PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 296 p4p, 150 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 23 p4p, 10 weight class). Nagasaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wayne Williams enters the cage!

Nagasaki
vs
Williams

170 cm
34
144
26 - 18 - 0

175 cm
31
138
25 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Nagasaki scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Nagasaki misses.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Williams misses.
Nagasaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki misses the jab.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
letting Nagasaki counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Nagasaki misses its intended target.
Nagasaki defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki slips under a jab from Williams.
A little feinted left hand from Nagasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut.
Nagasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams lands with a straight right. Nagasaki didn't see that one coming.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Nagasaki moved out of range nicely.
Nagasaki walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Nagasaki moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Nagasaki blocks a jab.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki walks into a left hand.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Nagasaki scores with a takedown into Williams's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki with a nice head shot there.
Nagasaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nagasaki postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagasaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Nagasaki throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Nagasaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Nagasaki is having none of it.
Nagasaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nagasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nagasaki somewhat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nagasaki swinging wildly here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Nagasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throws out a counter right but Nagasaki avoids it with no problem.
Williams throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Williams walks into a left hand.
A jab from Williams misses.
Nagasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
A big left from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Nagasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagasaki lands with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a jab.
Williams clobbers Nagasaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Nagasaki throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
As Williams looks to move away, Nagasaki throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Nagasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nagasaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Nagasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagasaki missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Nagasaki misses its target.
Jab from Nagasaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Nagasaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki misses with the ground and pound.
Williams is pushing Nagasaki's head away, looking to escape. Nagasaki manages to hold on to the position though.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki scoring with punches from side control.
Nagasaki working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
Nagasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Nagasaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Nagasaki drags him back down.
Nagasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
We've been hearing good reports from Nagasaki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The strikes coming from Nagasaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nagasaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Williams parries the strikes from Nagasaki easily there. Nagasaki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nagasaki trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nagasaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nagasaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nagasaki misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Nagasaki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nagasaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nagasaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nagasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
It looked like Nagasaki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagasaki throws out the jab.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Williams misses.
Nagasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Nagasaki shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagasaki's hands.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagasaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Nagasaki does it's job there.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Nagasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Nagasaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard.
Williams pushes Nagasaki off but Nagasaki dives into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nagasaki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses with the ground and pound.
Nagasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Nagasaki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nagasaki is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nagasaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a nice forearm strike.
Nagasaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
Nagasaki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nagasaki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nagasaki wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Nagasaki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to move to mount but Williams blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki working the ground and pound.

Williams explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams misses with a body punch
and Nagasaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santosh Nagasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagasaki dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Nagasaki ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Nagasaki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagasaki scores with a hook.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Wayne Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wayne Williams.
I think Nagasaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santosh Nagasaki!
Our winner, Santosh Nagasaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.