PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matsuka Hiyoshi (ranked 5581 p4p, 3441 weight class) and Kazuhisa Nagashima (ranked 229 p4p, 183 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hiyoshi
vs
Nagashima

172 cm
19
147
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
19
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matsuka Hiyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuhisa Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiyoshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nagashima throws a hook to the side of Hiyoshi's head but Hiyoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagashima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hiyoshi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagashima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiyoshi throws out a leg kick but Nagashima moves out of range and Hiyoshi only half commits.

Nagashima takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagashima crunches a lovely knee into Hiyoshi's ribcage.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiyoshi's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nagashima.
Nagashima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hiyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Nagashima.
Nagashima can't find room to land a body shot as Hiyoshi controls the action.
Hiyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagashima.
Nagashima tries to throw a body punch but Hiyoshi avoids it by throwing Nagashima back against the ropes.
Hiyoshi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiyoshi misses with the head strike.
Hiyoshi taking a breather.
Hiyoshi misses with some punches.
Hiyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Hiyoshi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hiyoshi presses Nagashima against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi looking to slow down the pace here.
Hiyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagashima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nagashima cracks Hiyoshi with a nice body shot.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiyoshi avoids it.
Hiyoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagashima controls his hands.
Nagashima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nagashima digs a right hand into Hiyoshi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hiyoshi's gas tank.
Hiyoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagashima's elbow.
Nagashima gets through Hiyoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagashima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hiyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagashima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hiyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiyoshi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hiyoshi working aggressively here.
Hiyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Nagashima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hiyoshi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Nagashima.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiyoshi lands with a left to the head.
Nagashima with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi blocks the elbow strike.
Nagashima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagashima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagashima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hiyoshi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nagashima can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Nagashima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima scores a nice knee to the body.
Nagashima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hiyoshi stalling in the clinch but Nagashima improves position.
Nagashima misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiyoshis head.

Hiyoshi is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhisa Nagashima dominated that round.
That's time! Hiyoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nagashima rushes Hiyoshi and presses him up against the ropes.
Oh Hiyoshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hiyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagashima cracks Hiyoshi with a nice body shot.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Hiyoshi in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nagashima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nagashima lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiyoshi backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagashima.
Nagashima is stalling here.
Nagashima lands an elbow just above Hiyoshi 's eye.
Hiyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
Nagashima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hiyoshi's defenses.
Nagashima lands a big right hand that drops Hiyoshi! The killer instinct kicks in and Nagashima finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nagashima!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuhisa Nagashima!
After winning the bout, Kazuhisa Nagashima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.