PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willian Mathews (ranked 24798 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Nabi (ranked 4620 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabi has chosen Here Comes The Hotstepper as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mathews
vs
Nabi

160 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willian Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Nabi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabi misses with a wild body shot.
Mathews seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nabi lands with a straight right. Mathews didn't see that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nabi.
Mathews tries to counter by clinching up but Nabi breaks away and moves out of range.
Nabi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nabi duly obliges.
Mathews ducks under a wild hook from Nabi.
Mathews is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nabi.
Nabi scores with a three punch combo!
Mathews throws a head kick that misses.
Nabi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathews.
Nabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nabi.

Mathews is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Nabi moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Mathews! Nabi continues to tee off on Mathews, landing with a left and a right! Nabi connects with a right hand that leaves Mathews sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Nabi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdul Nabi!
After winning the bout, Abdul Nabi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.