PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Bajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagendra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mozart - Lacrimosa. Bojan Bajic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nagendra
vs
Bajic

193 cm
24
223 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

187 cm
24
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Brute

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagendra shoots in looking for a takedown but Bajic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagendra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nagendra has a takedown stuffed.
Bajic throws a sloppy head kick and Nagendra moves out of range easily.
A jab from Bajic misses.
Nagendra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajic misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bajic.
Nagendra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bajic pinned against the cage. Bajic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nagendra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bajic.
Bajic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra avoids the body shot from Bajic.
Nagendra has his takedown stuffed
and Bajic counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bajic defends it nicely.
Nagendra moves away from the strike by Bajic.
Bajic cracks the inside of Nagendra's front leg.
Bajic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagendra.
No luck for Nagendra with that takedown attempt.
Nagendra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagendra is out of range and Bajic settles back down.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice shot lands for Bajic.
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!
Bajic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagendra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bajic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagendra is breathing heavily.
Nagendra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nagendra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bajic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bajic throws a good cross that connects.
Bajic scoring well with a low kick there.
Bajic throws a head kick that Nagendra semi-blocks.
Nagendra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bajic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra looks for a takedown but Bajic sprawls well.
Nagendra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nagendra. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bajic lands with a hook. Nagendra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bajic as he avoids it easily.
Nagendra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bajic feints and then cracks Nagendra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagendra down.
Bajic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nagendra tries to bum rush Bajic with a series of wild strikes but Bajic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bajic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajic throws a head kick that Nagendra semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bajic sprawls well. Bajic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
Bajic is looking to slow Nagendra down with leg kicks.
Bajic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bajic lands a slapping body shot.
Bojan Bajic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bajic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nagendra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown but Bajic shows good takedown defense.
Bajic throws a head kick that misses.
Nagendra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Bajic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bajic cracks Nagendra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bajic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bajic takes a swing at Nagendra's ribcage but misses.
Nagendra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nagendra shoots in but Bajic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bajic leaves Nagendra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bajic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bajic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagendra looks for a takedown but Bajic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagendra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bajic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagendra.
Bajic thumps Nagendra with a low kick.
Bojan Bajic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bajic.
Nagendra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bajic cracks Nagendra with an open hand slap.

Montgomery Nagendra's cut is getting worse.
Bajic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown but Bajic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nagendra blocks a head kick by Bajic.
Montgomery Nagendra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bajic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagendra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajic.
Bajic lands a nice hook to Nagendra's body. Nagendra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra shoots in for a double leg but Bajic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bajic connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bajic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagendra manages to avoid it.
Bajic lands a right hook to the body.
Bajic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bajic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bajic stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagendra. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
Bajic cracks Nagendra with a good jab.
Bajic throws a shot to the body.
Bajic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic throws a nice inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nagendra might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nagendra ducks under a wild hook from Bajic.
Bajic throws a body punch but Nagendra moves out of range.
Montgomery Nagendra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajic connects with a jab.
Nagendra avoids the body shot from Bajic.
Nagendra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bajic works Nagendra's body with a nice hook.
Nagendra blocks a jab.
Bajic throws a head kick that misses.
Bajic stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagendra. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Bajic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nagendra needs to keep his hands up - Bajic had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bajic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bajic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bajic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nagendra moves forwards but Bajic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nagendra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bajic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bajic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Bajic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bajic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bajic.
Bajic scores with a shot to the body.
Bajic lands a two punch combo.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a takedown but Bajic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagendra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bajic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bajic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagendra moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagendra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagendra is defended easily by Bajic.
Nagendra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Bajic. No joy for Nagendra on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bajic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nagendra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bajic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagendra drops his hands momentarily and Bajic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nagendra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bajic lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bajic is looking to slow Nagendra down with leg kicks.
Bajic stalks Nagendra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nagendra's face. Nagendra staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic connects with a solid leg kick.
Bajic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagendra fails with the takedown
and Bajic counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagendra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagendra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bajic.
Bajic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagendra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nagendra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bajic lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic works the jab nicely.
Nagendra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bajic.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a takedown but Bajic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagendra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bajic takes a swing at Nagendra's ribcage but misses.
Nagendra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bajic.
An inside leg kick lands from Bajic.
Bajic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bajic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bajic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nagendra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bajic finds it's way through Nagendra's defenses.
Nagendra has a takedown stuffed.
Bajic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bajic.
Bajic feints and then cracks Nagendra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagendra down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bajic. That's going to slow Nagendra down.
Bajic lands a nice hook to Nagendra's body. Nagendra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bajic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Bajic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra'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.

Nagendra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bajic looks to throw the jab but Nagendra is out of range.
Bajic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bajic throws a head kick but Nagendra moves out of range.
Nagendra slips a straight right by Bajic.
Bajic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bajic missing with a left hand there. Nagendra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagendra shoots for a takedown but Bajic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bajic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nagendra fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nagendra closes the distance and clinches up with Bajic, looking for a takedown. Nagendra pushes Bajic against the cage but Bajic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bajic. Nagendra does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Bajic.
Nagendra shoots for a takedown but Bajic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bajic misses with a series of wild punches.
Bajic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bajic leaves Nagendra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bajic misses with a wild body shot.
Bajic throws a sloppy head kick and Nagendra moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic swings for the body but Nagendra moves out of range.
Bajic thuds a left hand into Nagendra's body.
Bajic connects with a body shot.

Nagendra drives through with a takedown into Bajic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nagendra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagendra working some strikes from top position.
Bajic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bajic tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra chips away with some ground and pound.
Bajic keeping full guard, as Nagendra tries to pass.
Nagendra working some strikes from top position.
Bajic working a defensive guard here.

Nagendra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bajic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nagendra has Bajic in his guard.
Nagendra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nagendra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic is looking to improve his position but Nagendra isn't that keen on the idea.
Nagendra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nagendra with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagendra is landing with some decent strikes but Bajic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Bajic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nagendra working Bajic over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Montgomery Nagendra had his way with Bojan Bajic in that round.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bajic misses with a looping right.
Bajic lands a head kick!
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown but Bajic shows good takedown defense.
Bajic throws a body punch but Nagendra moves out of range.

Nagendra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Montgomery Nagendra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nagendra working some strikes from top position.
Bajic keeping full guard, as Nagendra tries to pass.
Bajic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nagendra won't allow Bajic to sweep him here.
Nagendra advances to half guard.
Bajic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic tries to get to full guard but Nagendra has control of the leg.
Nagendra wants to control but Bajic is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Nagendra.
Nagendra is stalling here. Bajic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nagendra seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bajic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bajic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bajic working away.
Bajic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bajic is looking to take a break and control but Nagendra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nagendra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajic tries to get to full guard but Nagendra has control of the leg.
Nagendra slips a nice elbow through Bajic's hands, connecting with Bajic's forehead.
Nagendra thows a huge punch but Bajic dodges it nicely.

Nagendra is trying to work for a kimura but Bajic is defending well.
Bajic is pressing down on Nagendra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagendra connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagendra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bajic is trying to control the position but Nagendra postures up.
Bojan Bajic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra tries to free his leg and advance position but Bajic is retaining full guard.
Nagendra is working Bajic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bajic trying to control the position.
Nagendra passes Bajic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montgomery Nagendra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagendra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nagendra works his way into full mount!
Bajic wants to hold on but Nagendra pushes him away.
Nagendra punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagendra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nagendra misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bajic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nagendra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bajic?

Bajic is rocked!
Nagendra connects with a bit shot that sees Bajic covering up! More strikes from Nagendra and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nagendra is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Montgomery Nagendra!
Montgomery Nagendra retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Montgomery Nagendra waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.