PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Raygun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Naankuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raygun
vs
Naankuse

172 cm
26
143 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
139 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Raygun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Naankuse!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naankuse moves out of range of the body kick from Raygun.
Raygun misses with a low kick.
Naankuse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naankuse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raygun swats away the attempt to clinch by Naankuse.
Naankuse throws a hook but Raygun avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naankuse.
Raygun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raygun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Naankuse can pounce on him.
Raygun swings for the body but Naankuse moves out of range.
Raygun takes a swing at Naankuse's ribcage but misses.
Naankuse throws a lazy head kick
and Raygun counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naankuse fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raygun checks it well.
Naankuse looks to land a left hand but Raygun moved out of range nicely.
Jacob Naankuse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naankuse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Naankuse misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Naankuse.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Naankuse has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Naankuse throws a solid leg kick but Raygun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Naankuse.
Naankuse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raygun.
Naankuse blocks the body kick.
Naankuse unleashes a big counter combination but Raygun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raygun swats away the attempt to clinch by Naankuse.
A punch combination from Naankuse misses.
Naankuse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Raygun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naankuse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Naankuse staying out of range there.
Naankuse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raygun misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raygun. Naankuse does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Raygun misses its intended target.
Raygun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Naankuse is out of range.
Naankuse throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raygun's head.
Raygun throws a hook but Naankuse blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naankuse misses with a low kick.
A big left from Raygun misses.
Naankuse throws a sloppy head kick and Raygun moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naankuse lands a jab.
Raygun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naankuse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naankuse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raygun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raygun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Naankuse throws a nice looking combination but Raygun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raygun blocks a head kick by Naankuse.
Naankuse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raygun misses with a looping left.
Raygun loads up on a big right hand but Naankuse slips the punch.
Naankuse tries to clinch up.
Naankuse throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Raygun misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raygun blocks a head kick by Naankuse.
Raygun lands a body shot.
Naankuse thuds his right hand into Raygun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raygun throws a front kick aimed at Naankuse's knee but Naankuse avoids it well.
Raygun tries to land a front kick but Naankuse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Naankuse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Naankuse wants to clinch up but Raygun keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Naankuse.
Naankuse moves out of range of the body kick from Raygun.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Naankuse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raygun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raygun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raygun throws a front kick aimed at Naankuse's knee but Naankuse avoids it well.
Naankuse only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Raygun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raygun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Naankuse checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Naankuse dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raygun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naankuse.
Naankuse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raygun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naankuse swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naankuse throws out a loose jab but Raygun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raygun misses with a looping right.
Naankuse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raygun.
Raygun tried to score with a low kick but Naankuse checks it.
Naankuse throws a leg kick but Raygun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Raygun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raygun is controlling the pace.
Raygun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raygun is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Naankuse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raygun punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Jacob Naankuse has been cut.
Raygun landing shots from mount.

Naankuse is rocked!
Raygun looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Naankuse covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Raygun!