PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eza Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen The Who - Baba O'Riley as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nahka
vs
David

191 cm
30
220 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

190 cm
30
218 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eza Nahka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nahka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David connects with a looping right hand.
Nahka throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nahka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. David doesn't seem bothered though.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nahka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nahka.
Nahka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nahka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
David misses with a double jab
and Nahka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nahka misses with a hook.
Nahka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by David.
Donk. David catches Nahka right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka misses with a double jab
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
Nahka is breathing heavily.
David throws a lazy right hand but Nahka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Craig David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nahka.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David takes a jab right on the kisser.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nahka's calf.
David scores with a shot to the body.
David is looking to slow Nahka down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for David. That snapped Nahka's head back.
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!
David connects with a leg kick. Nahka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
David ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nahka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

David rushes Nahka and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

David manages to break the clinch.
Nahka walks into a stiff left hand from David.

David lands a big head kick that sends Nahka tumbling to the mat! David takes a step backwards and waves Nahka back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Eza Nahka has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Nahka down.
David lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nahka takes a step back to recover.
David fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

David has closed the distance and engaged Nahka in a clinch.
Nahka misses with the head strike.
David wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

David breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nahka moves away.
Nahka misses with a combination

and David counters with a head kick that drops Nahka to the mat! Nahka scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
David misses with a looping right.
Nahka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka misses with a lunging right hand
and David makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
David looks to land a left hand but Nahka moved out of range nicely.
Nahka throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nahka falls off balance throwing a combination
and David counters with a head kick. That will keep Nahka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nahka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nahka throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a leg kick.
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
David explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David cracks the inside of Nahka's front leg.
Nahka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David scores with a three punch combo!

David drops Nahka with a beautiful combination! Nahka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - David is looking for the KO!

Nahka is rocked!
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
David lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Nahka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nahka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

David cracks Nahka with a big right hand and Nahka goes down!
David stands and throws Nahka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nahka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
David wants to control but Nahka is keeping him busy.
Nahka seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
David scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eza Nahka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

David misses with a body shot.
Nahka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
David has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
David misses with a right hand
and Nahka counters with a two punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from David. Nahka shrugs it off though.
David misses with the combination.
David misses with a double jab
and Nahka counters with a straight right hand.
David lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nahka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good leg kick by David there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahka misses with a combination
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nahka thinking.
A slow jab from Nahka misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from David - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nahka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps David thinking.
Nahka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from David misses.
Nahka avoids the head kick by David.
David misses with a looping left.
Nahka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Craig David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Nahka misses.
David throws a lazy uppercut
and Nahka counters with a straight right hand.
Nahka throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a low kick, right behind Nahka 's knee.
Nahka throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
Nahka falls off balance throwing a combination
and David counters with a low kick, right behind Nahka 's knee.
David thumps Nahka with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David connects with a jab.
Nahka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nahka.
David connects with a single shot there.
Nahka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eza Nahka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nahka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by David.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nahka's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
David jabs Nahka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from David, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
Nahka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nahka.
David connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nahka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by David.
David lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nahka.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nahka on the side of the head.
Nahka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Nahka down.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nahka at a distance.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nahka.
A chopping leg kick lands by David.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
A big left from David misses.
David lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for David.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nahka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nahka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
David scores with a head kick.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eza Nahka's cut.
That's time! Nahka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

David is looking to land body kicks.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nahka's calf.
David misses with an uppercut.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nahka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nahka throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nahka throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
Nahka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nahka throws a poor cross that misses
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nahka misses with a combination
and David counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka swinging wildly here.
David works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Nahka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as David lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nahka doesn't seem phased though.

David gets in close and instigates a clinch.
David looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nahka has David pressed against the cage, preventing David from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
David is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

David breaks the clinch.
David's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nahka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! David scrambles back to his feet.
Nahka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
Nahka throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
Nahka moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick but Nahka moves out of range.
David tests Nahka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for David.
Nahka throws a jab when David was well out of range.
Nahka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nahka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nahka throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Nahka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a body kick that stops Nahka in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nahka is able to avoid easily.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Nahka moves out of range easily.
David swinging wildly here.
Nahka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Nahka moves out of range easily.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nahka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
David throws a hook but Nahka blocks it.
David tries to score with a low kick but Nahka moves his leg out of the way.
Nahka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nahka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
Nahka lands a two punch combo.
Nahka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David.
David throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Nahka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
David throws a head kick that misses
and Nahka counters with a straight right hand.
Nahka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahka misses with the combination.
Nahka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nahka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
David misses with a head kick.
Nahka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps David's head backwards.
Nahka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahka throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Eza Nahka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nahka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nahka at a distance.
David lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Craig David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nahka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling David to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well David has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig David!