PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amr Mahmoud (ranked 4770 p4p, 5190 weight class) and George Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmoud comes to the cage accompanied by Clip el 3en 3alena. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mahmoud
vs
Gordon

190 cm
18
228
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amr Mahmoud !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud misses with a two punch combination.

Gordon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mahmoud wants to get back to full guard.
Mahmoud is trying to control but can't.
Gordon controlling the action here.
Mahmoud trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gordon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon works his way into side control.
Mahmoud is looking for a sweep.
Mahmoud is trying to control Gordon's posture but Gordon avoids it.
Gordon controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mahmoud struggling a bit here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amr Mahmoud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Mahmoud , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gordon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mahmoud manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gordon preventing the sweep.
Gordon wants to stand but Mahmoud is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gordon's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Gordon.
Let's hope that Gordon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gordon passes Mahmoud 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gordon uses his free foot to push down on Mahmoud 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mahmoud .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gordon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Gordon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Gordon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mahmoud is surviving well by controlling Gordon's body position as best he can.
Gordon unloading with bombs!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordon controlling from mount.
Mahmoud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gordon on the ground.

Gordon working for a guillotine from mount but Mahmoud is in no mood to give up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Gordon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gordon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mahmoud is trying to defend but Gordon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Gordon is looking for a kimura but Mahmoud is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gordon to get the leverage.
Mahmoud is looking to get back to full guard here but Gordon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gordon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gordon is trying to get an arm triangle but Mahmoud is defending well.
Gordon scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud is trying to work for a sweep but Gordon has mounted him!
Mahmoud tries to hold on but Gordon pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Gordon.
Gordon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gordon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon with a couple of short strikes.
Gordon landing strikes from the mount.
Gordon controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gordon controlling his opponent.
Gordon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mahmoud ?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahmoud taking shots to the head.
Gordon raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gordon tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Mahmoud is in a horrible position here. Gordon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gordon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gordon landing punches.
Gordon with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gordon raining down shots from the mount!

Gordon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mahmoud has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gordon controlling his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gordon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gordon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mahmoud could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gordon has cracked it and Mahmoud is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gordon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Gordon!
The defeated Amr Mahmoud had this to say: 'Thanks God I can't complain I wasn't fully ready for today's fight I promise next fight I will try my best Thanks to all my Fans'.