PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chekhemani
vs
Drogo

170 cm
26
182 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

183 cm
31
196 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhemani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drogo connects with a jab.

Drogo clinches with his opponent.
Chekhemani tries to pull guard but Drogo won't allow it.
Drogo lands a left hand.
Drogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Chekhemani working hard to break the clinch.
Drogo stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Drogo.
Drogo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chekhemani has Drogo pressed against the cage.
Chekhemani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drogo lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nawal Chekhemani has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhemani tries to pull guard but Drogo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nawal Chekhemani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Drogo.
A short body shot lands from Drogo as the two fighters clinch.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike.
Chekhemani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drogo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chekhemani is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drogo to keep the fight standing.
Chekhemani letting Drogo take a breather here.
Chekhemani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drogo up against the cage.
Drogo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chekhemani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drogo just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drogo.
Drogo is pushing Chekhemani up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chekhemani dodges an elbow strike from Drogo.
Drogo stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekhemani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drogo smiles and moves away.
Chekhemani misses with a few strikes there.
Drogo connects with the punch.
Nasir Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chekhemani gets a clinch.

Chekhemani manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chekhemani is trying to keep Drogo in close.
Drogo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chekhemani tries to keep at a distance but Drogo has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Chekhemani is rocked!
Drogo stalling in the clinch.
Oh Chekhemani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo stalling.
Clinched against the cage, Drogo lands a big elbow that drops Chekhemani! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Chekhemani is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Drogo!
Our winner, Nasir Drogo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.