PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adrian
vs
Nagasaki

177 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Kangaroo Muscle

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian swinging wilding here.
Nagasaki looks to land a combination but Adrian avoids it well.

Adrian forces Nagasaki back against the cage and clinches.
Adrian keeps control of Nagasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nagasaki breaks the clinch.
Adrian lands with a nice body kick.
Adrian fails with a takedown attempt.
Adrian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adrian has a takedown stuffed.

Adrian clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Adrian.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Nagasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Adrian has Nagasaki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nagasaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Adrian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki tries to break the clinch but Adrian is controlling the position.
Nagasaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adrian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nagasaki tries to break the clinch but Adrian is controlling the position.

Nagasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adrian as he avoids it easily.
Adrian lands with a kick to the temple. Nagasaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nagasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adrian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nagasaki scores with a three punch combo!
Nagasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adrian takes a step back to recover.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses

and Adrian counters with a single leg into guard. Nagasaki didn't expect that.
Nagasaki looks gassed!
Adrian wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
Adrian pushes down on Nagasaki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adrian trying to control from half guard but Nagasaki is working away.

Adrian postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nagasaki to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nagasaki misses with a head kick.
Adrian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nagasaki as he jumps to the side.
Nagasaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adrian is fending him off so far but Nagasaki persists. Nope, Adrian circles away and we're back to standing.
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Nagasaki stuffs the takedown.
Nagasaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Nagasaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Adrian is trying to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adrian is trying to keep Nagasaki in close.
Adrian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nagasaki prevents Adrian from taking his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adrian won't let Nagasaki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Adrian trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Adrian is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nagasaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Adrian gets the takedown into side control.
Adrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adrian trying to control the action but Nagasaki is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adrian has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Adrian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nagasaki has a takedown stuffed.
Nagasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adrian sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nagasaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiro Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adrian takes a step back to recover.
Nagasaki misses with a combination

and Adrian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nagasaki's guard.
Adrian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Adrian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adrian blocks a head kick by Nagasaki.

Adrian clinches up against the cage.
Adrian has Nagasaki pushed against the cage.
Adrian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nagasaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Nagasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Adrian circles away.
Adrian wants to clinch up but Nagasaki keeps it at a distance.
Nagasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagasaki lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrian misses with a takedown
and Nagasaki counters with a solid body kick.
Nagasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nagasaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nagasaki darts in trying to clinch

and Adrian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adrian.

Nagasaki manages to break the clinch.

Adrian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adrian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Adrian stands up.
Nagasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Adrian moves out of range easily.
Adrian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adrian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adrian connects with a couple of short punches.
Adrian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adrian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Adrian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adrian clinches.
Adrian prevents Nagasaki from breaking the clinch.
Adrian looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Adrian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki tries to break the clinch but Adrian is controlling the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adrian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nagasaki wants to stand but Adrian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adrian wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
Adrian is trying to control the position but Nagasaki postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Adrian working a defensive guard here.
Nagasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adrian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nagasaki throws a head kick but Adrian moves out of range.
Nagasaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki shoots and misses

so Adrian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adrian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nagasaki's guard.
Adrian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Adrian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Adrian shoots in but no luck this time.
Nagasaki fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Adrian or perhaps it was just good defense by Nagasaki which made him look bad.
Nagasaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adrian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Adrian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nagasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.

Adrian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adrian lands a couple of elbows.
Nagasaki wants to sweep here but Adrian controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adrian throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adrian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adrian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Nagasaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adrian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adrian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Adrian gets to his feet - Nagasaki follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nagasaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Adrian.

Adrian shoots in and bounces Nagasaki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nagasaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Nagasaki wants to get back to his feet but Adrian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki keeping full guard, as Adrian tries to pass.
Adrian won't allow Nagasaki to get back to his feet.
Hiro Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Adrian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Adrian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adrian lands in his opponent's guard.
Adrian wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nagasaki has his feet on Adrian's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nagasaki lands a front kick.
Nagasaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nagasaki misses with a head kick.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that misses.

Adrian scores a takedown into full mount!
Adrian looking to control but Nagasaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Adrian there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Adrian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adrian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Adrian!