PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Nakazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nakazawa
vs
Big Daddy

198 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Nakazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Daddy dodges the punch combination from Nakazawa.
No joy there for Nakazawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakazawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakazawa misses with a two punch combination.
Nakazawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakazawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Big Daddy.
Big Daddy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakazawa tries to avoid it but Big Daddy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakazawa to the ground. Nakazawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Big Daddy shoots in for a takedown but Nakazawa shows good takedown defense.
Nakazawa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nakazawa misses with a few strikes there.
Nakazawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big Daddy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenny Nakazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Big Daddy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakazawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Big Daddy checks it well.
Big Daddy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakazawa pinned against the cage. Nakazawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Big Daddy shoots in but Nakazawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakazawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakazawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Big Daddy.
Nakazawa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kenny Nakazawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakazawa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Big Daddy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nakazawa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakazawa is breathing heavily.
Big Daddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakazawa keeps working.

Big Daddy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nakazawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakazawa is pushing Big Daddy's head away, looking to escape. Big Daddy manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Big Daddy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Big Daddy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Big Daddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Big Daddy prevents Nakazawa from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Big Daddy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nakazawa to his feet.
Nakazawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Big Daddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakazawa throws a right hand that Big Daddy ducks under and follows up with a left that Big Daddy also avoids with ease.
Big Daddy fails with the takedown.
Big Daddy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakazawa is fending him off so far but Big Daddy persists. Nope, Nakazawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakazawa throws a series of punches but Big Daddy avoids them all with ease.

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.
Nakazawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakazawa throws a nice looking combination but Big Daddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Big Daddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakazawa's waist but Nakazawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Big Daddy off to one side.
Big Daddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakazawa.
A punch combination from Nakazawa misses.
Nakazawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big Daddy slips a jab and a cross from Nakazawa.

Nakazawa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakazawa can't keep his opponent in guard - Big Daddy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nakazawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Big Daddy looks for a takedown but Nakazawa sprawls well.
Big Daddy tries for a takedown but Nakazawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Big Daddy shoots in and drives through. Nakazawa sprawls well.
Kenny Nakazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Big Daddy.
Big Daddy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Johnny Big Daddy has been cut.
Nakazawa swinging wilding here.
A punch lands to the side of Big Daddy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakazawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Big Daddy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakazawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakazawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakazawa throws a head kick but Big Daddy moves out of range.
Nakazawa misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Nakazawa. No joy for Big Daddy on that attempt.
A punch combination from Nakazawa misses.
A slow jab from Nakazawa misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Big Daddy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nakazawa.

Big Daddy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Big Daddy is looking to stall here but Nakazawa recovers full guard.
Big Daddy throwing strikes from guard but Nakazawa blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Big Daddy gets to his feet. Nakazawa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A combination from Nakazawa does no damage.
Nakazawa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Big Daddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Big Daddy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Big Daddy wants to finish this one by submission but Nakazawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Big Daddy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy looking to control but Nakazawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Big Daddy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nakazawa turns into him and now he's in Big Daddy's guard.
Big Daddy trying to keep a closed guard but Nakazawa is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Big Daddy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Big Daddy has a closed guard, preventing Nakazawa from standing up.
Big Daddy trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Nakazawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Big Daddy's cut.
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!

Nakazawa throws a series of punches but Big Daddy avoids them all with ease.
Nakazawa misses with an uppercut. Big Daddy saw that one coming.
Nakazawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakazawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nakazawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Nakazawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakazawa throws a series of punches but Big Daddy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakazawa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Big Daddy gets a takedown into half guard.
Big Daddy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakazawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Big Daddy on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Big Daddy seems to be looking for submissions.
Big Daddy is tying to control. Nakazawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Big Daddy wants to control but Nakazawa is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Big Daddy is looking for a kimura but Nakazawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Big Daddy to get the leverage.
Nakazawa looks like he's trying to stand up.

Big Daddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Big Daddy wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakazawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nakazawa won't allow Big Daddy to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakazawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakazawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Big Daddy shoots in for a takedown but Nakazawa shows good takedown defense.
Nakazawa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kenny Nakazawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakazawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Big Daddy looks for a takedown but Nakazawa sprawls well.
Kenny Nakazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Big Daddy.

Big Daddy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Big Daddy lands in his opponent's guard.
Big Daddy trying to control but Nakazawa is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakazawa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Big Daddy is controlling him.
Big Daddy trying to control but Nakazawa is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Big Daddy drops back looking for a leg! Nakazawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakazawa manages to kick Big Daddy off! Big Daddy jumps back into Nakazawa's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Big Daddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Big Daddy 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Big Daddy!