PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anirudh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negi comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Dai has chosen Stic.Man - "Back on my regimen" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Negi
vs
Dai

183 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anirudh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Go Dai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Negi as he avoids it easily.
Negi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dai under the eye.
Negi is looking to clinch.

Dai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Negi on the inside.

Negi breaks from the clinch.
Negi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dai is defended easily by Negi.

Negi has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Negi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Negi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Negi is looking to break free of the clinch but Dai has double underhooks.
Dai wants to break free but Negi has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Negi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dai rushes Negi and presses him up against the cage.

Negi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Negi instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Negi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Negi breaks the clinch.
Negi misses with a looping right.

Negi closes the distance and pushes Dai back into the cage.
Negi is pressed up against the cage. Dai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Negi down to the mat. Negi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anirudh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Go Dai.

Negi moves into the clinch.
Dai tries to pull guard but Negi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Negi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai takes one on the button.

It looks like Go Dai has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negi slaps away a takedown attempt from Dai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Negi lands a glancing blow to the side of Dai's head.
Dai tries to land a leg kick but Negi saw it coming and moves away.
Dai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Negi misses with a double jab
and Dai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Negi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Negi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dai.

Negi drops Dai with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dai looks back up at him and smiles so Negi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Dai is rocked!
Anirudh Negi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Negi closes the distance and pushes Dai back into the cage.
Dai is still on wobbly legs! Can Negi finish him?
Negi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dai's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dai drops to his knees and Negi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anirudh Negi!
Post fight, Anirudh Negi took to the microphone: 'And here I thought you would be a challenging opponent. What a shame.'.