PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abioye Nazari (ranked 4832 p4p, 166 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 8430 p4p, 260 weight class). Nazari comes to the cage accompanied by Do You Call My Name by Ra. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nazari
vs
Mamba

204 cm
29
298 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

190 cm
27
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nazari gets caught napping as Mamba dives in and scores a takedown. Nazari manages to retain guard.
Mamba looking to pass the guard.
Nazari has Mamba pulled in close to control his posture.
Nazari is trying to control the position but Mamba postures up.
Mamba wants to stand but Nazari has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nazari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mamba postures up.

Mamba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nazari manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mamba has Nazari in his guard.

Mamba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazari scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mamba can't keep his opponent in guard - Nazari advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nazari is trying to control the action in half guard but Mamba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nazari is looking for a kimura here.

Mamba actively working from the bottom here.

Nazari is working for a submission of some sort.

Nazari is looking for a kimura but Mamba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nazari to get the leverage.

Nazari is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nazari winds up and cracks Mamba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is not content to let Nazari control the position.

Mamba looking for submissions off his back.

Nazari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nazari trying to control the pace.
Mamba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nazari . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nazari frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Nazari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nazari scoring with strikes but Mamba is staying in there.
Mamba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nazari lands with a punch from half guard.

Nazari is working for a kimura but Mamba is defending it quite comfortably.
Nazari works his foot free and advances to mount.

Mamba defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nazari .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nazari swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mamba is now in Nazari 's guard. A big mistake from Nazari there, giving up the dominant position!

Nazari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamba is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Nazari 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nazari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mamba postures up.

Nazari has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mamba should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Nazari has tightened it up now! Mamba should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abioye Nazari !
A very excited looking Abioye Nazari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.