PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Naulapyssy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Rikishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naulapyssy comes into the arena with Raised Hammerfist blaring out of the sound system. Rikishi has chosen Kill all american Scum as his entrance music. Frank Naulapyssy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Naulapyssy
vs
Rikishi

170 cm
21
138 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

166 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Naulapyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Rikishi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Naulapyssy gets a clinch.

Naulapyssy breaks from the clinch.
Rikishi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naulapyssy will feel that in the morning.
Rikishi with a hook.
Naulapyssy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rikishi is just out of range.

Rikishi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rikishi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naulapyssy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Naulapyssy wants to break free but Rikishi has control.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Rikishi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Naulapyssy 's eye.
Rikishi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Rikishi has hold of one of Naulapyssy's legs. Naulapyssy is fighting the takedown attempt but Rikishi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rikishi wants to control from the top but Naulapyssy keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rikishi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rikishi prevents Naulapyssy from getting back to his feet.
Rikishi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rikishi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rikishi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Naulapyssy's head.
Rikishi trying to control but Naulapyssy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi prevents Naulapyssy from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rikishi closes the distance and pushes Naulapyssy back into the cage.
Naulapyssy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.
Rikishi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Naulapyssy is breathing heavily.

Rikishi has clasped his hands together around Naulapyssy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rikishi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rikishi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rikishi misses with the ground and pound.
Naulapyssy is trying to get back to his feet.
Naulapyssy defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rikishi scoring with punches from side control.
Rikishi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rikishi in side control, throwing shots but Naulapyssy defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Naulapyssy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rikishi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks for a moment.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Rikishi.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Naulapyssy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rikishi obliges.
Naulapyssy wants to break free but Rikishi has control.
Rikishi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Naulapyssy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rikishi.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi has him pressed against the cage.
Rikishi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Rikishi misses with a knee strike.
Rikishi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Naulapyssy up against the cage.
Naulapyssy working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Naulapyssy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Naulapyssy 's eye.
Naulapyssy blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Naulapyssy manages to break the clinch.
Naulapyssy keeps the fight on the outside.
Naulapyssy throws a leg kick that misses.
Naulapyssy throws a series of punches but Rikishi moves out of range.
Naulapyssy jabs Rikishi right on the nose. Rikishi blinks but takes it well.
Rikishi throws a combination that misses
and Naulapyssy counters with a one-two to the body.

Rikishi closes the distance and pushes Naulapyssy back into the cage.
Rikishi has Naulapyssy pressed against the cage.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Naulapyssy 's eye.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Naulapyssy shrugs off.
Rikishi connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.
Rikishi scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rikishi can't get the takedown.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Naulapyssy 's eye.
Rikishi stalling in the clinch but Naulapyssy improves position.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.
Naulapyssy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rikishi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Naulapyssy tries to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling the position.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Naulapyssy 's eye.
Naulapyssy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rikishi wants a takedown but no success here.
Frank Naulapyssy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Rikishi.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.
Rikishi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rikishi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rikishi lands a knee to the head.
Naulapyssy wants to break free but Rikishi has control.
Naulapyssy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Rikishi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rikishi darts in and clinches Naulapyssy up against the cage.
Naulapyssy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rikishi is trying to maintain a safe position but Naulapyssy gets an underhook and turns Rikishi into the cage.
Naulapyssy tries to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling the position.
Naulapyssy working hard to break the clinch.
Rikishi tries to land a knee to the head but Naulapyssy blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Naulapyssy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naulapyssy blocks an elbow strike.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rikishi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rikishi obliges.
Rikishi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Naulapyssy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naulapyssy takes a knee to the side of the body.

Naulapyssy manages to break the clinch.
Rikishi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naulapyssy is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi wants to clinch but Naulapyssy slips to the side
and Naulapyssy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rikishi lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rikishi!
Rikishi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rikishi. That's going to slow Naulapyssy down.
Naulapyssy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Rikishi moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rikishi.
Rikishi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Naulapyssy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naulapyssy throws a nice looking combination but Rikishi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rikishi misses with a double jab

and Naulapyssy moves into the clinch.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naulapyssy working hard to break the clinch.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Naulapyssy tries to circle away but Rikishi has him pinned against the cage.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks for a moment.
Naulapyssy wants to get back to striking at distance but Rikishi won't allow it.
Rikishi has Naulapyssy pushed against the cage.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the temple.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.
Naulapyssy blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Naulapyssy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rikishi connects with a knee to the head.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Naulapyssy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rikishi counters with a good low kick that Naulapyssy was not able to check.
Rikishi lands with a kick to the temple. Naulapyssy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rikishi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rikishi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Naulapyssy wants to clinch.
Rikishi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naulapyssy walks into a jab.
Jab from Rikishi.
Nice sprawl there from Naulapyssy as Rikishi shoots in.
Naulapyssy lands a lovely overhand right.
Naulapyssy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rikishi.
Rikishi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Naulapyssy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rikishi somewhat.
Frank Naulapyssy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Rikishi.
Good standup being displayed there by Rikishi as he connects with a hook.
Rikishi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naulapyssy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rikishi throws a right and a left that Naulapyssy avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Rikishi moves into range and clinches up with Naulapyssy.
Naulapyssy wants to get back to striking at distance but Rikishi won't allow it.
Rikishi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Naulapyssy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rikishi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rikishi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naulapyssy's efforts to push away.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Naulapyssy shrugs off.
Naulapyssy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Naulapyssy working hard to break the clinch.
Rikishi prevents Naulapyssy from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rikishi.

Naulapyssy manages to break the clinch.
Rikishi misses with a double jab
and Naulapyssy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rikishi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rikishi.

Rikishi closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Rikishi 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. This is the final round!

Rikishi tries to bum rush Naulapyssy with a series of wild strikes but Naulapyssy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Naulapyssy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rikishi is able to avoid easily.
Rikishi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naulapyssy counters with a nice body shot.
Naulapyssy tries a head kick but it misses.
Naulapyssy moves in looking to clinch but Rikishi pushes him off.
Rikishi keeps the fight on the outside.

Rikishi has Naulapyssy up against the cage in a clinch.
Rikishi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rikishi misses with a knee strike.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Naulapyssy shrugs off.
Naulapyssy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naulapyssy dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Rikishi prevents Naulapyssy from breaking the clinch.
Hiro Rikishi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Naulapyssy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naulapyssy tries to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling the position.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks for a moment.
Naulapyssy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rikishi looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naulapyssy's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulapyssy tries to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling the position.
Rikishi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Naulapyssy 's eye.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Rikishi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naulapyssy's efforts to push away.
Rikishi misses with a knee strike.
Rikishi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naulapyssy is defending well for now.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rikishi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rikishi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Naulapyssy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Naulapyssy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hiro Rikishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Naulapyssy gets a clinch.
Rikishi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naulapyssy blocks it with crossed arms.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Naulapyssy wants to break free but Rikishi has control.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside.
Rikishi throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naulapyssy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.
Rikishi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naulapyssy's efforts to push away.
Rikishi misses with an elbow strike.
Rikishi keeps control of Naulapyssy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Naulapyssy shrugs off.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but Naulapyssy blocks it.
Naulapyssy blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naulapyssy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.

Naulapyssy breaks the clinch.
Naulapyssy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rikishi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Naulapyssy misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rikishi.
Rikishi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank Naulapyssy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Rikishi as he checks the leg kick.
Naulapyssy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rikishi.
Naulapyssy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rikishi.
Frank Naulapyssy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rikishi darts in trying to clinch
and Naulapyssy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rikishi throws a head kick that misses.
Rikishi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rikishi duly obliges.
Naulapyssy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rikishi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikishi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Naulapyssy's sensitive parts.

Rikishi clinches.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Rikishi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rikishi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naulapyssy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rikishi.
Rikishi lands a nice knee to the body.
Rikishi landing knees to the body.
Naulapyssy blocks the elbow strike.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.
Rikishi taking a breather.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Naulapyssy shrugs off.
Naulapyssy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Naulapyssy is trying to force a seperation but Rikishi has the dominant position.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Naulapyssy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Naulapyssy tries to break free but Rikishi pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rikishi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naulapyssy's efforts to push away.
Naulapyssy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rikishi avoids the damage to the body.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the temple.

Naulapyssy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rikishi misses with a double jab
and Naulapyssy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Rikishi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rikishi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Rikishi!