PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Nedram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arbnor Blerim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nedram's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stupidify. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nedram
vs
Blerim

177 cm
26
138 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Nedram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbnor Blerim!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blerim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blerim!
Nedram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blerim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nedram stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blerim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blerim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nedram.
Blerim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blerim swats away the attempt to clinch by Nedram.
Blerim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blerim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nedram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nedram tries to close the distance and clinch but Blerim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nedram tries to clinch up.

Nedram bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Nedram tries for a kimura but Blerim is defending well.
Nedram tries to advance to mount but Blerim denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blerim sneaks back into half guard.

Nedram is looking for a kimura here.

Nedram decides to stand and escape the position.
Blerim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nedram backs up against the cage.
Arbnor Blerim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nedram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blerim as he avoids it easily.
Blerim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nedram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blerim counters with a nice uppercut.
Nedram is breathing heavily.
Blerim stuffs the takedown attempt from Nedram. Nedram gets slowly back to his feet.
Nedram will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Nedram. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedram is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blerim.
Blerim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blerim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blerim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blerim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Blerim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blerim throws a series of strikes that have Nedram backpedaling.
Blerim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blerim lands a two punch combo.
Blerim lands a two punch combo.
Blerim works over Nedram's head and body with a nice combination.
Blerim scores with a body shot.
Blerim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blerim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blerim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blerim.
Blerim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blerim is working the combinations to good effect here.
Blerim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blerim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blerim sizes up Nedram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blerim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Nedram is rocked!
Blerim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Nedram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blerim lands with a right that hurts Nedram. Nedram looks to clinch but Blerim throws a short knee that drops Nedram. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Arbnor Blerim!