PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jako Nagumi (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.

Pluto
vs
Nagumi

169 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Las Vegas, Ulysses Pluto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jako Nagumi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nagumi moves into range and clinches up with Pluto.
Pluto tries a body shot but Nagumi blocks it.
Pluto misses with a punch to the body.
Pluto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagumi tries a body shot but Pluto blocks it.
Nagumi slowing the pace effectively.
Nagumi tries to throw a body punch but Pluto avoids it by throwing Nagumi back against the cage.
Pluto stalling.
Pluto tries a body shot but Nagumi blocks it.
Pluto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagumi has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagumi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagumi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagumi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pluto controls his hands.
Pluto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagumi tries to land a knee to the head but Pluto blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagumi misses with some punches.
Nagumi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pluto tries to throw a body punch but Nagumi avoids it by throwing Pluto back against the cage.
Pluto blocking some punches.
Nagumi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pluto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nagumi lands with a light punch inside.
Nagumi misses with a body punch.
Pluto slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagumi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pluto letting Nagumi take a breather here.
Nagumi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pluto.
Nagumi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pluto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nagumi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pluto avoids it.
Nagumi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pluto stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pluto stalls.
Pluto misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jako Nagumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nagumi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jako Nagumi!
During a confident post fight interview, Jako Nagumi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.