PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 564 p4p, 67 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 158 p4p, 16 weight class). Fakiiri's entrance music is Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. A fine choice. Nakki Fakiiri had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fakiiri
vs
Napoleon

202 cm
36
265 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

195 cm
32
265 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

HELLBENT
Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri swinging wildly here.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri swats away the attempt to clinch by Napoleon.
Fakiiri drops his hands momentarily and Napoleon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Napoleon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Napoleon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut
and Napoleon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Napoleon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Napoleon pushes Fakiiri away with a front kick.
Napoleon throws a low kick but Fakiiri avoids it.
Napoleon throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon throws out a powerful jab.
Napoleon tries to clinch up but Fakiiri circles away and keeps his distance.
Fakiiri misses with the combination.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Napoleon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Napoleon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon scores with a jab to the head.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Napoleon moves out of range.
Fakiiri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Napoleon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napoleon catches Fakiiri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Napoleon lands a glancing blow to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Napoleon lands a leg kick that knocks Fakiiri off balance momentarily.

Fakiiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
Napoleon blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri has Napoleon pressed against the cage.
Napoleon lands a body shot.
Napoleon stalling in the clinch but Fakiiri improves position.

Napoleon manages to break the clinch.
Napoleon looks to throw a body kick
and Fakiiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri misses with a left hand
and Napoleon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Fakiiri moves into the clinch.

Napoleon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon lands a nice looking body kick.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napoleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fakiiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napoleon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fakiiri misses with a wild combination.
Napoleon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fakiiri is breathing heavily.
Fakiiri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napoleon can pounce on him.
Napoleon scores with a push kick.
Napoleon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri throws a series of punches but Napoleon avoids them all with ease.
Napoleon misses with a head kick.
Fakiiri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Napoleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Fakiiri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Napoleon cracks the inside of Fakiiri's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri wants to clinch.
Napoleon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Napoleon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fakiiri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch.
Napoleon scores with a nice head shot.
Napoleon scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Napoleon.
Napoleon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Napoleon slips a jab and a cross from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a double jab.
Napoleon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napoleon misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napoleon.
Fakiiri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Fakiiri instigates a clinch.

Napoleon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Napoleon scores with a one two! Fakiiri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Napoleon misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Napoleon. Fakiiri shrugs it off though.
Napoleon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fakiiri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fakiiri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fakiiri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch but Napoleon is avoiding it.
Napoleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Napoleon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napoleon thumps Fakiiri with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Napoleon.
Fakiiri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napoleon. Napoleon obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Napoleon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fakiiri scoring well with a low kick there.
Napoleon connects with a single shot there.
Napoleon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by Napoleon.

Napoleon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Napoleon lands a hook that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Napoleon blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Napoleon.

Napoleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Napoleon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Napoleon.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the body kick from Napoleon.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Napoleon catches Fakiiri right on the button with a cross.
Fakiiri throws a nice looking combination but Napoleon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Napoleon moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Napoleon.
Fakiiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Napoleon is out of range and Fakiiri settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Napoleon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fakiiri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fakiiri misses with a hook.

Fakiiri darts in and clinches Napoleon up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Napoleon as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Napoleon breaks the clinch.
Napoleon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch.
A jab from Napoleon does it's job there.
Napoleon moves out of range of the leg kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Napoleon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Napoleon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Napoleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Napoleon.
Fakiiri is looking for a counter combo.
Napoleon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fakiiri backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Napoleon.
Napoleon blocks a leg kick.
Buster Napoleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Napoleon lands a big head kick that sends Fakiiri tumbling to the mat! Napoleon takes a step backwards and waves Fakiiri back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fakiiri is rocked!
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
Oh Fakiiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Napoleon lands a big right hand that sends Fakiiri crashing to the mat! Napoleon stays standing though and waves Fakiiri back to his feet!
Fakiiri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Napoleon tries a head kick but it misses.
Fakiiri throws a lazy right hand but Napoleon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Napoleon.
Fakiiri seems to have got his legs back now.
Napoleon works Fakiiri's body with a nice hook.
Napoleon connects with a right hand. Fakiiri shakes it off.

Napoleon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Napoleon breaks from the clinch.
Napoleon throws a right hand that Fakiiri ducks under and follows up with a left that Fakiiri also avoids with ease.
Fakiiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fakiiri!
Napoleon lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Napoleon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Napoleon finds it's target.
Fakiiri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Napoleon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon clobbers Fakiiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Napoleon cracks Fakiiri with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Napoleon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fakiiri to stand back up!
Napoleon keeps the fight on the outside.
Fakiiri tries to clinch there but Napoleon circles away.
Napoleon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Napoleon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fakiiri sprawling to the canvas! Fakiiri rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Napoleon finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napoleon flashes Fakiiri a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Fakiiri's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Fakiiri crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Napoleon punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Napoleon!
Buster Napoleon gave a mention to HELLBENT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Nakki Fakiiri was interviewed post fight and said 'My hats off to my opponent, he's a great fight great skill and tonight he was the better man. I'll be back knocking on the door of title fight.'.