PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nakarainen's choice of entrance music: Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Nakarainen

175 cm
22
158 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

152 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a low kick.
King scores with a nice strike.
Nakarainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
Nakarainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakarainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Nakarainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nakarainen slips a jab and a cross from King.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick
letting King counter with a right hand.
Nakarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King lands a nice hook to Nakarainen's body. Nakarainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakarainen. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to land a right hand but Nakarainen moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King misses with an uppercut
and Nakarainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Nakarainen
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Nakarainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King scores with a hook.
Nakarainen misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen scores with a nice right hand.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nakarainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakarainen doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Nakarainen blocks the low kick.
Nakarainen tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Nakarainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakarainen tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
A big right from King misses.
A low kick from Nakarainen misses
and King counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King stuns Nakarainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakarainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a left hand

and Nakarainen counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Nakarainen tries to move to mount but King blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nakarainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen prevents King from escaping the position.
Nakarainen trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King prevents Nakarainen from moving into mount.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakarainen on the ground.
Nakarainen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King swinging wildly here.
Nakarainen has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Nakarainen off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King misses with a hook
and Nakarainen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
Nakarainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Nakarainen.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakarainen can pounce on him.
A low kick from Nakarainen is predictable there
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from King misses.
Nakarainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Jimmy King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikku Nakarainen.
Nakarainen misses with an uppercut
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King misses with a body shot.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King checks a leg kick.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakarainen.
King throws a hook to the side of Nakarainen's head but Nakarainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakarainen tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Nakarainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Nakarainen settles back down.
Nakarainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King misses with a right hand
and Nakarainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jimmy King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakarainen slips under a jab from King.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Nakarainen's shoulder, as Nakarainen tries to avoid the shot.
Nakarainen moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
Nakarainen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakarainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Nakarainen settles back down.
Nakarainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Nakarainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a leg kick
and Nakarainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nakarainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a hook
and Nakarainen counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pikku Nakarainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nakarainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King throws a right hand that Nakarainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakarainen also avoids with ease.
Nakarainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakarainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Nakarainen's head back.
Nakarainen looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nakarainen checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakarainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for King.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick
and King counters with a leg kick.
King connects with a body shot.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nakarainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nakarainen 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.
Nakarainen shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakarainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King feints and then cracks Nakarainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakarainen down.
Nakarainen slips a straight right by King.
King misses with a straight right.
Nakarainen misses with a hook.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King avoids the head kick by Nakarainen.
King misses with a hook
and Nakarainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King misses with a right hand
and Nakarainen counters with a leg kick.
King misses with a hook
and Nakarainen counters with an outside leg kick.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Nakarainen looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Nakarainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakarainen slips under a jab from King.
King misses with a straight right.
Nakarainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimmy King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikku Nakarainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakarainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakarainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
King throws a lazy uppercut

and Nakarainen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.

Nakarainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King wants to stand up but Nakarainen is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pikku Nakarainen really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King throws a leg kick

and Nakarainen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen advances position into side control!
Nakarainen tries to move to mount but King blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakarainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakarainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.

Nakarainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for King!
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Nakarainen wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.

Nakarainen looking to isolate an arm here. King doesn't see it coming and as Nakarainen extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nakarainen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pikku Nakarainen!
Pikku Nakarainen is the new featherweight champion!