PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Dawsari (ranked 4095 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thip Top (ranked 2050 p4p, 230 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dawsari
vs
Top

178 cm
26
156 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Dawsari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thip Top!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Top drives through and clinches with Dawsari against the cage.
Top leaning against his opponent.
Top lands a body shot.
Top lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Top has Dawsari pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Top scores with a nice short uppercut.
Top stalls.
Top gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Abdullah Dawsari has been cut.
Dawsari looking for a takedown.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dawsari is trying to drag Top to the mat but Top just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hand to the body from Top.
Top lands an elbow just above Dawsari 's eye.
Dawsari takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Top.
Dawsari wants to take the fight to the mat but Top manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Dawsari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Top's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Top pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Top stalling against the cage.
Top is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawsari takes an elbow to the temple.
Top avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Top.
A short uppercut from Top.
Top cracks Dawsari with a nice body shot.
Top creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawsari's defenses.
Nice body punch from Top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Top.
Top stalling against the cage.
Dawsari wants a takedown.
Top is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Top takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dawsari wants to take the fight to the mat but Top manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawsari backwards.
Dawsari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Top avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Top lands an elbow just above Dawsari 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Top.
Dawsari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Top gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Top.
Top content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Top dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thip Top.

Top has closed the distance and engaged Dawsari in a clinch.
Top stops a takedown attempt from Dawsari.
Top lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Top pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawsari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Top is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Top.
Top lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top lands an elbow inside that Dawsari shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Top.
Top lands an elbow inside that Dawsari shrugs off.
Top lands an elbow inside.
Top lands a nice elbow.
Top working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawsari backwards.
Top lands an elbow inside that Dawsari shrugs off.

Dawsari is rocked!
Top lands an elbow just above Dawsari 's eye.
Oh Dawsari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Top.
Dawsari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Top gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Top lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawsari backwards.
Top creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawsari's defenses.
Top is pushing Dawsari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Top gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Dawsari! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Top.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thip Top!
Thip Top seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.