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 comes into the arena with Mozart - Lacrimosa blaring out of the sound system. Montgomery Nagendra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nagendra
vs
Bajic

193 cm
29
223 lbs
15 - 18 - 0

187 cm
28
220 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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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 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bojan Bajic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

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 tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bajic swivels and escapes.
Nagendra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bajic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nagendras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nagendra throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bajic to counter with a crisp jab.
Bajic stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagendra. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nagendra.
Nagendra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bajic looks to land a left hand but Nagendra moved out of range nicely.

Nagendra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bajic struggling a bit here.
Bajic is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nagendra is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Bajic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bajic taking a bit of punishment here - Nagendra scoring with strikes.

Nagendra is trying to get an arm triangle but Bajic is defending well.
Nagendra lands an elbow.
Nagendra working away.
Bajic is looking to regain half guard here but Nagendra keeps moving and retains side control.

Nagendra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bajic, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bajic taking a bit of punishment here - Nagendra scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bajic is trying to get back to half guard.
Nagendra scores with punches from side control.
Nagendra working the ground and pound but Bajic is defending the strikes.
Nagendra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bajic down.
Nagendra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bajic regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nagendra's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagendra connects with a nice short shot to Bajic's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nagendra postures up in Bajic's guard and throws a big left but Bajic blocks it.
Nagendra trying to control but Bajic is working from the bottom.
Nagendra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nagendra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bajic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Nagendra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bajic has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Nagendra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nagendra throws a strike aimed at the side of Bajic's head but Bajic avoids it well.
Bajic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bajic is looking to reverse the position.
Bajic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nagendra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Nagendra is looking for a kimura here.
Bajic wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Montgomery Nagendra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bajic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagendra.
Bajic lands a right hook to the body.
Bajic slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagendra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bajic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bajic misses with an uppercut

and Nagendra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nagendra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bajic trying to control the position.
Montgomery Nagendra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nagendra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bajic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nagendra, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic is fighting to break Nagendra's control of his arms but Nagendra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nagendra looking to control.
Nagendra pulls Bajic in close to prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Montgomery Nagendra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Bajic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra closes the distance but Bajic moves to the side
and Bajic counters with a nice body shot.
Bajic misses with a low kick as Nagendra jumps back.
Bajic tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagendra shoots in and drives through. 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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.

Nagendra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bajic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagendra with the ground and pound but Bajic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Nagendra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic trying to control but Nagendra postures up.
Nagendra throws a strike but Bajic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nagendra wants to control from the top but Bajic keeps moving.
Bajic looking for a sweep. Not yet Bajic, not yet.
Nagendra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bajic keeping full guard, as Nagendra tries to pass.
Bajic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagendra being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajic wants to control the position but Nagendra says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bajic tries to get to full guard but Nagendra has control of the leg.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajic throws an elbow but Nagendra slips to the side and avoids it well.

Bajic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bajic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Montgomery Nagendra will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Bajic misses with a leg kick.
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.
Nagendra shoots in but no luck this time.
Nagendra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bajic but Bajic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bajic dodges the punch combination from Nagendra.
Bajic slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagendra, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bajic throws a hook but Nagendra blocks it.
Bajic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagendra.
Nagendra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bajic pinned against the cage. Bajic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bajic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nagendra with a poor takedown
and Bajic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bajic defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra with a poor takedown
and Bajic counters with a right hand to the body.
Nagendra goes for a double leg but Bajic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bajic continues to drive forward.
Bajic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagendra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagendra tries to circle away but Bajic has him pinned against the cage.

Bajic breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nagendra.
Bajic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagendra was well out of range. Poor timing from Bajic.
Bajic misses with a kick to the body.
Nagendra shoots for a takedown but Bajic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bajic scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagendra should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagendra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bajic tries to avoid it but Nagendra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bajic to the ground. Bajic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bojan Bajic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajic jabs Nagendra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nagendra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bajic avoids it really well and circles away.
Bajic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bajic misses the shot to the body.
Bajic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bajic throws a leg kick which misses Nagendra's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagendra tries to avoid it.
Bajic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery Nagendra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bajic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bajic motions for Nagendra to come forward. Bajic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bajic circles away.
Bajic works Nagendra's body with a nice hook.
Bajic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagendra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bojan Bajic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagendra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bajic as he jumps to the side.
Nagendra tries for a takedown but Bajic circles away easily
and Bajic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bajic misses with a head kick.
Bajic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Bajic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagendra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montgomery Nagendra!
Montgomery Nagendra managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear, into his post fight interview.