PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nu Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grey
vs
Nishiura

150 cm
31
130 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

172 cm
31
147 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Hellbent - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nu Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura moves out of range of the body kick.
Nishiura misses with a looping left.
Nishiura tries a low kick but Grey avoids it.
Grey walks into a left hand.

Nishiura has Grey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nishiura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nishiura tries to work over Grey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nishiura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nishiura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nishiura.
Grey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nishiura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grey's defenses.

It looks like Nu Grey has been cut.
A short left from Nishiura.
Grey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nishiura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nishiura lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey misses with a knee strike.
Nishiura has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
Nishiura stalling in the clinch.
Nishiura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Grey.
A knee to the head by Nishiura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey.
Nishiura looking to throw knees to the head but Grey is blocking nicely.
Grey trying to control the position but instead, Nishiura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grey into the ropes.
Maybe Grey would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Grey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nishiura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grey misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey has him pressed against the ropes.
Nishiura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grey digs a right hand into Nishiura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nishiura's gas tank.
Nishiura lands a shoulder strike.
Nishiura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nishiura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Nishiura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Nishiura.
A left hand lands to the body for Grey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiura managing to block the knees to the body from Grey.
Nishiura misses with a body punch.
Grey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grey slows down the pace here.
Nishiura tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey is working Nishiura over against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Grey.
Nishiura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nishiura.
Grey lands a right hand.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grey tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nishiura throws a head punch that misses.
Nishiura blocks the elbow strike.
Nishiura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nishiura up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Nishiura.
Nishiura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grey's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Grey.
Grey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nishiura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nishiura.
Nishiura is trying to break the clinch but Grey has him pressed against the ropes.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Grey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grey's gas tank.
Grey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nishiura swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Nishiura.
Grey tries to pull guard but Nishiura holds him up against the ropes and eventually Grey drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey slowing the pace effectively.
Grey misses with a punch on the inside.
Nishiura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiyo Nishiura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nu Grey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grey misses with a body kick.
Nishiura throws a poor cross that misses
and Grey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nishiura really felt that one!
Grey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nishiura.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grey.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nishiura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nishiura moves out of range of the body kick.
Grey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Nishiura closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grey.
Nishiura swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nishiura throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nishiura.
Grey blocking some punches.
Grey has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
Grey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nishiura is defending well for now.
Nishiura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nishiura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nishiura's elbow.
Grey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grey taking a breather.
Nishiura misses with some punches.
Nishiura misses with some punches.
Nishiura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Nishiura on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Nishiura.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nishiura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grey blocking some punches.
Nishiura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grey blocks it with crossed arms.
Grey taking a breather.
Nishiura throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Grey.

Nishiura breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nishiura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nishiura swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Nishiura looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nishiura misses with a right hand
and Grey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nishiura throws a leg kick which misses Grey's front leg but catches the back leg as Grey tries to avoid it.
A jab from Nishiura misses.
Nishiura moves out of range of the body kick from Grey.
Grey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nishiura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a body kick.
Grey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nishiura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nishiura throws a right hand that misses
and Grey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nishiura really felt that one!
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nishiura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nishiura looks to land a combination. Grey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nishiura - that will leave a mark!
A clash of legs there as Grey blocks the low kick.
Grey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiyo Nishiura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nu Grey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jab by Nishiura.
Nishiura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nu Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nishiura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nishiura misses with a looping left.
Nishiura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nishiura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grey counters with a nice body kick.
Nishiura moves in looking to clinch but Grey pushes him off.
Nishiura avoids a kick to the body.
Grey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nishiura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grey slips a jab from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Nishiura misses with a right hand
and Grey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nishiura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grey's head backwards.
Grey moves out of range as Nishiura throws a body kick.
Nishiura scores with a nice right hand.
Nishiura misses the body punch
and Grey counters with a body kick.
Grey blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
Nishiura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nishiura misses the jab.
Grey throws a push kick but Nishiura slaps the foot to one side.
Nishiura misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Nishiura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Nishiura.
Grey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grey misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey looks to land a body kick but Nishiura moved away.
Grey slips a jab from Nishiura.
Nishiura just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey misses with a body kick.
Nishiura dips to his left and cracks Grey with an uppercut!
Nishiura throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Nishiura misses.
Grey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grey drops his hands momentarily and Nishiura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grey counters with a good, hard body kick but Nishiura shrugs it off.
Nishiura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grey.
Nishiura misses with a wild body shot.
Nishiura takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut. Grey saw that one coming.
Grey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grey tries to land a front kick but Nishiura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nishiura throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nishiura blocks the body kick.
Nishiura lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akiyo Nishiura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nishiura 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Akiyo Nishiura!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Akiyo Nishiura!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Akiyo Nishiura!

Akiyo Nishiura wins by unanimous decision!
Akiyo Nishiura very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.