PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henryk Najdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokozuna Asashoryu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Najdek
vs
Asashoryu

190 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

212 cm
23
278 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henryk Najdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asashoryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Najdek drives through and clinches with Asashoryu against the ropes.
Najdek lands an elbow that stopped Asashoryu in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Yokozuna Asashoryu has been cut.
Najdek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Najdek lands an elbow that stopped Asashoryu in his tracks for a moment.
Asashoryu blocks an elbow strike from Najdek.
Najdek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Asashoryu up against the ropes.
Najdek lands a damaging elbow.
Najdek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Najdek is stalling here.
Asashoryu dodges an elbow strike from Najdek.
Najdek avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Najdek lands a nice elbow.
Asashoryu is trying to break the clinch but Najdek is controlling him.
A short right from Najdek on the inside.
Najdek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Asashoryu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Najdek effectively controlling the action here.
Najdek prevents Asashoryu from breaking the clinch.
Najdek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asashoryu's efforts to push away.
Najdek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Yokozuna Asashoryu's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu blocks an elbow strike from Najdek.
Najdek lands a nice elbow.
Asashoryu blocks an elbow strike from Najdek.
Najdek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Najdek pushes off an throws an elbow but Asashoryu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Najdek keeps control of Asashoryu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Najdek throws an elbow but it misses.
Najdek lands a damaging elbow.
Najdek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Najdek misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Najdek.

Asashoryu is rocked!
Najdek pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Asashoryu! Najdek unloads with more strikes and Asashoryu sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henryk Najdek!
Henryk Najdek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.