PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashiro Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nakai
vs
Dragon

174 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashiro Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Dragon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nakai dodges the punch combination from Dragon.

Dragon forces Nakai back against the cage and clinches.
Nakai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakai tries a knee to the head but Dragon blocks it.
Dragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nakai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakai.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dragon sends Nakai down but not out. Dragon dives into side control looking to finish.

Nakai is rocked!

It looks like Ashiro Nakai has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakai looks to move to half guard but instead Dragon has passed into mount! Damn!
Oh Nakai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakai wants to control but Dragon is having none of it.
Dragon wants to stand but Nakai is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Nakai seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dragon stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nakai throws a combination that misses
and Dragon counters with a straight right hand.
Dragon defending well as Nakai loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragon misses with a few strikes there.
Dragon misses with a straight right.
Nakai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Dragon does it's job there.

Ashiro Nakai's cut is getting worse.
Dragon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nakai scores with a hook to the body. Dragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dragon counter with a right hand.
Nakai throws a low kick but Dragon avoids it.
Dragon avoids the head kick by Nakai.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakai is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragon.
Nakai misses with a looping right.
Nakai seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Dragon shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nakai is backing up but Dragon catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nakai covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Dragon Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takanori Dragon!