PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Preston Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Nevilu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Nevilu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farmer
vs
Nevilu

197 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Preston Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Nevilu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmer slips a jab and a cross from Nevilu.
Farmer connects with a high kick.
Nevilu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farmer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nevilu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nevilu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farmer counters with a good low kick that Nevilu was not able to check.
Farmer throws a leg kick but Nevilu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nevilu throws a right hand that Farmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Farmer also avoids with ease.
Nevilu throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nevilu forces Farmer back against the cage and clinches.

Farmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel Nevilu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevilu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmer slips a jab and a cross from Nevilu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevilu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nevilu throws a combination that misses
and Farmer counters with a head kick. That will keep Nevilu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nevilu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farmer takes a jab right on the kisser.

Farmer is rocked!

It looks like Preston Farmer has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Farmer.
Oh Farmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nevilu walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Farmer drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nevilu swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Farmer's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Nevilu!