PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 3848 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 149 p4p, 148 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riku
vs
Nagibatel

175 cm
49
163
50 - 24 - 2

180 cm
28
167
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 50 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riku misses with a body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a left and a right that stings Riku.
Nagibatel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riku checks a leg kick.
Riku tries to work over Nagibatel's front leg with a kick but Nagibatel checks it.
Riku is looking to land body kicks.
Nagibatel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Nagibatel backs away, Riku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Riku throws a shot from downtown. Nagibatel moves away and avoids it.
Riku walks into a straight right hand from Nagibatel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riku throws out a leg kick but Nagibatel moves out of range and Riku only half commits.
Riku throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riku slips a straight right by Nagibatel.
Riku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riku wants to slow Nagibatel down by chopping away at his legs.
Nagibatel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riku throws a combination that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a good low kick that Riku was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riku.
Riku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagibatel scores with a head kick.
Riku misses with a wild body shot.
Riku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagibatel to score with a decent uppercut.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Riku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riku jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagibatel thuds his right hand into Riku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
Riku is looking to counter punch.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nagibatel lands a head kick!
Nagibatel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Riku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Riku moves out of range as Nagibatel strikes.
Riku avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
A little feinted left hand from Riku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick from Nagibatel lands but Riku takes it in his stride.
Nagibatel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nagibatel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riku tries to land a leg kick but Nagibatel saw it coming and moves away.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Riku moves out of range.
Nagibatel is looking to slow Riku down with leg kicks.
Riku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Riku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagibatel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riku back to the cage. Nagibatel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Riku throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
Nagibatel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Riku.
Nagibatel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riku.
Nagibatel lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Riku down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel lands the left hand.
Nagibatel connects with a right hand. Riku shakes it off.
Nagibatel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riku.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riku has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands with an overhand left.
Nagibatel scores with a nice right hand.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Riku ducks under a wild hook from Nagibatel.
Riku lands a jab-cross combination.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a hook.
Riku misses with a shot to the body
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nagibatel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riku throws a quick counter head kick but Nagibatel was just out of range.
A jab from Nagibatel finds it's way through Riku's defenses.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that Riku semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel 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.

Riku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nagibatel is able to avoid easily.
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riku is looking to counter punch.
Nagibatel drops his hands momentarily and Riku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick
and Riku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Nagibatel.
Riku throws the left hand but Nagibatel avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Riku.
Riku moves away from the strike by Nagibatel.
Riku looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
Riku moves forwards but Nagibatel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Riku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagibatel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
Riku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Riku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Nagibatel lands.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that Riku semi-blocks.
Nagibatel lands a head shot.
Nagibatel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Riku moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Riku might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riku.
Nagibatel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Riku misses its intended target.
Riku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands the left hand.
Riku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Riku.
Riku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nagibatel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nagibatel tries to work over Riku's front leg with a kick but Riku checks it.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagibatel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riku throws a leg kick
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nagibatel is looking to slow Riku down with leg kicks.
A big right from Nagibatel misses.
Riku moves out of range of the leg kick from Nagibatel.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Riku does no damage.
Riku takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
Riku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riku checks a low kick from Nagibatel.
An inside leg kick from Nagibatel misses.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagibatel thumps Riku with a low kick.
Riku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riku misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Nagibatel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Riku blocks a jab.
Riku is looking to counter punch.
Riku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nagibatel! But no joy.
Nagibatel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riku counters with an outside leg kick.
Riku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nagibatel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riku jabs at Nagibatel's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riku blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Riku throws a body kick that misses.
Riku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riku blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Riku misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Nagibatel.
Riku throws a sloppy head kick and Nagibatel moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel scores with a jab. Riku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagibatel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagibatel looks to land a right hand but Riku moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Riku misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
Riku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riku scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Riku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nagibatel throws a right hand that misses
and Riku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Riku.
Nagibatel slips a jab from Riku.
Riku throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nagibatel in his tracks.
Riku throws a big shot that misses.
Riku throws a low kick but Nagibatel moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riku throws a leg kick
and Riku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Riku blocks the low kick.
Riku looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
Riku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riku is looking to slow Nagibatel down with leg kicks.
Riku blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Riku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Riku moves out of range as Nagibatel strikes.
Riku throwing a counter right hand but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel lands a jab.
Riku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nagibatel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
Nagibatel avoids the body shot from Riku.
Riku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nagibatel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagibatel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riku swings for the body but Nagibatel moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nagibatel blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Nagibatel.
Riku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagibatel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Nagibatel misses.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riku misses with a body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Riku finds it's target.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Riku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nagibatel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagibatel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lazuran Riku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riku is looking to chop away at Nagibatel's legs.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Riku moves out of range.
Nagibatel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nagibatel 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoha Nagibatel!
A relieved looking Lyoha Nagibatel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.