PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balin Le Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes to the ring accompanied by M.A.S.H Theme. Abed Nadir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Balin Le Savage's chin.

Nadir
vs
Le Savage

188 cm
32
217 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

192 cm
26
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Savage can pounce on him.
Le Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Nadir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nadir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nadir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nadir is pressing down on Le Savage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Le Savage is holding on for now.
Nadir works his way into side control.

Nadir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Le Savage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Le Savage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Savage tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Le Savage is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nadir working the head and body with strikes.
Le Savage is trying to get back to half guard.
Le Savage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nadir working away.
We've been hearing that Nadir has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nadir working the ground and pound.
Le Savage is not content to let Nadir control the position.
Le Savage can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage sneaks back into half guard.
Le Savage is refusing to be controlled, as Nadir sits in half guard.

Le Savage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nadir pulls his head out easily.
Nadir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Le Savage has hold of Nadir's hands but Nadir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nadir is keen to just control but Le Savage is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage is looking to improve his position.

Le Savage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nadir pulls his head out easily.
Le Savage is trying to maintain the position but Nadir is very close to passing his half guard.
Nadir stalling away here and it's allowed Le Savage to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nadir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nadir is in close to Le Savage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Le Savage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nadir looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nadir wants to control from the top but Le Savage keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nadir pushes down on Le Savage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Le Savage wants to get back to full guard.
Nadir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Le Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Le Savage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nadir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Savage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nadir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Le Savage throws a low kick but Nadir moves out of range easily.
Nadir misses with the combination.
Nadir looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Savage is just out of range.
Nadir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Savage can do to turn this around?
Le Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Savage's coach down at World Combat Gym - NY was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Le Savage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nadir throws a head kick but Le Savage moves out of range.
Le Savage feints and then cracks Nadir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nadir down.
Nadir loads up on a big right hand but Le Savage slips the punch.
A combination from Nadir does no damage.
Le Savage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nadirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Le Savage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Savage leaves Nadir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Le Savage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nadir under the eye.

Nadir throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Le Savage tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nadir is in Le Savage's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nadir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Le Savage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nadir has managed to get both his arms back between Le Savage's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nadir landing with the ground and pound.
Nadir being controlled here momentarily.
Le Savage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Nadir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nadir postures up.
Nadir looking to pass the guard.
Le Savage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Le Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nadir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Nadir blocks the low kick.
Le Savage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Savage wants to land a leg kick but Nadir is out of range.
Le Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Savage tries to land a front kick but Nadir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le Savage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Savage tried to score with a low kick but Nadir checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nadir shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Le Savage's guard.
Le Savage is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nadir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nadir pushing down on Le Savage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Le Savage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nadir wants to control but Le Savage is keeping him busy.
Le Savage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Nadir there.
Abed Nadir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nadir trying to mount his opponent but Le Savage defends it.
Le Savage has hold of Nadir's hands but Nadir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Le Savage trying to hold on to Nadir's head to control him but Nadir postures up.
Le Savage is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nadir is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nadir wants to free his trapped foot but Le Savage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nadir drops an elbow to the side of Le Savage's head.
Nadir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Le Savage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nadir is pressing down on Le Savage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Le Savage is holding on for now.
Nadir working over Le Savage with some ground and pound. Le Savage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Le Savage is rocked!
Nice strikes from Nadir there.
Le Savage is still in real trouble! Can Nadir finish him?
Nadir is looking to advance position but Le Savage won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Le Savage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Le Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nadir.
Le Savage throws a hook to the side of Nadir's head but Nadir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nadir. Le Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le Savage slips a jab and a cross from Nadir.
Nadir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Savage moves away.
Le Savage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nadir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Le Savage tenderised Nadir's leg. Nadir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balin Le Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Savage throws a hook but Nadir avoids it easily.
Nadir swinging wildly here.
Nadir looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Savage is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir misses the shot to the body.
Nadir lands a big right hook! Le Savage looks hurt but is still standing! Nadir lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Le Savage falls down and Nadir dives in with a huge hammer fist! Le Savage's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Nadir runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abed Nadir!
Our winner, Abed Nadir, 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.