PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Louis The Third (ranked 4392 p4p, 24315 weight class) and Nacochata Nakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacochata Nakashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Louis The Third
vs
Nakashi

183 cm
18
179
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
175
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Louis The Third!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nacochata Nakashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakashi looks to land a combination but Louis The Third avoids it well.
Louis The Third appears to be looking for a big counter.
Louis The Third blocks a jab.
Nakashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis The Third appears to be looking for a big counter.

Louis The Third scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Louis The Third throwing shots but Nakashi is blocking nicely.
Louis The Third lands strikes from half guard.

Louis The Third escapes and gets back to his feet.
Louis The Third takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Nakashi misses.

Louis The Third takes the fight into the clinch.

Louis The Third ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Louis The Third no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Louis The Third has his foot on Nakashi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakashi works his way back into a safe position though.
Louis The Third manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakashi manages to get himself to full guard.

Nakashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Louis The Third controls the pace.
Nakashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louis The Third. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis The Third not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Louis The Third thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakashi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Louis The Third is controlling him.
Louis The Third 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.
Nakashi working a defensive guard here.
Louis The Third sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Louis The Third drops back looking for a leg! Nakashi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakashi manages to kick Louis The Third off! Louis The Third jumps back into Nakashi's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louis The Third controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakashi working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nacochata Nakashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakashi lands with an overhand left.
Nakashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Louis The Third went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Louis The Third shoots in but Nakashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakashi stuffs the takedown.
Nakashi misses with a few strikes there.
Nacochata Nakashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakashi, as that shot connected.
Nakashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis The Third manages to avoid it.
Louis The Third keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakashi.
Nakashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis The Third circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakashi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Louis The Third. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis The Third blocks a head kick by Nakashi.
Louis The Third feinted with a counter takedown.
Nakashi throws a looping overhand right but Louis The Third ducks down to avoid it.
Nakashi scores with a jab to the body.
Louis The Third is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Nakashi misses.
Louis The Third tries to counter by clinching up but Nakashi breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Louis The Third feinted with a counter takedown.
Nakashi misses with a low kick.
Louis The Third slips a jab and a cross from Nakashi.
Louis The Third changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nakashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakashi misses the shot to the body.
Nakashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Louis The Third fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nakashi to the ground. Louis The Third is now in Nakashi's guard.

Louis The Third stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Nakashi as Louis The Third shoots in.
Louis The Third tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakashi digs a good body shot into Louis The Third's ribs.
Louis The Third moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakashi thuds a left hand into Louis The Third's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nacochata Nakashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nakashi misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Louis The Third misses.
Louis The Third shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louis The Third's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis The Third moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Nakashi looks to move away, Louis The Third throws a big counter combo but Nakashi just gets out of the way.
Nakashi throws the left hand but Louis The Third avoids the punch easily.
Louis The Third blocks a head kick by Nakashi.
Nakashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Louis The Third counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nakashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Nakashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louis The Third throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louis The Third. Louis The Third circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakashi misses with a head kick.
Nakashi is breathing heavily.
Louis The Third dives in for a single leg takedown but Nakashi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Louis The Third avoiding damage as Nakashi throws knees to the body.
Louis The Third is trying to pull guard but Nakashi has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Louis The Third. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis The Third is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nakashi to keep the fight standing.

Nakashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakashi throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nakashi tries to keep at a distance but Louis The Third has taken the fight into the clinch.

Louis The Third pulls guard effortlessly.

Louis The Third is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakashi is aware though and is defending well.
Louis The Third is pulling down on Nakashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakashi, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Louis The Third throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louis The Third will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis The Third throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nakashi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louis The Third is pulling down on Nakashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakashi, at least for the moment.
Nakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis The Third is retaining full guard.
Nakashi cracks Louis The Third with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis The Third thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Louis The Third is working an open guard so Nakashi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nakashi lands a really nice looking cross but Louis The Third seems unphased.
Nakashi stuffs the takedown attempt from Louis The Third. Louis The Third gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakashi cracks Louis The Third with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nakashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ray Louis The Third is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Nakashi.
Nakashi jabs at Louis The Third's body.
Louis The Third slips a jab and a cross from Nakashi.
Louis The Third avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakashi swinging wildly here.
Nakashi throws a push kick but Louis The Third slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Louis The Third gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Louis The Third is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Nakashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis The Third dodges the punch combination from Nakashi.
Louis The Third shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakashi sprawls well. He's pushed Louis The Third's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakashi lands with a nice combination. Louis The Third backs away looking to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nacochata Nakashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A left lands for Nakashi.
Nakashi throws a hook but Louis The Third blocks it.

Louis The Third has Nakashi up against the cage in a clinch.

Nakashi manages to break the clinch.
Louis The Third tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakashi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Louis The Third.
Crunch! Nakashi slams his shin into Louis The Third's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis The Third will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nakashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis The Third tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nakashi manages to circle out of the way.
Nakashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Louis The Third is rocked!
Nacochata Nakashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Louis The Third is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakashi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Louis The Third to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Louis The Third looks to clinch but Nakashi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Louis The Third taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nacochata Nakashi!
An out of breath Nacochata Nakashi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.