PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Nakatomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucket comes to the cage accompanied by Wait -- Earshot. Hajime Bucket is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bucket
vs
Nakatomi

175 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hajime Bucket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiko Nakatomi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakatomi closes the distance and pushes Bucket back into the cage.

Bucket escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bucket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakatomi.
Bucket falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakatomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bucket looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakatomi connects with a crisp jab.
Bucket shoots in for a takedown but Nakatomi shows good takedown defense.
Nakatomi misses with a right hand
and Bucket counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bucket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bucket or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakatomi which made him look bad.
Nakatomi missing with a left hand there. Bucket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakatomi throws a body punch but Bucket moves out of range.
Bucket works the jab nicely.
Nakatomi misses with a straight left.
Nakatomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bucket.
Bucket rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakatomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bucket misses with a low kick.
Bucket walks into a jab.
Bucket walks into a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bucket. Those never looked like landing.
Bucket fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hajime Bucket. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket motions for Nakatomi to come forward. Bucket throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bucket misses with a leg kick
and Nakatomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bucket takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nakatomi misses with an uppercut
and Bucket counters with a good, hard body kick but Nakatomi shrugs it off.
Nakatomi throws a lazy right hand but Bucket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakatomi tries to clinch up but Bucket circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi throws an overhand right that lands on Bucket's shoulder, as Bucket tries to avoid the shot.
Bucket throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bucket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakatomi.
Bucket misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakatomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keiko Nakatomi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nakatomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bucket lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakatomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakatomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bucket throws a right and a left that Nakatomi avoids nicely.
Bucket on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bucket steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakatomi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bucket moves out of range as Nakatomi strikes.
Bucket finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakatomi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bucket moves out of range as Nakatomi strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Nakatomi finds it's target.
Bucket keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakatomi.
Nakatomi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bucket throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bucket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keiko Nakatomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bucket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakatomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bucket.
Nakatomi misses with a hook
and Bucket counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bucket throws a combination that misses
and Nakatomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakatomi throws the left hand but Bucket avoids the punch easily.
Nakatomi throws a hook to the side of Bucket's head but Bucket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakatomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bucket fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakatomi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nakatomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bucket circles away.
Nakatomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bucket can pounce on him.
Nakatomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bucket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keiko Nakatomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bucket slips a jab and a cross from Nakatomi.
Nakatomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakatomi throws out a loose jab but Bucket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajime Bucket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakatomi tries to clinch but Bucket is having none of it.
Bucket throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bucket shoots in for a takedown but Nakatomi shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hajime Bucket dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bucket shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nakatomi but Nakatomi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bucket's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakatomi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bucket scrambles back to his feet.
Bucket lands a head kick!
Nakatomi is looking to clinch.
Nakatomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bucket counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakatomi throws out the jab.
Bucket takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nakatomi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bucket back to the cage. Nakatomi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bucket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nakatomi misses with a hook.
Nakatomi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nakatomi slaps away a takedown attempt from Bucket, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi with a nice cross.
Bucket tries for a takedown but Nakatomi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hajime Bucket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bucket staying out of range there.
Nakatomi swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Bucket throws a leg kick but Nakatomi moved away.
Bucket connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakatomi throws a looping overhand right but Bucket ducks down to avoid it.
Nakatomi misses with a right hand
and Bucket counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bucket keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bucket takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Bucket.
Nakatomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bucket moves away.
Bucket's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakatomi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bucket scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket slips a straight right by Nakatomi.
Bucket is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakatomi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bucket moves away from the strike by Nakatomi.
Both fighters circling a little - Bucket finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bucket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Bucket with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hajime Bucket showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bucket has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajime Bucket!