PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music. Muhammad Ali has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Narushima
vs
Ali

177 cm
28
216 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

191 cm
22
211 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ali misses.
Narushima throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ali blocks a head kick by Narushima.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown but Narushima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ali looks for a takedown but Narushima sprawls well.
Narushima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Narushima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narushima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ali throws a series of punches but Narushima avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Narushima.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali tries to bum rush Narushima with a series of wild strikes but Narushima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narushima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima slips a jab from Ali.
Narushima thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narushima stalls.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ali looks winded!
Narushima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ali won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
Narushima lands a nice knee to the body.
Narushima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima stalling the fight.
Narushima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Ali takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narushima.
Ali wants to break free but Narushima has control.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ali's face.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ali blocks it.
Narushima scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali throws an elbow that misses.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ali blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Narushima is controlling the position.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
Narushima landing knees to the head.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Ali taking a breather.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ali's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Narushima slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

A big head kick from Narushima and Ali is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Ali is rocked!

It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Narushima decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ali, up you get!
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Narushima lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ali crumples to the floor! Narushima milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryo Narushima!
Ryo Narushima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.