PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Rising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jb Nnep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rising
vs
Nnep

185 cm
19
174 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Rising!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jb Nnep!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nnep misses with a takedown attempt
and Rising counters with a head kick.
Nnep throws a combination that misses
and Rising counters with a left to the body.
Nnep throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rising counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nnep wants to clinch
and Rising counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rising.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rising.
Nnep blocks a head kick by Rising.
Nnep shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rising counters with a head kick.
Nnep looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rising lands a nice looking body shot.

A big head kick from Rising and Nnep is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Nnep is rocked!
Rising is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Mister Rising has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rising lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rising throws a head kick but Nnep moves out of range.
Nnep takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rising lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rising lands a high kick to the side of Nnep's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rising dives into guard, looking to finish.
Nnep is still in real trouble! Can Rising finish him?
Rising has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rising controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nnep keeping full guard, as Rising tries to pass.
Nnep seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rising's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rising decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rising is looking to wear down Nnep with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Rising lands a high kick to the side of Nnep's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rising dives into guard, looking to finish.
Rising not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mister Rising just wasn't active enough.
Rising lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rising connects with a high kick.
Rising lands a right hook to the body.
Mister Rising is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rising lands a nice shot that snaps Nnep's head back.
Rising scores with a shot to the body.

Rising connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Nnep to the floor! Rising dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rising content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Rising dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nnep takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rising throws a sloppy head kick and Nnep moves out of range easily.
Nnep tries to clinch up
and Rising counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nnep is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rising throws a sloppy head kick

and Nnep counters with a takedown into side control.
Rising wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nnep is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rising holding on.
Rising tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nnep wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rising is not content to let Nnep control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Rising tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nnep wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rising wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rising holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Rising is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nnep can do to turn this around?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nnep misses with a double jab
and Rising counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jb Nnep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rising throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nnep on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Rising. That snapped Nnep's head back.
Rising throws a head kick but Nnep moves out of range.
Rising scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rising misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rising throws a head kick but Nnep moves out of range.
Nnep misses with a takedown attempt
and Rising counters with a nice uppercut.
Nnep drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rising throws a head kick but Nnep moves out of range.
Rising throws a shot to the body.
Nnep takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rising tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jb Nnep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nnep with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rising makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nnep avoids the head kick by Rising.
Rising tries a head kick but it misses.
Rising throws a head kick that misses
and Nnep counters with a three punch combo that has Rising backing up. Rising nods at Nnep to acknowledge the strikes.
Mister Rising is winning the standup battle so far.
Rising moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rising plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Rising dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rising feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nneps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nnep has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rising finds it's way round the side to connect with Nnep's head.
Nnep moves to clinch but Rising breaks away
and Rising counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rising pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rising connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Nnep to the floor! Rising dives in looking for the finish!
Rising slips a nice elbow through Nnep's hands, connecting with Nnep's forehead.
Rising trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nnep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mister Rising wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nnep thows a leg kick but Rising checks it

and Rising counters with a head kick that drops Nnep - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Rising stalling.
Rising drops an elbow to the side of Nnep's head.
Rising trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nnep taking some punishment here, with Rising in his half guard.
Rising is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Rising stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rising tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Rising scores with a four punch combination!
Whack! Rising lands a heavy head kick that drops Nnep. The ref tackles Rising to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Nnep was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mister Rising!