PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norberto French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Bemevczech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nikolai Bemevczech enters the cage!

French
vs
Bemevczech

160 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norberto French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Bemevczech!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bemevczech swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bemevczech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bemevczech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
French went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
French takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bemevczech misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and French tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bemevczech looks to land a combination but French avoids it well.
French thinks about countering with a head kick.

Bemevczech instigates a clinch.
French could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bemevczech wants to break free but French has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
French jumps guard but Bemevczech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bemevczech breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bemevczech lands a nice looking body shot.
Bemevczech lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bemevczech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bemevczech misses with a two punch combination.

Bemevczech closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
French jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bemevczech walks away with a smile on his face. French gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bemevczech lands a nice shot that snaps French's head back.

French tries to keep at a distance but Bemevczech has taken the fight into the clinch.
French stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
French jumps guard but Bemevczech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norberto French. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bemevczech gets through French's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bemevczech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but French manages to avoid it.
It looked like French wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bemevczech lands an overhand right.
Bemevczech falls off balance throwing a combination
and French counters with a stiff right hand.
Bemevczech throws a left and a right that both miss
and French counters with a one-two to the body.
Nikolai Bemevczech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bemevczech drops French with a big left hand! French is injured, injured bad! Bemevczech jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Bemevczech!