PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Niga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Niga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Weidman's chin.

Niga
vs
Weidman

190 cm
20
290 lbs
0 - 26 - 0

192 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Niga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman slaps away a takedown attempt from Niga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Niga looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Weidman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Weidman is nestled in close to Niga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Weidman lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Weidman lands a nice short elbow.

Niga is rocked!
Weidman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh Niga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niga really is a fat lump.
Niga is in trouble now - Weidman has advanced to mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Niga's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Oooh a big shot lands for Weidman! Niga is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Weidman!