PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhummad Abdul Rahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rex might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Through The Fire And Flames by Dragonforce. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rex
vs
Abdul Rahim

181 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhummad Abdul Rahim!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rex shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rex was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rex wants to control the pace but Abdul Rahim is squirming around nicely.
Rex lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Rex.
Rex looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Abdul Rahim looks a forlorn figure.
Abdul Rahim wants to hold on but Rex pushes him away.
Rex lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rex trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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

Abdul Rahim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim preventing the sweep.

Rex escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdul Rahim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rex striking from the bottom.
Abdul Rahim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul Rahim preventing the sweep.

Abdul Rahim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Rex is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rex looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim is looking to improve his position.
Rex trying to mount his opponent but Abdul Rahim defends it.
Abdul Rahim tries to roll over but Rex keeps him under control.
Abdul Rahim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rex lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdul Rahim kicks off Rex and gets to his feet.
Abdul Rahim fails with an attempt to clinch.

Abdul Rahim scores with a takedown into Rex's guard.
Abdul Rahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex wants to sweep here but Abdul Rahim controlling him for the moment.
Abdul Rahim trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Abdul Rahim postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rex looking for a guillotine here but Abdul Rahim defends easily.
Abdul Rahim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Rahim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdul Rahim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abdul Rahim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Abdul Rahim gets to his feet - Rex follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abdul Rahim tries for a takedown but Rex circles away easily

and Rex counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rex is pushing down on Abdul Rahim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abdul Rahim is fighting to maintain full guard but Rex has managed to sneak the leg through.

Rex is trying to work for a kimura but Abdul Rahim is defending well.
Rex working over Abdul Rahim with some ground and pound. Abdul Rahim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rex has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rex scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rex trying to pass the guard but Abdul Rahim defending well.
Abdul Rahim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rex.

Rex is trying to work for a kimura but Abdul Rahim is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Rex is looking for a kimura but Abdul Rahim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rex to get the leverage.
Rex thows a huge punch but Abdul Rahim dodges it nicely.
Rex is just content to waste time from the top position. Abdul Rahim takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rex trying to control but Abdul Rahim is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rex has his takedown stuffed

and Abdul Rahim counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rex!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rex tries to lock up and control but Abdul Rahim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdul Rahim trying to control but Rex is having none of it.
Rex regains half guard.
Rex is not content to let Abdul Rahim control the position.
Rex is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rex.
Rex lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abdul Rahim!
Rex scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Abdul Rahim?

Rex is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Abdul Rahim has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rex with shots to the head and body - Abdul Rahim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rex landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex with the ground and pound from mount.
Rex connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Rex has hold of Abdul Rahim's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abdul Rahim manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Abdul Rahim wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Rex.
Abdul Rahim tries to lock up and control but Rex gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rex lands a nice shot to the head.

Rex looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Rex dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Abdul Rahim fails with the takedown

and Rex counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Rex is looking for a kimura here.
Rex moves nicely into side control.
Abdul Rahim wants to control but Rex postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdul Rahim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rex lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim is trying to control Rex's posture but Rex avoids it.
Rex lands a few punches from side control.
Rex scoring with punches and elbows.
Abdul Rahim being controlled for a moment.
Abdul Rahim taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rex working the ground and pound.
Rex scoring with punches from side control.

Rex has hold of Abdul Rahim's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Abdul Rahim tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rex cranks the arm and Abdul Rahim screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Abdul Rahim, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyson Rex!