PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 1129 p4p, 1906 weight class) and Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 35 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshima Nagasaki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Phol
vs
Nagasaki

210 cm
20
300
9 - 2 - 0

224 cm
25
321
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Phol takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Nagasaki is trying to break free.

Nagasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Phol clinches with his opponent.
Nagasaki is trying to break the clinch but Phol has him pressed against the cage.
Phol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nagasaki has had enough of the clinch but Phol keeps him there for the moment.
Phol lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phol.
Nagasaki trying to control the position but instead, Phol has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nagasaki into the cage.
Nagasaki tries to work over Phol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol avoiding damage.
Phol lands a shoulder strike.
Phol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nagasaki or not.
Nagasaki looks winded!
Phol has Nagasaki pressed against the cage.
Phol works on Nagasaki's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Phol.
Phol lands a body punch.
Phol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Phol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Phol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phol's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phol works on Nagasaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Phol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Phol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phol scores with a shot to the side of Nagasaki's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phol.
Phol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phol digs a right hand underneath Nagasaki's ribcage. Nagasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Phol lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol is leaning against Nagasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phol has Nagasaki pressed against the cage.
Phol is working Nagasaki over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phol lands a shoulder strike.
Phol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phol cracks Nagasaki with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Phol.
Phol is leaning against Nagasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nagasakis head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol digs a right hand into Nagasaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nagasaki's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Phol.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Phol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Hiroshima Nagasaki has been cut.
Phol is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Phol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagasaki.
Phol stalls.
Phol lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Phol.
Phol lands with a left to the head.

Nagasaki is rocked!
Phol creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nagasaki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nagasaki drops to his knees and Phol pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol!