to break the clinch but Izwin has him pressed against the cage.
Izwin has a couple of punches blocked by Nakisaki.
Nakisaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakisaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakisaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakisaki is trying to break the clinch but Izwin has him pressed against the cage.
Izwin misses with the head strike.
Izwin is pushing Nakisaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakisaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izwin misses with a punch to the body.
Izwin leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Izwin fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alleye Izwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nakisaki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nakisaki duly obliges.

Izwin takes the fight into the clinch.

Nakisaki breaks the clinch.
Nakisaki misses with a low kick.
Izwin wants to clinch up but Nakisaki keeps it at a distance.
Nakisaki throws a leg kick but Izwin checks it.
Izwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakisaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakisaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakisaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakisaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Izwin's head.
Izwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that misses.
Izwin throws a lazy right hand but Nakisaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izwin wants to clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nakisaki looks to land a body kick but Izwin moved away.
Nakisaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Izwin closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Izwin to work.
Nakisaki is trying to drag Izwin to the mat but Izwin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Izwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakisaki.
Nakisaki blocks a body shot from Izwin.
Nakisaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Izwin has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Izwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nakisaki can't get the takedown.
Nakisaki tries to break free but Izwin pushes him back against the cage.
Izwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakisaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Izwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Izwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakisaki being controlled against the cage.
Izwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Izwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakisaki.
Izwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izwin misses with the head strike.
Nakisaki tries to break free but Izwin pushes him back against the cage.
Izwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izwin has Nakisaki pressed against the cage.
Nakisaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Izwin won't allow it.
Izwin tries to work over Nakisaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakisaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Izwin has double underhooks.
Izwin working aggressively here.
Nakisaki tries to circle away but Izwin has him pinned against the cage.
Izwin can't find room to land a body shot as Nakisaki controls the action.
Izwin misses with a body punch.
Izwin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Izwin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rio Nakisaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki is trying to break free.
Nakisaki tries for a takedown but Izwin manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Nakisaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakisaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nakisaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Izwin has closed the distance and engaged Nakisaki in a clinch.
Izwin stalls.
Izwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Nakisaki manages to break the clinch.
Nakisaki tries to clinch but Izwin moves away

and Izwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Izwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakisaki controls his hands.
Izwin just leaning against Nakisaki, taking a breather.
Nakisaki is trying to break the clinch but Izwin is controlling him.
Izwin can't find room to land a body shot as Nakisaki controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Izwin has him pressed against the cage.
Nakisaki tries to break free but Izwin pushes him back against the cage.
Izwin has a couple of punches blocked by Nakisaki.
Izwin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakisaki can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Izwin.
Izwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Izwin.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alleye Izwin.

Izwin has managed to clinch.
Nakisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Izwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakisaki.
Izwin misses with some punches.
Nakisaki can't get the takedown.
Alleye Izwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izwin.

Nakisaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alleye Izwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Izwin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alleye Izwin!