PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nkemba Solabad (ranked 23389 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotza Fury (ranked 15833 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fury's choice of entrance music: Roll On Up. On his way into the cage it seems that Nkemba Solabad has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nkemba Solabad seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Solabad
vs
Fury

200 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
38
260 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nkemba Solabad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lotza Fury!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solabad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Solabad scrambles back to his feet.
Solabad walks into a left hand.
Solabad fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fury drops his shoulder and cracks Solabad with a huge uppercut! Solabad goes down! Can Fury finish him?

It looks like Nkemba Solabad has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fury has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Solabad is proving hard to escape from.
Fury content to stall in guard here.

Fury gets to his feet - Solabad follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solabad doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fury counters with a big uppercut that knocks Solabad off his feet! Fury dives into side control looking to finish!

Solabad is rocked!
Fury content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Fury decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fury steps into range and cracks Solabad with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Solabad flops backwards and Fury dives into his guard looking to finish!
Solabad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Solabad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
Fury is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Fury gets to his feet - Solabad follows without any prompting.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Fury and Solabad goes tumbling to the canvas! Fury follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Fury content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fury controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Fury has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fury is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Solabad is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Solabad flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fury anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Solabad and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fury slips an arm under Solabad chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fury has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fury is squeezing on Solabad like an anaconda would it's prey. Solabad fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lotza Fury!
Lotza Fury took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.