PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boy
vs
Nakamura

182 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimi Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Nakamura !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Boy.
Nakamura wants to control but Boy postures up.
Nakamura tries to escape but Boy is in control.

Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakamura struggling a bit here.
Nakamura tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura working to try and regain half guard.
Nakamura tries to control the position but Boy now has his back.
Nakamura is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Nakamura showing good submission defense here.
Boy gets his hands free as Nakamura looks to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boy working for the choke.
Boy is trying to stick to Nakamura 's back but Nakamura is turning into Boy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nakamura .

Boy looking for a guillotine here but Nakamura defends easily.

Nakamura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakamura sprawls well initially but Boy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakamura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boy's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamura is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy prevents Nakamura from getting a body triangle.
Boy rolls, trying to escape but Nakamura keeps control of the position.
Boy breaks Nakamura 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nakamura wants to stand and escape but Boy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boy has a takedown stuffed.

Boy gets the takedown into side control.
Nakamura pushes Boy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nakamura bucks up and tries to throw Boy off but instead Boy has got his back!
Boy is not going to allow Nakamura to sit and survive in this position.
Nakamura is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Boy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control but not successfully.

Boy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nakamura knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nakamura for a finish.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Boy manages to sink in the hooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Raul Nakamura just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimi Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Boy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakamura is pushing Boy's head away, looking to escape. Boy manages to hold on to the position though.

Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nakamura is trying to stand up here but Boy is controlling him well.

Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Boy is working for a submission of some sort.

Boy seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Boy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nakamura throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.

Nakamura gets caught flat footed, as Boy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nakamura controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.
Nakamura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.

Boy drops back looking for a leg! Nakamura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakamura manages to kick Boy off! Boy jumps back into Nakamura 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy preventing the sweep.
Boy postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakamura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boy!
Nakamura is stalling here but it's allowed Boy to get half guard.
Nakamura is trying to control the action in half guard but Boy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is looking to stall here but Boy recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to stand and escape but instead Boy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jimi Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Nakamura is trying to control the position but Boy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nakamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nakamura trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Boy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boy wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimi Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimi Boy!