PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kojiro Nakwana (ranked 5621 p4p, 567 weight class) and KJ Slide (ranked 5496 p4p, 0 weight class). Kojiro Nakwana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to KJ Slide's chin.

Nakwana
vs
Slide

185 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojiro Nakwana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KJ Slide!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slide moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Slide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakwana takes a shot to the head.
Slide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slide prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakwana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slide just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nakwana takes a shot to the head.
Slide lands a nice uppercut.
Slide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slide digs a right hand underneath Nakwana's ribcage. Nakwana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slide lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Slide as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slide.
Nakwana tries for a takedown but Slide manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kojiro Nakwana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slide lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakwana backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakwana jumps guard but Slide stands there with Nakwana around his waist. Nakwana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Nakwana is rocked!
Slide lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nakwana to his knees! Slide keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KJ Slide!