PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 487 p4p, 28 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 1024 p4p, 58 weight class). Naiki Nekele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nekele
vs
Lemieux

210 cm
25
275 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

193 cm
30
270 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Nekele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Nekele.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Nekele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nekele connects with a body shot.
Lemieux's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lemieux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nekele looks to land a right hand but Lemieux moved out of range.
Nekele dodges the punch combination from Lemieux.
Nekele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nekele looks to land a body kick but Lemieux moved away.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele scores with a leg kick.
Nekele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and Nekele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lemieux really felt that one!
Lemieux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lemieux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux throws a combination that misses
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.
Nekele throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Lemieux has closed the distance and engaged Nekele in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Nekele blocks it.
Lemieux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Nekele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Nekele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Nekele has a couple of punches blocked by Lemieux.
Nekele misses with some punches.
Lemieux tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nekele prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nekele's hands.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nekele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lemieux misses with a right hand
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nekele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nekele circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lemieux drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Nekele follows Lemieux to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
An out of breath and clearly excited Naiki Nekele thanked HELLBENT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).