PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azad Naja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingua Badalaageira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badalaageira has chosen Bad Man - Murs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naja
vs
Badalaageira

185 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Azad Naja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ingua Badalaageira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badalaageira swinging wilding here.
Horrible takedown by Naja or perhaps it was just good defense by Badalaageira which made him look bad.
Badalaageira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naja has a takedown stuffed.

Naja bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Badalaageira is trying to control Naja's posture but Naja avoids it.

Naja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Badalaageira wants to control but Naja postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badalaageira wants to get back to his feet.

Naja looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Naja tries to advance to mount but Badalaageira denies him.
Badalaageira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badalaageira regains half guard.

Naja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naja passes to side control.
Badalaageira looking for a sweep but Naja has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naja looking to control but Badalaageira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naja is really struggling to control Badalaageira but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Badalaageira tries to lock up and control but Naja gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Badalaageira is working to get back to half guard.
Naja is trying to take his opponent's back.
Naja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Naja tries to control but Badalaageira wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naja avoids the attempt from Badalaageira to control.
Naja wants to control the pace but Badalaageira is squirming around nicely.

Naja jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Badalaageira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Badalaageira and Naja has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Badalaageira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Naja is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Badalaageira looks calm but he's in trouble here. Naja gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Badalaageira is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Naja lets go of the hold and Badalaageira can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Azad Naja!