PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nocturnal Daimon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ndemi Abasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Daimon
vs
Abasi

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nocturnal Daimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ndemi Abasi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abasi moves in looking to clinch but Daimon pushes him off.
Abasi tries to clinch but Daimon moves out of range.
Abasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abasi scores with a head kick.
Daimon tries to clinch up but Abasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Daimon is looking to clinch.
Daimon darts in trying to clinch
and Abasi counters with a nice kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daimon looking to throw knees to the head but Abasi is blocking nicely.
Abasi stalling in the clinch but Daimon improves position.
Abasi working Daimon over with knees to the body.
Abasi wants to stall.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abasi trying to stall but Daimon improves his position.
Daimon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nocturnal Daimon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abasi is trying to break the clinch but Daimon has him pressed against the cage.
Daimon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daimon is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abasi.
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daimon is keeping busy.
Abasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daimon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi is looking to control Daimon's arms but Daimon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abasi has his back to the cage.
Abasi lands a knee to the head.
Abasi is looking to control Daimon's arms but Daimon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abasi has his back to the cage.
Abasi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ndemi Abasi.
Daimon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abasi. That one must have hurt.
Abasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abasi tries to clinch up

and Daimon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daimon landing knees to the head.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Daimon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abasi stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abasi wants to break free but Daimon has control.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daimon misses with a knee to the head.
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abasi throws an elbow that misses.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but Daimon blocks with his arms.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daimon avoids it.
Daimon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abasi's efforts to push away.

Abasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abasi misses with a head kick.
Abasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daimon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abasi counters with a body kick that stops Daimon in his tracks momentarily.
Daimon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daimon swats away the attempt to clinch by Abasi.
Daimon circles away from the clinch attempt

and Daimon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daimon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daimon is keeping busy.
Abasi is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Daimon has denied him.
Daimon misses with a knee strike.
Abasi tries to stall but Daimon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Abasi looking to slow down the pace here.
Abasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daimon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Daimon gets an underhook and turns Abasi into the cage.
Abasi throws an elbow but it misses.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Daimon taking a breather.
Daimon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abasi is trying to break free.
Abasi lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abasi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Abasi tries to break free but Daimon pushes him back against the cage.
Abasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daimon blocks it with crossed arms.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Abasi stalls.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Abasi is looking to break free of the clinch but Daimon has double underhooks.
Daimon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi throws an elbow but it misses.
Abasi trying to stall but Daimon improves his position.
Abasi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daimon avoids it.
Abasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Abasi.
Abasi looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ndemi Abasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nocturnal Daimon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Daimon clinches up with Abasi and pushes him back against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ndemi Abasi.
Daimon tries to clinch but Abasi moves out of range.
Daimon tries to clinch up.
Daimon wants to clinch up but Abasi keeps it at a distance.
Daimon tries to clinch up.
Abasi throws a head kick that misses.
Daimon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abasi wants to clinch.

Daimon instigates a clinch.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but Daimon blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abasi tries a knee to the head but Daimon blocks it.
Daimon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abasi misses with a knee to the head.
Abasi is looking to break free of the clinch but Daimon has double underhooks.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abasi has had enough of the clinch but Daimon keeps him there for the moment.
Abasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Abasi takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daimon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ndemi Abasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi is looking to break free of the clinch but Daimon has double underhooks.
Abasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Daimon won't allow it.
Abasi looking to stall.
Daimon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daimon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abasi tries a knee to the head but Daimon blocks it.
Abasi is trying to break free.
Abasi is trying to stall.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Abasi trying to stall but Daimon improves his position.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daimon crunches a lovely knee into Abasi's ribcage.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Abasi trying to stall but Daimon improves his position.
Daimon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abasi avoiding damage as Daimon throws knees to the body.

Abasi breaks from the clinch.
Daimon keeps the fight on the outside.
Abasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Daimon.
Abasi tries to clinch but Daimon is having none of it.
Daimon tries to close the distance and clinch but Abasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daimon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abasi throws a head kick that Daimon semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Abasi rushes Daimon and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daimon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daimon looking to stall.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abasi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daimon looking to slow down the pace here.
Daimon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Abasi stalling in the clinch but Daimon improves position.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abasi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daimon tries to stall but Abasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abasi has had enough of the clinch but Daimon keeps him there for the moment.
Abasi is trying to break the clinch but Daimon is controlling him.
Daimon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Abasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abasi letting Daimon take a breather here.
Abasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abasi taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abasi landing knees to the head.
Abasi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daimon's face.
Daimon lands a knee to the head.
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daimon has Abasi pressed against the cage, preventing Abasi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abasi managing to block the knees to the body from Daimon.
Abasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Daimon won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daimon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abasi blocks it with crossed arms.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Abasi looking to throw knees to the head but Daimon is blocking nicely.
Daimon looking to throw knees to the head but Abasi is blocking nicely.
Daimon blocks an elbow strike.
Abasi stalling in the clinch but Daimon improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abasi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abasi missing with knees to the body.
Daimon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daimon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ndemi Abasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nocturnal Daimon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A head kick from Abasi lands but Daimon takes it in his stride.
Daimon wants to clinch up but Abasi keeps it at a distance.
Abasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daimon doesn't manage to clinch there - Abasi circles away.
Daimon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nocturnal Daimon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abasi moves in looking to clinch but Daimon pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abasi.
Abasi tries to clinch but Daimon moves out of range.
Abasi is looking to clinch but Daimon is avoiding it.

Abasi clinches with his opponent.
Daimon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daimon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Daimon.
Abasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daimon is defending well for now.
Abasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Daimon gets an underhook and turns Abasi into the cage.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daimon avoids it.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Abasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daimon is keeping busy.
Abasi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Abasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi stalling in the clinch but Daimon improves position.
Abasi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daimon has him pressed against the cage.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Daimon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but Abasi blocks it.
Abasi working hard to break the clinch.
Abasi taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abasi can't break the clinch.
Daimon misses with a knee strike.
Daimon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abasi throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abasi looking to throw knees to the head but Daimon is blocking nicely.
Abasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daimon is defending well for now.
Daimon just leaning against Abasi, taking a breather.
Daimon lands a nice knee to the body.
Abasi misses with a knee strike.
Daimon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Daimon tries to land knees in the clinch but Abasi avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Daimon won't allow it.
Daimon misses with a knee strike.
Daimon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daimon looking to throw knees to the head but Abasi is blocking nicely.
Abasi is looking to control Daimon's arms but Daimon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abasi has his back to the cage.
Daimon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but Abasi blocks with his arms.
Abasi tries to stall but Daimon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daimon misses with a knee strike.
Abasi stalling in the clinch but Daimon improves position.
Abasi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abasi tries to throw a body punch but Daimon avoids it by throwing Abasi back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daimon misses with a knee to the head.
Abasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Daimon gets an underhook and turns Abasi into the cage.
Daimon looking to throw knees to the head but Abasi is blocking nicely.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daimon has Abasi pressed against the cage, preventing Abasi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abasi is trying to stall.
Daimon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daimon with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abasi scores with a knee to the head.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Daimon won't allow it.
Daimon misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daimon slowing the pace effectively.
Daimon misses with a knee to the head.
Daimon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Abasi breaks from the clinch.

Daimon closes the distance and clinches.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but Daimon blocks with his arms.
Abasi looking to stall.
Daimon is pushing Abasi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daimon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daimon as Abasi tries to tie him up.
Daimon with a knee to the head.
Abasi taking a breather.
Abasi missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daimon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abasi trying to control the position but instead, Daimon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abasi into the cage.
Nocturnal Daimon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ndemi Abasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abasi avoiding damage as Daimon throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nocturnal Daimon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abasi 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ndemi Abasi!