PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Vegeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegeta has chosen The Dark Prince as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nishiura
vs
Vegeta

172 cm
29
136 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

167 cm
25
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akiyo Nishiura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Vegeta!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegeta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nishiura misses with a straight right.
Nishiura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vegeta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nishiura is able to avoid easily.
Nishiura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nishiura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegeta manages to avoid it.
Nishiura looks to clinch
and Vegeta counters with a nice leg kick.
Vegeta misses with a head kick.
Vegeta throws a front kick aimed at Nishiura's knee but Nishiura avoids it well.
Nishiura works Vegeta's body with a nice hook.
Nishiura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegeta throws out the jab.
Nishiura wants to clinch.
Nishiura throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vegeta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nishiura pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nishiura - just one landing.
Nishiura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vegeta counters with a good low kick that Nishiura was not able to check.
Nishiura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Vegeta moves out of range.
Nishiura tries to clinch up.
Nishiura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegeta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegeta throws a leg kick but Nishiura moved away.
Vegeta misses with a low kick as Nishiura jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegeta.
Nishiura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nishiura moves to clinch but Vegeta breaks away
and Vegeta counters with a good low kick that Nishiura was not able to check.
Nishiura doesn't manage to clinch there - Vegeta circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vegeta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vegeta misses with a low kick.
Vegeta throws a solid leg kick but Nishiura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vegeta.
Nishiura throws a lazy body kick
and Vegeta counters with a low kick, right behind Nishiura 's knee.
Nishiura wants to clinch.
Nishiura swings widly with a right hand
and Vegeta counters with a low kick, right behind Nishiura 's knee.
Nishiura throws a wild body kick that Vegeta sees coming a mile off.
Vegeta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nishiura.
Nishiura is looking to clinch.
Nishiura misses with a leg kick
and Vegeta counters with a good low kick that Nishiura was not able to check.
Nishiura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vegeta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nishiura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nishiura is looking to slow Vegeta down with leg kicks.
Nishiura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura misses with a kick to the body
and Vegeta counters with an outside leg kick.
Nishiura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vegeta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nishiura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nishiura lands a jab to the head.
Vegeta thows a leg kick but Nishiura checks it
and Nishiura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nishiura is looking to clinch.
Nishiura throws a jab when Vegeta was well out of range.
Nishiura throws a head kick but Vegeta moves out of range.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Vegeta is having none of it.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegeta was well out of range. Poor timing from Nishiura.
Vegeta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vegeta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nishiura's head.
Vegeta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nishiura throws a low kick but Vegeta moves out of range easily.
Vegeta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nishiura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura misses the shot to the body.
Nishiura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nishiura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegeta was well out of range. Poor timing from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vegeta counters with a head kick.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Vegeta moves out of range.
Nishiura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nishiura is looking to wear down Vegeta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vegeta tries to move into range but Nishiura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Nishiura as he connects with a hook.
Nishiura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vegeta.
Nishiura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegeta feints and then cracks Nishiura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nishiura down.
Vegeta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nishiura checks it well.
Nishiura misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Vegeta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nishiura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vegeta counters with a good low kick that Nishiura was not able to check.
Nishiura misses with a wild body shot.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Vegeta is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Nishiura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nishiura misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Vegeta misses
and Nishiura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nishiura.
Crunch! Nishiura slams his shin into Vegeta's torso.
Nishiura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishiura sizes up Vegeta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nishiura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vegeta.
Nishiura wants to clinch
and Vegeta counters with a nice leg kick.
Vegeta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura throws the left hand but Vegeta avoids the punch easily.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses
and Vegeta counters with an outside leg kick.
Vegeta walks into a stiff left hand from Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a kick to the body
and Vegeta counters with a nice body kick.
Vegeta throws a lazy body kick
and Nishiura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegeta moves out of range as Nishiura strikes.
Nishiura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vegeta momentarily.
Vegeta throws a sloppy head kick and Nishiura moves out of range easily.
Nishiura thows a body kick. Vegeta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Nishiura is predictable there
and Vegeta counters with an inside leg kick.
Super Vegeta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nishiura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishiura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vegeta throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vegeta circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nishiura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vegeta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vegeta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vegeta counters with a leg kick.
Nishiura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vegeta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Nishiura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vegeta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vegeta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vegeta has had enough of the clinch but Nishiura keeps him there for the moment.
Vegeta wants to break free but Nishiura has control.

Vegeta breaks from the clinch.
Nishiura staying out of range there.
Vegeta swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a body kick that misses.
Vegeta throws a head kick but Nishiura moves out of range.
Vegeta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nishiura's sensitive parts.
Vegeta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nishiura finds it's way round the side to connect with Vegeta's head.
Nishiura looks to land a combination but Vegeta avoids it well.
A head kick by Nishiura misses
and Vegeta counters with a low kick, right behind Nishiura 's knee.
Nishiura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vegeta.
Vegeta throws a body kick the misses
and Nishiura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vegeta wants to land a leg kick but Nishiura is out of range.
Vegeta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nishiura wants to clinch but Vegeta slips to the side
and Vegeta counters with a nice leg kick.
Nishiura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishiura scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nishiura throws a big shot that misses.
Nishiura is looking to land body kicks.
Nishiura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vegeta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nishiura lands with a cross.
Nishiura punishes Vegeta's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vegeta.
Nishiura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vegeta.
Nishiura misses with a low kick as Vegeta jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nishiura misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vegeta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiyo Nishiura dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nishiura tries to clinch but Vegeta is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nishiura stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nishiura - that landed with a thud.
Nishiura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegeta.
A frustrated look appears on Vegeta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vegeta.
Vegeta wants to break free but Nishiura has control.
Nishiura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegeta avoids a wild elbow strike from Nishiura.
Vegeta tries to break free but Nishiura pushes him back against the cage.
Nishiura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vegeta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nishiura misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nishiura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vegeta's brow.
Vegeta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nishiura trying to control the position but instead, Vegeta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nishiura into the cage.
Nishiura lands a knee to the body.
Nishiura misses with some punches.
Vegeta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nishiura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegeta avoids it.
Vegeta is trying to break the clinch but Nishiura has him pressed against the cage.
Vegeta blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura keeps control of Vegeta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nishiura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nishiura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vegeta blocks it with crossed arms.
Nishiura misses with a knee to the head.
Nishiura stalls.
Vegeta wants to break free but Nishiura has control.

Vegeta breaks the clinch.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vegeta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vegeta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vegeta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nishiura tries to clinch but Vegeta is having none of it.
Nishiura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vegeta moves forwards but Nishiura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vegeta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Super Vegeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegeta avoids a kick to the body.
Nishiura lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegeta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nishiura throws a jab but it's blocked by Vegeta.
Nishiura throws a lazy head kick
and Vegeta counters with a low kick, right behind Nishiura 's knee.
Nishiura tries to clinch there but Vegeta circles away.
Nishiura cracks Vegeta with an open hand slap.
Nishiura tries a head kick but it misses.
Nishiura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nishiura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nishiura wants to clinch.
Nishiura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nishiura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Vegeta moves out of range.
Nishiura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vegeta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vegeta swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishiura.
Nishiura checks a low kick from Vegeta.
A clash of legs there as Nishiura blocks the low kick.
Vegeta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nishiura wants to clinch
and Vegeta counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nishiura.
Nishiura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vegeta.
Vegeta throws a leg kick
and Nishiura counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta throws a leg kick but Nishiura checks it.
Good leg kick by Vegeta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nishiura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vegeta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nishiura tries to clinch up.
Nishiura throws a series of strikes that have Vegeta backpedaling.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nishiura.
Vegeta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nishiura darts in trying to clinch
and Vegeta counters with a leg kick.
Nishiura swings for the body but Vegeta moves out of range.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akiyo Nishiura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nishiura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiyo Nishiura!