PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senshi Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music. The key to victory for Senshi Nagasaki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nagasaki
vs
Evans

170 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nagasaki gets the takedown into side control.
Nagasaki is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Evans wants to improve his position but Nagasaki is controlling well.
Nagasaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nagasaki wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki prevents Evans from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nagasaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagasaki fails with the takedown.

Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nagasaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagasaki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Evans is looking to improve his position but Nagasaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Evans looks gassed!

Nagasaki working for a guillotine from mount but Evans is in no mood to give up.
Evans gets back to half guard.
Nagasaki is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.

Evans looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Nagasaki sits in half guard.
Nagasaki passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to reverse the position but instead Nagasaki has taken his back - oops!
Nagasaki has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Evans.
Nagasaki connects with a big shot to the side of Evans's head.

Evans preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nagasaki.

Nagasaki has his arm under Evans's chin here. Game over son! Nagasaki squeezes tightly and Evans is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Senshi Nagasaki!