PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atreyu Nakamotto (ranked 2433 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jimi Toa (ranked 2250 p4p, 330 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toa's choice of entrance music: Nil By Mouth, by Blindspott. The key to victory for Atreyu Nakamotto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nakamotto
vs
Toa

190 cm
29
213 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

193 cm
29
205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atreyu Nakamotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Toa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toa wants to clinch.
Nakamotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toa.
Toa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atreyu Nakamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toa. Nakamotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamotto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakamotto missing with a left hand there. Toa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamotto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toa fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamotto throws a hook to the side of Toa's head but Toa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nakamotto jabs Toa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toa fails with the takedown.
Nakamotto lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakamotto takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamotto lands with a light punch inside.
Toa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamotto smiles and moves away.
Atreyu Nakamotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Toa.
Nakamotto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Nakamotto forces Toa back against the cage and clinches.
Nakamotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Toa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toa fails to pull guard.
Toa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakamotto just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Toa controls his hands.
The referee calls for Nakamotto to work.
Toa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamotto smiles and moves away.
Toa wants to clinch up but Nakamotto keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamotto. Toa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamotto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamotto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nakamotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamotto misses with a straight right.
Toa wants to counter with a clinch but Nakamotto pushes him away.
Nakamotto scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toa swings for the body but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Nakamotto is looking to counter punch.
Toa moves out of range as Nakamotto strikes.
Toa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Toa avoids it easily.
A big left from Nakamotto misses.
Nakamotto misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto throws a jab when Toa was well out of range.
Toa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nakamotto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toa scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamotto scores with a head kick.
Toa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Toa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toa fails to pull guard.
Nakamotto has a couple of punches blocked by Toa.
Toa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nakamotto to keep the fight standing.
Nakamotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toa jumps guard but Nakamotto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toa jumps guard but Nakamotto stands there with Toa around his waist. Toa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakamotto lands a right hand.
Toa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toa tries to pull guard but Nakamotto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakamotto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Nakamotto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toas head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toa tries to pull guard but Nakamotto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nakamotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nakamotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nakamotto clinches up with Toa and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamotto lands with a short shot to the head.

Toa jumps into guard, dragging Nakamotto to the mat.
Toa looking to control.

Toa is looking for a triangle but Nakamotto pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamotto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakamotto wants to stand but Toa is controlling his posture from full guard.

Nakamotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Toa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atreyu Nakamotto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nakamotto lands a jab to the nose.
Nakamotto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamotto thuds a left hand into Toa's body.
Nakamotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toa.
It looked like Nakamotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atreyu Nakamotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamotto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toa. Toa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakamotto throws a sloppy head kick and Toa moves out of range easily.
Nakamotto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toa's head.
Nakamotto lands with a good body shot.
Nakamotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Toa tries to counter with a clinch but Nakamotto shakes him off and moves away.
Nakamotto misses with a straight right.
Nakamotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toa moves out of range as Nakamotto strikes.

Toa tries to keep at a distance but Nakamotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Nakamotto on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Toa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nakamotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toa can do to turn this around?
Nakamotto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nakamotto rolls with it to try and escape but Toa cranks on the arm and Nakamotto is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimi Toa!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimi Toa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.