PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagendra has chosen The Liberty Bell - John Philip Sousa as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Small
vs
Nagendra

180 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Small!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Montgomery Nagendra!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagendra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Small throws a right and a left that both miss.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nagendras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.
A jab from Nagendra misses.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small throws out a loose jab but Nagendra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Small.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small swings for the body but Nagendra moves out of range.
Small defending well as Nagendra loads up on a big left hand.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown but Small shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the liver by Small. Beautiful body shot.

Small lands a left and a right that send Nagendra crashing to the mat, dazed. Small thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Nagendra is rocked!
Nagendra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Nagendra is still on wobbly legs! Can Small finish him?
Small misses with a combination
and Nagendra counters with a two punch combo.
Montgomery Nagendra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small weaves into range and cracks Nagendra right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Nagendra goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Small is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Small!
James Small is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, James Small thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.