PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kovacs Zoltan (ranked 4246 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Riyadh Nawab (ranked 516 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Zoltan
vs
Nawab

170 cm
21
195
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kovacs Zoltan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riyadh Nawab!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nawab looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zoltan!
Zoltan wants to get back to his feet but Nawab is dominant here and he's now got Zoltan's back!
Zoltan tries to escape but Nawab has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Zoltan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nawab is hanging on to Zoltan's back as he tries to escape.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Zoltan tries to escape the position.
Nawab is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nawab looking for the choke but no joy.
Zoltan is trying to break free.
What can Zoltan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Zoltan just trying to survive but Nawab is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Zoltan can't escape the position.

Zoltan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nawab gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zoltan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nawab is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nawab gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Nawab is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Zoltan is defending well though. Nawab let's go of the attempt for now.

Zoltan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zoltan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nawab's arms.

Nawab has his arm under Zoltan's chin here. Game over son! Nawab squeezes tightly and Zoltan is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Riyadh Nawab!