PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zuko Haruhi (ranked 5428 p4p, 2743 weight class) and Ahmed Sheikh (ranked 595 p4p, 381 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Haruhi
vs
Sheikh

184 cm
25
180
1 - 3 - 0

181 cm
18
180
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zuko Haruhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahmed Sheikh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haruhi scores with a nice strike.
Haruhi misses with a double jab.
Sheikh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Haruhi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prosper Training in the buildup to the fight.
Ahmed Sheikh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haruhi takes one on the button.
Haruhi throws a right and a left that Sheikh avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Haruhi coming out on top.
Haruhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheikh.
Sheikh lands with a hook. Haruhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haruhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheikh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sheikh throws a looping overhand right but Haruhi ducks down to avoid it.
Haruhi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Haruhi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haruhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haruhi ducks under a wild hook from Sheikh.
Haruhi needs to keep his hands up - Sheikh had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haruhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheikh.
Haruhi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Haruhi swinging wildly here.
Sheikh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sheikh moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Haruhi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haruhi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruhi misses with a body shot.
Sheikh avoids the head kick by Haruhi.
Haruhi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haruhi throws a head kick but Sheikh moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheikh misses the target.
Nice body punch from Sheikh.
Sheikh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Sheikh finds it's way through Haruhi's defenses.

Sheikh moves into the clinch.
Sheikh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haruhi is breathing heavily.
Sheikh lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Sheikh.
Sheikh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sheikh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sheikh stalling.
Sheikh lands with a light punch inside.
Sheikh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheikh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haruhis head.
Sheikh works on Haruhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Sheikh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheikh lands a left hand.
Sheikh scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheikh.
Sheikh lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh lands with a right to the head.
Sheikh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haruhi backwards.
Sheikh just leaning against Haruhi, taking a breather.
Sheikh lands a body shot.
Haruhi is trying to force a seperation but Sheikh has the dominant position.
Sheikh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haruhi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haruhi is trying to push Sheikh away but Sheikh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Sheikh.
Sheikh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh misses with some punches.
Haruhi can't break the clinch.
Haruhi is trying to break free.
A short left from Sheikh.
Sheikh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haruhi prevents a body shot from Sheikh.
Sheikh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheikh lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Sheikh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Haruhi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sheikh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sheikh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Sheikh misses.
Sheikh throws a big shot that misses.
Haruhi throws a nice looking combination but Sheikh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haruhi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sheikh throws a hook but Haruhi avoids it easily.
Haruhi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheikh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haruhis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A right-left combo lands from Haruhi.
Haruhi tries to bum rush Sheikh with a series of wild strikes but Sheikh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheikh misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheikh looks to score with a jab to the body but Haruhi is just out of range.
Haruhi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Haruhi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sheikh has Haruhi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmed Sheikh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sheikh misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheikh controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
A nice left hand lands by Sheikh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheikh.
Haruhi tries to break free but Sheikh pushes him back against the cage.
Sheikh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haruhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haruhi is trying to force a seperation but Sheikh has the dominant position.
Sheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh keeps control of Haruhi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sheikh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sheikh gets through Haruhi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheikh lands a shoulder strike.
Sheikh pushes Haruhi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheikh taking a breather.
Sheikh tries a body shot but Haruhi blocks it.
Haruhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheikh gets through Haruhi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheikh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sheikh.
Sheikh lands with a right to the head.

Haruhi is rocked!
Sheikh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Haruhi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheikh lands a hook that snaps the head of Haruhi backwards.
Haruhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Sheikh has double underhooks.
Sheikh throws a big uppercut that drops Haruhi! More strikes from Sheikh and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Haruhi lies dazed against the cage as Sheikh celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Sheikh!