PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kzarik Nahrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes has chosen Waste My Hate as his entrance music. Kzarik Nahrul could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Tepes's chin.

Nahrul
vs
Tepes

195 cm
21
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
262 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kzarik Nahrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Nahrul saw that one coming.
Tepes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nahrul has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nahrul there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nahrul cracks the inside of Tepes's front leg.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses.
Nahrul scores with a push kick.
Tepes looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nahrul instigates a clinch.
Nahrul working Tepes over with knees to the body.
Tepes is trying to break the clinch but Nahrul is controlling him.
Nahrul utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nahrul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tepes's defenses.
Nahrul lands an elbow just above Tepes 's eye.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Vlad Tepes has been cut.
Nahrul scores with a knee to the head.
Nahrul lands a body punch.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nahrul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nahrul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nahrul obliges.
Nahrul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tepes's defenses.
A hook to the body from Nahrul.
Tepes tries to circle away but Nahrul has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nahrul.
Nahrul landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nahrul connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tepes's face.
Nahrul lands a nice knee to the body.
Nahrul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tepes managing to block the knees to the body from Nahrul.
Nahrul trying to land knees to the body.
Tepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow.
Nahrul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tepes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nahrul with a knee to the head.
Nahrul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tepes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Tepes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Nahrul.
Knees to the body from Nahrul.
Nahrul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nahrul throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes.
Nahrul keeps control of Tepes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Nahrul.
Tepes can't break the clinch.
Tepes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nahrul misses with a knee to the head.
Tepes wants to break free but Nahrul has control.
Nahrul scores a nice knee to the body.
Nahrul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tepes blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tepes is looking to break free of the clinch but Nahrul has double underhooks.
Tepes tries to break the clinch but Nahrul is controlling the position.

Tepes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepes throws a nice looking combination but Nahrul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nahrul connects with a single shot there.
Nahrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes throws a lazy head kick
and Nahrul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tepes really felt that one!

Nahrul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tepes is trying to break the clinch but Nahrul has him pressed against the cage.
Nahrul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nahrul misses with an elbow strike.
Tepes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tepes manages to break the clinch.
Nahrul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nahrul throws a push kick but Tepes slaps the foot to one side.
Vlad Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes throws a nice looking combination but Nahrul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nahrul counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nahrul. That's going to slow Tepes down.
Nahrul circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nahrul counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tepes's knee momentarily.
Nahrul's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nahrul duly obliges.
Nahrul's corner calls for a 1-2. Nahrul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tepes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nahrul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nahrul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tepes slips under a jab from Nahrul.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Nahrul.
Tepes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Nahrul lands but Tepes takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes blocks a head kick by Nahrul.
Nahrul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nahrul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nahrul lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nahrul slips a straight right by Tepes.
Tepes scores with a nice right hand.
Nahrul throws a head kick that Tepes semi-blocks.
Tepes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nahrul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nahrul staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Nahrul - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nahrul is looking to land body kicks.

Nahrul moves into range and clinches up with Tepes.
Tepes avoids a wild elbow strike from Nahrul.
Nahrul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kzarik Nahrul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Nahrul.
Kzarik Nahrul is winning the standup battle so far.
Nahrul with a jab.
Tepes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nahrul ducks right into an uppercut from Tepes.
A head kick by Tepes misses
and Nahrul counters with a low kick, right behind Tepes 's knee.
Nahrul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nahrul is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nahrul bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick from Nahrul lands but Tepes takes it in his stride.
Nahrul scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Nahrul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nahrul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
Tepes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nahrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nahrul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes moves forwards but Nahrul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nahrul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nahrul thuds his right hand into Tepes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nahrul lands a high kick!
Nahrul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!

Nahrul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside that Tepes shrugs off.
Nahrul lands a good knee to the midsection. Tepes won't want to take too many of those.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nahrul working Tepes over with knees to the body.
Nahrul has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes tries to circle away but Nahrul has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nahrul.
Nahrul lands a damaging elbow.
Tepes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Nahrul.
Tepes is trying to break free.
Nahrul landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes blocks the elbow strike.
Nahrul lands a hook that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Nahrul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tepes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nahrul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nahrul.
Tepes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nahrul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tepes avoiding damage as Nahrul throws knees to the body.
Tepes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nahrul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tepes is defending well for now.
Tepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nahrul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tepes wants to get back to striking at distance but Nahrul won't allow it.
Nahrul connects with a knee to the head.

Tepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vlad Tepes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tepes misses with a combination
and Nahrul counters with a nice uppercut.
Tepes throws a series of punches but Nahrul avoids them all with ease.
Nahrul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Nahrul has managed to clinch.
Tepes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nahrul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nahrul missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nahrul - that landed with a thud.
Nahrul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Tepes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nahrul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tepes is defending well for now.
Tepes stalling in the clinch but Nahrul improves position.
Nahrul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tepes's efforts to push away.
Nahrul trying to land knees to the body.
Nahrul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tepes tries to break the clinch but Nahrul is controlling the position.
Nahrul throws an elbow that misses.
Tepes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nahrul has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nahrul as the two fighters clinch.
Tepes wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tepes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes misses with a body shot.

Nahrul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes, pushing him back against the cage.
Nahrul scores a nice knee to the body.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nahrul with a knee to the head.
Tepes has had enough of the clinch but Nahrul keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahrul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tepes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes throws a jab when Nahrul was well out of range.

Nahrul clinches with his opponent.
Nahrul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nahrul lands a nice knee to the body.
Tepes is trying to force a seperation but Nahrul has the dominant position.
Nahrul looking to throw knees to the head but Tepes is blocking nicely.
Tepes dodges an elbow strike from Nahrul.
Tepes has had enough of the clinch but Nahrul keeps him there for the moment.
Tepes can't break the clinch.
Nahrul lands a body shot.
Nahrul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tepes's defenses.
Nahrul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tepes's efforts to push away.
Nahrul misses with an elbow over the top.
Nahrul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tepes.

Tepes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tepes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nahrul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
Nahrul lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tepes takes a step back to recover.

Nahrul drives through and clinches with Tepes against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kzarik Nahrul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Nahrul.
Tepes cracks Nahrul with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nahrul throws a sloppy head kick and Tepes moves out of range easily.
Nahrul thumps Tepes with a low kick.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Nahrul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes, pushing him back against the cage.
Tepes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nahrul.
Nahrul working Tepes over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nahrul - that landed with a thud.
Nahrul tries a knee to the head but Tepes blocks it.
Nahrul lands a nice elbow.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Nahrul.
Nahrul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nahrul with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tepes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nahrul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tepes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kzarik Nahrul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nahrul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tepes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tepes tries to circle away but Nahrul has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahrul lands an elbow that stopped Tepes in his tracks for a moment.
Nahrul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes can do to turn this around?
Nahrul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside.
Nahrul lands a damaging elbow.
Tepes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nahrul has Tepes pressed against the cage, preventing Tepes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nahrul misses with an elbow strike.
Nahrul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nahrul takes a shot to the head.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside that Tepes shrugs off.
Tepes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahruls head.
Tepes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nahrul.
Tepes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tepes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tepes is trying to force a seperation but Nahrul has the dominant position.
Nahrul with a knee to the head.
Tepes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nahrul has him pressed against the cage.
Nahrul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nahrul has Tepes pressed against the cage, preventing Tepes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nahrul working Tepes over with knees to the body.
Tepes is trying to force a seperation but Nahrul has the dominant position.
Tepes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nahrul tries to land a knee to the head but Tepes blocks with his arms.
Nahrul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nahrul throws a head punch that misses.

Tepes breaks the clinch.
Nahrul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nahrul.
Tepes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nahrul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick by Tepes misses
and Nahrul counters with a low kick, right behind Tepes 's knee.
Nahrul lands a nice looking body kick.
Nahrul cracks the inside of Tepes's front leg.
Tepes misses with a leg kick
and Nahrul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nahrul.
Tepes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nahrul. Nahrul obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Nahrul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tepes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tepes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nahrul.

Nahrul clinches up with Tepes and pushes him back against the cage.
Nahrul misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes avoids a wild elbow strike from Nahrul.
Tepes is looking to break free of the clinch but Nahrul has double underhooks.
Nahrul landing knees to the head.
Tepes misses with an elbow over the top.
Nahrul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nahrul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tepes or not.
Nahrul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nahrul keeps control of Tepes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nahrul landing knees to the head.
Tepes blocks an elbow strike from Nahrul.
Tepes can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nahrul.
Nahrul lands an elbow inside that Tepes shrugs off.
Nahrul throws an elbow but it misses.
Tepes wants to break free but Nahrul has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nahrul obliges.
Nahrul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tepes dodges an elbow strike from Nahrul.
Tepes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tepes tries to circle away but Nahrul has him pinned against the cage.
Nahrul lands a knee to the body.
Tepes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nahrul backwards.
Nahrul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes blocks an elbow strike from Nahrul.
Tepes blocks an elbow strike from Nahrul.

Tepes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes throws the left hand but Nahrul avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahrul keeps Tepes at a distance using the push kick.
Tepes misses with a jab to the body
and Nahrul counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Nahrul clinches with his opponent.
Nahrul has Tepes pressed against the cage, preventing Tepes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tepes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nahrul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nahrul works the jab nicely.

Nahrul instigates a clinch.
Vlad Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes tries to break the clinch but Nahrul is controlling the position.

Tepes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses

and Nahrul counters by moving into the clinch.
Nahrul lands a knee to the head.
Nahrul landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahrul lands a knee to the body.
Nahrul lands a knee to the head.
Tepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tepes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nahrul blocks an elbow strike from Tepes.
A knee to the head by Nahrul.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kzarik Nahrul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nahrul has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kzarik Nahrul!