PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Rich (ranked 6566 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Aznag Jr (ranked 4532 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rich
vs
Aznag Jr

179 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leopoldo Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nando Aznag Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aznag Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rich is trying to defend but Aznag Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Rich kicks Aznag Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Rich really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rich wants to control from the top but Aznag Jr keeps moving.
Rich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aznag Jr is looking to stand up but Rich isn't so interested in that idea.
Rich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aznag Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rich is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aznag Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aznag Jr but Aznag Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Aznag Jr darts in and clinches Rich up against the cage.
Rich wants a takedown.

Aznag Jr jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aznag Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Rich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rich shoots in for a double leg but Aznag Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopoldo Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Aznag Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Rich pushes Aznag Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rich shoots in but Aznag Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aznag Jr is fending him off so far but Rich persists. Nope, Aznag Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Rich shoots in looking for a takedown. Aznag Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Rich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aznag Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rich is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aznag Jr throws a head kick that Rich semi-blocks.

Rich is rocked!

It looks like Leopoldo Rich has been cut.
Look low, kick high! Aznag Jr uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rich tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Aznag Jr is absolutely delighted - when Rich wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nando Aznag Jr!