PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by You're The Voice. Von Ketler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonecracker- Shocore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nagasaki
vs
Von Ketler

163 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
24
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

King of Clothes
Urban Fighter

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeo Nagasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eksem Von Ketler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ketler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagasaki throws out a loose jab but Von Ketler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Ketler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nagasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagasaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Von Ketler misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Ketler throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Von Ketler checks a low kick from Nagasaki.
Von Ketler throws a hook but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Nagasaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagasaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Von Ketler swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki is looking to counter punch.
Nagasaki looks to land a left hand but Von Ketler moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Ketler was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagasaki.
Von Ketler misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Von Ketler gets a double leg takedown into Nagasaki's guard.
Nagasaki is trying to control the position but Von Ketler postures up.
Von Ketler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagasaki wants to sweep here but Von Ketler controlling him for the moment.

Nagasaki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Von Ketler is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki manages to get back to half guard.
Nagasaki is holding on to half guard well.
Von Ketler throwing shots but Nagasaki is blocking nicely.

Von Ketler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Von Ketler not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler moves nicely into side control.
Nagasaki is trying to control Von Ketler's posture but Von Ketler avoids it.
Nagasaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Ketler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki can't do much from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Von Ketler working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Von Ketler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Ketler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nagasaki is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler cracks Nagasaki with a big elbow.
Nagasaki tries to improve position but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
Nagasaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Von Ketler.
Nagasaki is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Ketler scores with punches from side control.
Nagasaki is trying to control Von Ketler's posture but Von Ketler avoids it.
Von Ketler cracks Nagasaki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Von Ketler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nagasaki is looking to regain half guard here but Von Ketler keeps moving and retains side control.
What's Nagasaki going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is trying to improve his position.
Nagasaki wants to control but Von Ketler postures up.
Nagasaki is looking to reverse the position.
Nagasaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nagasaki tries to bench press Von Ketler off him but Von Ketler keeps the position.
Von Ketler throws a strike aimed at the side of Nagasaki's head but Nagasaki avoids it well.
Nagasaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Von Ketler lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Ketler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nagasaki is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Nagasaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eksem Von Ketler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nagasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Von Ketler moves out of range easily.
Von Ketler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the body.
Nagasaki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Von Ketler will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Nagasaki tenderised Von Ketler's leg. Von Ketler is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Von Ketler misses.
Nagasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nagasaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Ketler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Ketler misses the shot to the body.
Nagasaki slips under a jab.
Von Ketler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Von Ketler misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Von Ketler ducks down to avoid it.
Von Ketler feints the counter takedown.
Von Ketler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Nagasaki scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ketler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.

Von Ketler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Von Ketler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nagasaki managing to control the position.
Von Ketler is working Nagasaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Ketler postures up in Nagasaki's guard and throws a big left but Nagasaki blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Ketler trying to control but Nagasaki is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagasaki has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ketler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Von Ketler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
Von Ketler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Ketler connects with a couple of short punches.
Von Ketler working some strikes from top position.

Nagasaki looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Von Ketler is defending well. Nagasaki quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Von Ketler has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nagasaki celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeo Nagasaki!
Takeo Nagasaki retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Takeo Nagasaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Eksem Von Ketler was interviewed post fight and said 'Didn't hurt'.