PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nagendra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mozart - Lacrimosa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nagendra
vs
Heap

193 cm
26
223 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Night Nutrition
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eildon Heap!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heap is looking to clinch.
Heap misses with the combination.
Heap throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heap tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagendra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Heap forces Nagendra back against the cage and clinches.
Heap lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.
Nagendra wants a takedown.
Nagendra wants to take the fight to the mat but Heap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nagendra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagendra is looking for a takedown.
Heap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nagendra backwards.
Heap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nagendra's defenses.
Nagendra tries to pull guard but Heap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagendra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nagendra avoids it.
Heap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nagendra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nagendra is breathing heavily.
Nagendra tries to pull guard but Heap holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagendra drops back down to his feet.
Nagendra is trying to pull guard but Heap has him pressed against the cage.
Nagendra tries to pull guard but Heap holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagendra drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Heap.

Montgomery Nagendra's cut is getting worse.
Nagendra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heap walks away with a smile on his face. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nagendra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heap circles away.
Heap misses with a straight left.

Heap gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
Heap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Montgomery Nagendra's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heap lands an elbow inside that Nagendra shrugs off.

Jeez, Montgomery Nagendra's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nagendra wants to take the fight to the mat but Heap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Heap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagendra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heap lands a knee to the body.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Montgomery Nagendra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eildon Heap!