PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuya Nakamura has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Li
vs
Nakamura

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Nakamura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Li pushes down on Nakamura's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Li stops Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
Li passes to side control.

Li is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakamura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Li has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nakamura!
Nakamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakamura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Li can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakamura is looking to escape.
Nakamura tries to lock up and control but Li gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nakamura is desperately trying to improve his position but Li has a good base and remains in mount.
Li controlling the position easily from mount.

Li working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Li swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jet Li!