PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelica Nugulagamba (ranked 2109 p4p, 268 weight class) and Almoez Ali (ranked 2211 p4p, 283 weight class). Nugulagamba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bartolito. On his way into the cage it seems that Angelica Nugulagamba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Angelica Nugulagamba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nugulagamba
vs
Ali

194 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelica Nugulagamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Almoez Ali!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugulagamba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Angelica Nugulagamba has been cut.
Ali moves away from the strike by Nugulagamba.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nugulagamba.
Ali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nugulagamba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nugulagamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugulagamba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.

Angelica Nugulagamba's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelica Nugulagamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Nugulagamba misses.
Ali cracks Nugulagamba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugulagamba misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nugulagamba is rocked!

Nugulagamba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Ali manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nugulagamba doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ali counters with a head kick that drops Nugulagamba to the mat! Nugulagamba scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Nugulagamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugulagamba dives in for a single leg takedown but Ali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nugulagamba seems to have got his legs back now.
Nugulagamba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nugulagamba is breathing heavily.
Nugulagamba shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Nugulagamba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ali lands with a right and another and another! Nugulagamba is in big trouble! Ali lands again and this time it's lights out for Nugulagamba! A quality knockout there for Ali.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Almoez Ali!
A very excited looking Almoez Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.