PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 608 p4p, 19 weight class) and Kenrick Nikil Jr (ranked 1104 p4p, 56 weight class). Nikil Jr has chosen Dark Horse - Andrew Baena as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nti
vs
Nikil Jr

172 cm
31
228 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

195 cm
27
292 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenrick Nikil Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikil Jr shoots in for a takedown but Nti shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Nti misses with an uppercut. Nikil Jr saw that one coming.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nikil Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
Nikil Jr throws out a counter right but Nti avoids it with no problem.
Nti misses with a looping right.
Nti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikil Jr wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikil Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nti.
Nikil Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nti circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nti misses its target.
No luck for Nikil Jr with that takedown attempt.
Samuel Nti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenrick Nikil Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikil Jr fails with the takedown.
Nikil Jr misses with a takedown
and Nti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nti punishes Nikil Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikil Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nti has closed the distance and engaged Nikil Jr in a clinch.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikil Jr controls his hands.
Nikil Jr misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Nti.
Nikil Jr looks winded!
Nti blocking some punches.
Nti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikil Jrs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Nice body punch from Nti.
Nti digs a right hand into Nikil Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nikil Jr's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti digs a right hand into Nikil Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nikil Jr's gas tank.
Nikil Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nti on the inside.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nikil Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nikil Jr fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikil Jr misses with some punches.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Nikil Jr's head.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti works on Nikil Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Nti pushes Nikil Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nikil Jr.
Nti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nikil Jr backwards.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Nikil Jr's head.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Nti.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti lands an uppercut.

Nikil Jr is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikil Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?
Nti lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nikil Jr to his knees! Nti keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nti!
Kenrick Nikil Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I will return. I will overcome this loss. A true warrior learns from his failures as much as from his successes.'.