PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari comes to the cage accompanied by Do You Call My Name by Ra. Viktor Orban will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nazari
vs
Orban

204 cm
28
298 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Orban!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nazari , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orban was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Orban darts in and clinches Nazari up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orban.
Nazari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orban lands an elbow that stopped Nazari in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Abioye Nazari has been cut.
Nazari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orban lands a body punch.
Orban missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Orban to work.
Orban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazari is defending well for now.
Nazari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orban misses with an elbow strike.
Orban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nazari .

It looks like Viktor Orban has been cut.
Nazari dodges an elbow strike from Orban.
Orban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nazari dodges an elbow strike from Orban.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orban blocks a body shot from Nazari .
Orban stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nazari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orban's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Orban.
Orban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazari is defending well for now.
Orban throws an elbow that misses.

Nazari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Nazari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nazari misses with a low kick.
Nazari throws a sloppy head kick and Orban moves out of range easily.
Orban has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Nazari . Those never looked like landing.
Nazari misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nazari throws an overhand right that lands on Orban's shoulder, as Orban tries to avoid the shot.
Orban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orban slips a jab and a cross from Nazari .
Orban tries a quick counter leg kick but Nazari is wise to it.
Nazari scores with the left hand. Orban knows he should have avoided that one.
Nazari tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazari misses with a low kick as Orban jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazari . That's going to slow Orban down.
Nazari throws a push kick but Orban slaps the foot to one side.
Abioye Nazari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazari .
Nazari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazari misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazari throws a head kick but Orban moves out of range.
Nazari misses with a wild combination.
Nazari throws a shot from downtown. Orban moves away and avoids it.
Nazari moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOrban.
Nazari throws an off balance right hand
and Orban counters with a head kick that wobbles Nazari - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Orban sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Orban!