PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack William (ranked 3250 p4p, 3997 weight class) and Riku Nobunaga (ranked 406 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

William
vs
Nobunaga

194 cm
19
215
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
210
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riku Nobunaga!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nobunaga throws a lazy head kick
and William counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nobunaga.
William keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
William feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nobunagas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
William moves out of range as Nobunaga throws a body kick.
William has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Riku Nobunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobunaga misses with a wild body shot.
Nobunaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
William is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
William connects with the punch.
William is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobunaga throws a lazy uppercut
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nobunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
William moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Nobunaga is predictable there
and William counters with a straight right hand.
Nobunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nobunaga.
Nobunaga misses with a double jab
and Nobunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobunaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by William.
Nobunaga tries to move into range but William moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
William throws out a loose jab but Nobunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nobunaga misses with a double jab
and Nobunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
William uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nobunaga.
Nobunaga takes a jab right on the kisser.
William drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nobunaga right on the button. Nobunaga goes down! William follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! William gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack William!
After winning the bout, Jack William thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.