PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sizzou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristz Nappie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Sizzou had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sizzou
vs
Nappie

195 cm
20
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Sizzou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kristz Nappie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizzou lands a nice shot to the body.
Sizzou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nappie.
Nappie misses with a double jab
and Sizzou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nappie looks to score with a jab to the body but Sizzou is just out of range.
Sizzou misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sizzou. Nappie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sizzou just misses with a punch to the body.
Sizzou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nappie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sizzou.
Sizzou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sizzou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nappie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sizzou.
Nappie ducks right into an uppercut from Sizzou.
Nappie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sizzou.
Sizzou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nappie.
Nappie throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nappie rushes Sizzou and presses him up against the cage.
Nappie taking a breather.
Sizzou is trying to break the clinch but Nappie has him pressed against the cage.
Nappie works on Sizzou's body with a couple of short punches.
Sizzou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nappie lands a good knee to the midsection. Sizzou won't want to take too many of those.
Nappie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nappie lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nappie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sizzou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappie trying to control the position but instead, Sizzou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nappie into the cage.
Nappie has Sizzou pressed against the cage, preventing Sizzou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nappie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sizzou has had enough of the clinch but Nappie keeps him there for the moment.
Sizzou stalling against the cage.
Sizzou can't find room to land a body shot as Nappie controls the action.
Sizzou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nappie keeps control of Sizzou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nappie is looking to control Sizzou's arms but Sizzou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nappie has his back to the cage.
Sizzou tries to break free but Nappie pushes him back against the cage.
Sizzou wants to break free but Nappie has control.
Nappie prevents Sizzou from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappie scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Carl Sizzou has been cut.
Nappie tries to land knees in the clinch but Sizzou avoids the damage to the body.
Nappie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sizzou can't break the clinch.
Sizzou can't break the clinch.
Sizzou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nappie trying to land knees to the body.
Nappie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sizzou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Nappie breaks from the clinch.
Nappie throws a head kick but Sizzou moves out of range.
Sizzou digs a good body shot into Nappie's ribs.
Nappie defending well as Sizzou loads up on a big left hand.
Sizzou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nappie manages to avoid it.
Nappie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nappie misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nappie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sizzou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nappie thinking.
Nappie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sizzou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nappie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sizzou.
Sizzou scores with a decent looking hook.
Nappie lands with a kick to the temple. Sizzou shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sizzou.
Nappie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sizzou.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sizzou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nappie. That one must have hurt.
Nappie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sizzou.
Sizzou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nappie defending well as Sizzou loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sizzou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Sizzou's cut.
That's time! Sizzou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nappie lands a head kick!
Sizzou misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sizzou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sizzou connects with the punch.
Nappie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nappie throws a sloppy head kick and Sizzou moves out of range easily.
Nappie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nappie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sizzou if he has to take too many more of those.
Nappie throws a head kick but Sizzou moves out of range.
Sizzou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nappie.
Sizzou moves out of range of the body kick.
Sizzou misses with a double jab.
Nappie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kristz Nappie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzou misses with a wild body shot.
Nappie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sizzou moves out of range of the body kick from Nappie.
Nappie tries to clinch but Sizzou moves out of range.
Nappie throws a push kick but Sizzou slaps the foot to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nappie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sizzou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sizzou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sizzou managing to block the knees to the body from Nappie.
Sizzou avoiding damage as Nappie throws knees to the body.
Sizzou misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two 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.
Sizzou wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nappie manages to break the clinch.
Nappie tries a head kick but it misses.
Sizzou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Nappie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nappie looks for the body kick but Sizzou saw that one coming.
Sizzou scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nappie scores with a head kick.
Nappie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sizzou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nappie dodges the punch combination from Sizzou.
Sizzou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nappie circles away quickly and effectively.
Sizzou misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou swinging wildly here.
Nappie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Sizzou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carl Sizzou is winning the standup battle so far.
Sizzou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nappie scores with the left hand. Sizzou knows he should have avoided that one.
Nappie misses with a hook. Sizzou ducked under it nicely.
Sizzou throws a jab when Nappie was well out of range.
Sizzou misses the shot to the body.
Sizzou misses with a body shot.
Nappie defending well as Sizzou loads up on a big left hand.
Sizzou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sizzou punishes Nappie's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappie slips a straight right by Sizzou.
Sizzou looks to land a left hand but Nappie moved out of range nicely.
Nappie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nappie throws a head kick but Sizzou moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sizzou.
Nappie looks to throw the jab but Sizzou is out of range.
Nappie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sizzou takes a swing at Nappie's ribcage but misses.
Nappie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sizzou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kristz Nappie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carl Sizzou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Nappie.
Sizzou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nappie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nappie misses with a double jab
and Sizzou counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nappie throws a shot from downtown. Sizzou moves away and avoids it.
Sizzou misses the body punch
and Nappie counters with a leg kick.
Nappie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sizzou avoids the head kick by Nappie.

Nappie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nappie throws an elbow but it misses.
Sizzou working aggressively here.
Nappie leaning against his opponent.
Nappie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sizzou gets through Nappie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzou managing to block the knees to the body from Nappie.
Sizzou wants to get back to striking at distance but Nappie won't allow it.
Nappie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sizzou managing to block the knees to the body from Nappie.
Sizzou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nappie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sizzou is defending well for now.
Sizzou is leaning against Nappie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nappie just leaning against Sizzou, taking a breather.
Nappie scores a nice knee to the body.
Sizzou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sizzou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nappie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sizzou.
Nappie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nappie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou leaning against his opponent.
Sizzou is looking to break free of the clinch but Nappie has double underhooks.
Sizzou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nappie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nappie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nappie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sizzou's defenses.
Sizzou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nappie is keeping busy.
Nappie is pushing Sizzou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sizzou takes an elbow to the temple.
Sizzou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nappie takes a shot to the head.
Sizzou has had enough of the clinch but Nappie keeps him there for the moment.
Nappie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nappie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nappie working Sizzou over with knees to the body.
Nappie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sizzou is keeping busy.
Nappie blocks an uppercut.
Nappie trying to land knees to the body.
Nappie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nappie throws an elbow that misses.
Nappie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappie blocking some punches.
Nappie missing with knees to the body.
Nappie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sizzou's efforts to push away.
Nappie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nappie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sizzou is trying to force a seperation but Nappie has the dominant position.
Nappie lands a knee to the body.
Sizzou lands a body punch.
Sizzou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sizzou misses with a punch to the body.
Nappie trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristz Nappie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nappie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kristz Nappie!