PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Submission King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nakamura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nakamura
vs
King

163 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Submission King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King misses with a hook.

Nakamura takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura prevents the takedown attempt.

King lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nakamura won't allow King to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King is taking a breather. Nakamura says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakamura's head.
King prevents Nakamura from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King moves into full mount! Nakamura won't be happy about that!
Nakamura is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
King controlling the position easily from mount.

King looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura reaches up to try and control the position but King seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Nakamura rolls and tries to escape and now King has his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nakamura is trying to defend against the choke here but King has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. King Tightens the hold and Nakamura taps out furiously! King displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Submission King!
An out of breath Submission King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.