PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Nakalinzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Top Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top Dog is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nakalinzi
vs
Dog

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Nakalinzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Top Dog!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakalinzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dog advances position into side control!
Nakalinzi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dog throws a strike aimed at the side of Nakalinzi's head but Nakalinzi avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nakalinzi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dog working the ground and pound.
Nakalinzi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dog working the body and head with strikes.
Dog slows the pace down.

Dog has hold of Nakalinzi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nakalinzi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dog cranks the arm and Nakalinzi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nakalinzi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Top Dog!