PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 241 p4p, 251 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 37 p4p, 39 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Ko Nachi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Echoing Thunder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rigel Ko Nachi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bartoli
vs
Ko Nachi

180 cm
36
170
30 - 12 - 1

183 cm
29
176
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Ko Nachi. That snapped Bartoli's head back.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ko Nachi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartoli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi tries to score with a low kick but Bartoli moves his leg out of the way.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ko Nachi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ko Nachi.
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!
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ko Nachi looks for the body kick but Bartoli saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli loads up on a big right hand but Ko Nachi slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi thumps Bartoli with a low kick.
Ko Nachi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bartoli misses with a body kick.
Bartoli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli throws a sloppy head kick
and Ko Nachi counters with a low kick, right behind Bartoli 's knee.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ko Nachi clinches up against the cage.

Bartoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartoli wants to land a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Bartoli throws a solid leg kick but Ko Nachi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartoli.
A low kick from Ko Nachi is predictable there
and Ko Nachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Bartoli slips the punch.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bartoli checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartoli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartoli misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
Bartoli throws a head kick but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Ko Nachi avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bartoli in his tracks.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi throws out a counter right but Bartoli avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Bartoli blocks it.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bartoli counters with an outside leg kick.
Ko Nachi tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Ko Nachi misses its intended target.
Ko Nachi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ko Nachi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Ko Nachi avoided it.
Ko Nachi thumps Bartoli with a low kick.
Ko Nachi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ko Nachi misses
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Bartoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi throws a lazy right hand but Bartoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartoli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bartoli looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that Ko Nachi avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Bartoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Ko Nachi avoided it.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli throws a big counter combination but Ko Nachi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bartoli.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Ko Nachi connects with a looping right hand.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartoli misses with a hook.
Bartoli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bartoli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a good low kick that Bartoli was not able to check.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the side of Bartoli's head but Bartoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Bartoli with a jab.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Bartoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ko Nachi digs a good hook to Bartoli's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but Bartoli checks it
and Bartoli counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Jab, jab by Ko Nachi - just one landing.
Bartoli connects with a nice looking jab.
Ko Nachi misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi connects with a single shot there.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ko Nachi throws out a loose jab but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartoli.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bartoli checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi digs a good body shot into Bartoli's ribs.
Ko Nachi looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Bartoli misses.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands a right hook to the body.
Bartoli throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Ko Nachi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ko Nachi misses the body punch
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartoli looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
Bartoli cracks a nice hook into Ko Nachi's ribs.
Ko Nachi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Ko Nachi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Ko Nachi misses with a leg kick
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rigel Ko Nachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bartoli connects with a looping right hand.
Bartoli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ko Nachi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bartoli scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Ko Nachi misses.
Bartoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bartoli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ko Nachi. That one must have hurt.
Ko Nachi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartoli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook to the body. Bartoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ko Nachi finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartoli's head.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ko Nachi looks to throw a body kick
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli defending well as Ko Nachi loads up on a big left hand.
Ko Nachi misses with a body kick.
Bartoli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ko Nachi can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Bartoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ko Nachi connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a chopping leg kick but Bartoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi staying out of range there.
Valerio Bartoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Bartoli strikes.
Ko Nachi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bartoli is wise to it.
Ko Nachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartoli misses with a body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Bartoli drops his hands momentarily and Ko Nachi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ko Nachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko Nachi.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Bartoli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ko Nachi.
Bartoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ko Nachi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bartoli misses with a hook.

Ko Nachi rushes Bartoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ko Nachi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartoli.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Bartoli misses
and Ko Nachi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli walks into a left hand.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bartoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli walks into a stiff left hand from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bartoli blocks the body kick.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bartoli is wise to it.
Bartoli slips under a jab.
Ko Nachi throws a front kick aimed at Bartoli's knee but Bartoli avoids it well.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Bartoli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rigel Ko Nachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ko Nachi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigel Ko Nachi!
An out of breath Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.