PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki comes into the arena with Initiate Plan ZQP Alpha blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nagasaki
vs
Ross

170 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Ross!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ross on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nagasaki lands with a punch from half guard.
Nagasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Ross is trying to stand back up but Nagasaki is controlling him
Ross tries to roll over but Nagasaki keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nagasaki lands a nice short elbow.
Ross taking some punishment here, with Nagasaki in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nagasaki slips a nice elbow through Ross's hands, connecting with Ross's forehead.
Nagasaki working Ross over with strikes.
Nagasaki is taking a breather. Ross says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ross wants to improve his position but Nagasaki is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nagasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ross keeps working.
Nagasaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to control but can't.
Nagasaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nagasaki is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
Ross has hold of Nagasaki's hands but Nagasaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ross tries to roll over but Nagasaki keeps him under control.
Nagasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Nagasaki seems content to control.
Nagasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Nagasaki sits in half guard.
Ross trying to control here.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Nagasaki has control of the leg.
Ross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nagasaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nagasaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ross trying to control here.
Ross is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross missing with punches from the bottom.
Ross trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Nagasaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nagasaki controlling the pace.
Nagasaki lands strikes from half guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Nagasaki is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nagasaki working Ross over with strikes.
Nagasaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ross taking some punishment here, with Nagasaki in his half guard.

Ross is rocked!
Nagasaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Nagasaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nagasaki is taking a breather. Ross says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Ross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ross pushes Nagasaki off looking to stand but Nagasaki dives back in and keeps control.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Ross is looking to control Nagasaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ross avoid being mounted?
Ross is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nagasaki is staying active.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagasaki connects with a nice short shot to Ross's temple.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Nagasaki has control of the leg.
Nagasaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nagasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Nagasaki has control of the leg.
Ross trying to control but Nagasaki postures up.
Nagasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ross is looking for a sweep. Nagasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagasaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nagasaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ross tries to roll over but Nagasaki keeps him under control.
Nagasaki wants to advance to full mount but Ross doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nagasaki manages to get himself to full guard.

Nagasaki wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
Nagasaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nagasaki tries to get out of the position.
Nagasaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nagasaki managing to control the position.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Nagasaki is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santosh Nagasaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nagasaki stuffs the takedown.
Nagasaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Ross, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.
Ross with the counter takedown but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Ross dives in for a single leg takedown but Nagasaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nagasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santosh Nagasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ross.
Ross tries to clinch there but Nagasaki circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nagasaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ross somewhat.
A little feinted left hand from Nagasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
Nagasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nagasaki pinned against the ropes. Nagasaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ross shoots in looking for a takedown but Nagasaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ross's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Nagasaki moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagasaki sprawls well. Nagasaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross dives in and grabs Nagasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nagasaki pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Nagasaki takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Ross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Nagasaki misses.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a low kick, looking for Ross's leg but Ross calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ross blocks the leg kick.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Nagasaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nagasaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nagasaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ross's head.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ross keeping full guard, as Nagasaki tries to pass.
Nagasaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ross on the ground.
Nagasaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki stands up over Ross, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ross wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
Ross is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nagasaki postures up and lands a big shot to Ross's brow.
Nagasaki is in close to Ross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nagasaki controls the pace.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a couple of elbows.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nagasaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki stands up over Ross, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagasaki postures up and lands a big shot to Ross's brow.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nagasaki is controlling him.
Ross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nagasaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ross has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nagasaki lands a big elbow - Ross is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nagasaki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santosh Nagasaki!