PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ripken Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kob Nitaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ripken Jr
vs
Nitaya

193 cm
25
214 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
221 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cal Ripken Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kob Nitaya!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ripken Jr moves into the clinch.
Nitaya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ripken Jr avoids it.
The referee calls for Nitaya to work.
Ripken Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitaya blocks an elbow strike from Ripken Jr.
Nitaya lands a nice knee to the body.
Nitaya crunches a lovely knee into Ripken Jr's ribcage.
Ripken Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nitaya tries to land knees in the clinch but Ripken Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nitaya obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitaya is struggling to control the position.
Ripken Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nitaya prevents Ripken Jr from breaking the clinch.
Nitaya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nitaya prevents Ripken Jr from breaking the clinch.
Nitaya blocks an elbow strike from Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
Nitaya avoiding damage as Ripken Jr throws knees to the body.
Ripken Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ripken Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Nitaya.
Ripken Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Nitaya.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ripken Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya working Ripken Jr over with knees to the body.
Nitaya landing knees to the body.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Cal Ripken Jr has been cut.
Nitaya with a knee to the head.
Ripken Jr can't break the clinch.
Ripken Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nitaya landing knees to the head.
Nitaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripken Jr won't want to take too many of those.

Nitaya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nitaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nitaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ripken Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nitaya lands the left hand.
Ripken Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.

Nitaya rushes Ripken Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripken Jr.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Ripken Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
Nitaya lands an elbow inside.
Ripken Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nitaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nitaya lands with a nice body kick.

Nitaya moves into the clinch.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.

Cal Ripken Jr's cut is getting worse.
Nitaya landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nitaya.

Nitaya breaks from the clinch.
Nitaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nitaya connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nitaya drives through and clinches with Ripken Jr against the cage.
Ripken Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ripken Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripken Jr trying to stall but Nitaya improves his position.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ripken Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr trying to control the position but instead, Nitaya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ripken Jr into the cage.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nitaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nitaya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripken Jr is defending well for now.
Nitaya missing with knees to the body.
Nitaya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ripken Jr up against the cage.
Nitaya managing to block the knees to the body from Ripken Jr.
Nitaya lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ripken Jr's face.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ripken Jr's face.
Nitaya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripken Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nitaya has Ripken Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Ripken Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripken Jr takes an elbow to the temple.

Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.

Ripken Jr has Nitaya up against the cage in a clinch.
Ripken Jr wants to break free but Nitaya has control.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nitaya is defending well for now.
Ripken Jr avoiding damage as Nitaya throws knees to the body.
Ripken Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripken Jr is trying to break the clinch but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
Nitaya is pushing Ripken Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nitaya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ripken Jr darts in and clinches Nitaya up against the cage.
Nitaya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripken Jr.
Nitaya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripken Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nitaya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripken Jr.
A knee to the head by Nitaya.
Nitaya missing with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr tries to stall but Nitaya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ripken Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Nitaya.
Ripken Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nitaya missing with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr being controlled against the cage.
Nitaya misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripken Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Nitaya has double underhooks.
Nitaya pushes off an throws an elbow but Ripken Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nitaya is breathing heavily.
Ripken Jr dodges an elbow strike from Nitaya.
Kob Nitaya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ripken Jr tries to break free but Nitaya pushes him back against the cage.
Ripken Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ripken Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Nitaya.

Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitaya.
Ripken Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ripken Jr misses with a two punch combination.

Ripken Jr gets a clinch.
Ripken Jr avoids the elbow strike from Nitaya, against the cage.
Nitaya connects with a knee to the head.
Nitaya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripken Jr is defending well for now.

Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ripken Jr clinches up against the cage.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
Nitaya misses with an elbow over the top.
Nitaya working Ripken Jr over with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nitaya is defending well for now.
Ripken Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nitaya is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nitaya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ripken Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nitaya avoids it.
Ripken Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripken Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Nitaya counters with a thumping low kick.
Nitaya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cal Ripken Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
Nitaya lands with a nice body punch.
Ripken Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Nitaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Ripken Jr's head.
Ripken Jr throws a combination that misses
and Nitaya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nitaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripken Jr tries a head kick but it misses.

Nitaya gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Nitaya lands an elbow just above Ripken Jr 's eye.

Cal Ripken Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nitaya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nitaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripken Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripken Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Ripken Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
Ripken Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nitaya.
Nitaya crunches a lovely knee into Ripken Jr's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nitaya obliges.
Nitaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripken Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Nitaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nitaya.

Jeez, Cal Ripken Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nitaya landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nitaya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ripken Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nitaya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitaya tries to land knees in the clinch but Ripken Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Nitaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nitaya missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nitaya avoiding damage as Ripken Jr throws knees to the body.

Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nitaya misses with a left hand
and Ripken Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ripken Jr closes the distance and pushes Nitaya back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ripken Jr rushes Nitaya and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kob Nitaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cal Ripken Jr's cut.
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!

Nitaya drives through and clinches with Ripken Jr against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nitaya as Ripken Jr tries to tie him up.
Nitaya throws an elbow that misses.

Nitaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nitaya scores with a jab to the body.
Nitaya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ripken Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nitaya.
Ripken Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Nitaya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Nitaya has closed the distance and engaged Ripken Jr in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nitaya obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nitaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ripken Jr's defenses.
Nitaya has Ripken Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Ripken Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nitaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cal Ripken Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kob Nitaya!