PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafah Worandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Assimou Nazuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafah Worandi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Worandi
vs
Nazuli

184 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Drops Nutri

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mustafah Worandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Assimou Nazuli!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazuli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Worandi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Nazuli.
Nazuli with a lazy takedown attempt

and Worandi counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nazuli can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Worandi crashes against the mat.
Nazuli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Worandi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Worandi working the ground and pound.
Nazuli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Worandi is working Nazuli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Worandi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worandi grinds an elbow into Nazuli's temple.
Worandi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Worandi landing a few strikes.

Nazuli is rocked!
Worandi lands some shots froms side control.
Nazuli is still in real trouble! Can Worandi finish him?
Worandi in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Nazuli looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Worandi turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafah Worandi!