|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 3081 p4p, 47 weight class) and Lavar Washington (ranked 7462 p4p, 124 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 210 cm
19
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
188 cm
19
242 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lavar Washington!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nekele. That's going to slow Washington down.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Washington's knee momentarily.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nekele tries to counter by clinching up but Washington breaks away and moves out of range.
Nekele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Washington's corner calls for a 1-2. Washington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Washington misses with a jab to the body
and Nekele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nekele.
Nekele walks into a left hand.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nekele circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington misses with a body shot
and Nekele counters with a low kick, right behind Washington 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a right hook to the body.
Washington throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nekele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nekele seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nekele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Washington misses with a hook
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington lands a really nice looking cross but Nekele seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nekele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Washington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nekele.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nekele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lavar Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington is looking to clinch but Nekele is avoiding it.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Nekele slips the punch.
Nekele scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nekele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Washington throws a shot to the body.
Nekele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Washington, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Washington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Washington.
Nekele breaks the clinch.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Nekele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Washington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Nekele clinches up against the cage.
Washington blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nekele.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Washington tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington tries a body shot but Nekele blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Naiki Nekele will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nekele circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nekele.
Washington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Washington punishes Nekele's body with a nice straight punch.
Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Lavar Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Washington throws a right hand that Nekele ducks under and follows up with a left that Nekele also avoids with ease.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Nekele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Nekele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nekele.
The crowd cheers as Washington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nekele doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lavar Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nekele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
Washington takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Washington wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
Nekele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Washington's head.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Nekele throws a quick counter kick to the body but Washington avoids it.
Nekele lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington moves into the clinch.
Nekele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Washington.
Nekele lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Nekele prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekele's elbow.
Nekele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington tries a body shot but Nekele blocks it.
Nekele prevents a body shot from Washington.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Washington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
Nekele seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nekele throws a head kick that Washington semi-blocks.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nekele looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Crunch! Nekele slams his shin into Washington's torso.
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nekele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Washington's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Nekele.
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nekele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Washington's sensitive parts.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Washington tries to clinch but Nekele moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Nekele.
Washington misses with a shot to the body
and Nekele counters with a solid body kick.
Nekele explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nekele connects with a high kick.
Washington lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Naiki Nekele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nekele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Washington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nekele rather than just go for the knockout.
Nekele doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Nekele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Washington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Washington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nekele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Nekele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Washington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele with a jab.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nekele.
Washington closes the distance and pushes Nekele back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Washington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Washington duly obliges.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with an inside leg kick.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele cracks the inside of Washington's front leg.
Nekele tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Washington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nekele.
Nekele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Washington throws a combination that misses
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Naiki Nekele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Washington rushes Nekele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nekele lands with a light punch inside.
Lavar Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Washington prevents a body shot from Nekele.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Nekele.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nekele prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Washington.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekele's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Washington lands a body punch.
Washington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Nekele misses with the head strike.
Lavar Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Washington on the inside.
Washington scores with a shoulder strike.
Nekele misses with a body punch.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lavar Washington.
I think Nekele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
