PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kriz Naiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Naiz
vs
Mackey

175 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Legal High's - 158+ Recovery And 159+ Stamina $40

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kriz Naiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vic Mackey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mackey.

It looks like Kriz Naiz has been cut.
Mackey tries to clinch up.
Vic Mackey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackey wants to clinch.
Mackey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Naiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mackey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Naiz forces his way into half guard.
Naiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mackey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Naiz prevents Mackey from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Naiz lands a nice short elbow.
Mackey trying to hold on to Naiz's head to control him but Naiz postures up.
Mackey punching from the bottom.
Mackey wants to improve his position but Naiz is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mackey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naiz slips a nice elbow through Mackey's hands, connecting with Mackey's forehead.
Mackey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mackey.
Naiz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mackey controls Naiz momentarily but Naiz frees himself.
Naiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naiz trying to control but Mackey is working from the bottom.
Naiz stands and throws Mackey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Naiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackey tries to improve position but can't.
Naiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mackey is looking for a sweep.
Naiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mackey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Mackey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mackey prevents Naiz from moving into mount.
Mackey should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mackey is looking to regain half guard here but Naiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Mackey prevents Naiz from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naiz lands an elbow.
Mackey tries to bench press Naiz off him but Naiz keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mackey misses with a strike from the bottom.
Mackey can't do much from the bottom here.
Naiz lands a nice forearm strike.
Naiz working the body and head with strikes.
Mackey is not content to let Naiz control the position.
Mackey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Naiz is breathing heavily.
Naiz trying to control from half guard but Mackey is working away.
Mackey trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naiz.
Naiz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Mackey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mackey working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey wants to control but Naiz is having none of it.
Naiz landing punches.
Naiz scoring with strikes but Mackey is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kriz Naiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kriz Naiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mackey moves in looking to clinch but Naiz pushes him off.
Mackey shoots and misses

and Naiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mackey won't be happy with that.
Kriz Naiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mackey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Mackey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mackey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Naiz missing with punches from the bottom.
Mackey is trying to control the action in half guard but Naiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Mackey is working for a submission of some sort.
Naiz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naiz keeping moving, preventing Mackey from controlling successfully.
Naiz pulls Mackey in close to his closed guard and prevents Mackey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Naiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mackey on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naiz is on top in guard.
Mackey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naiz is looking to escape.
Naiz tries to hold on but Mackey postures up.
Naiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naiz tries to get out of the position.
Mackey trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Mackey looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey looking to control but Naiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mackey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
BOOM! Mackey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mackey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mackey misses with a head shot.
Naiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mackey.
Mackey throwing strikes here but Naiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mackey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naiz is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mackey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kriz Naiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kriz Naiz's cut.
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!

Mackey wants to clinch but Naiz slips to the side

and Naiz moves into the clinch.

Mackey pulls guard successfully.

Naiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naiz throwing strikes from guard but Mackey blocks nicely.
Naiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Naiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mackey's head.
Mackey wants to get back to his feet but Naiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mackey is controlling Naiz's posture.
Mackey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naiz won't allow Mackey to sweep him here.

Naiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mackey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Naiz has managed to get both his arms back between Mackey's legs - danger averted.
Naiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naiz stands up over Mackey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mackey looking to control.
Naiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mackey's head.
Mackey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mackey wants to sweep here but Naiz controlling him for the moment.
Naiz is in close to Mackey's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Naiz wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Mackey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Naiz is looking to control Mackey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naiz avoid being mounted?
Mackey trying to control from half guard but Naiz is working away.
Naiz is trying to maintain the position but Mackey is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey is trying to control. Naiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mackey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mackey misses with a head kick.

Mackey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Naiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mackey is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naiz is staying active underneath Mackey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Naiz throws a strike from the bottom but Mackey passes into side control!
Naiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naiz defending against the ground and pound.
Mackey takes a little break here. Naiz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kriz Naiz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kriz Naiz!