PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between My Car (ranked 4871 p4p, 4156 weight class) and Ulli Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 517 weight class). My Car could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ulli Muhammad's chin.

Car
vs
Muhammad

187 cm
18
190
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, My Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulli Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Car looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Muhammad is looking to improve his position.
Muhammad trying to control but Car postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Car is controlling the pace.
Muhammad trying to hold on to Car's head to control him but Car postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Muhammad tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Car counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Muhammad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Muhammad controls Car momentarily but Car frees himself.
Car not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Muhammad trying to keep a closed guard but Car is proving a slippery customer.
Car knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muhammad on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad is striking from the bottom but Car uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Muhammad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muhammad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muhammad trying to control the position.
Muhammad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muhammad looks winded!
Car wants to pass the guard but Muhammad is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad working a defensive guard but Car manages to pass into side control anyway.

Car tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Car has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Muhammad is trying to get back to his feet.
Car working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muhammad misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Muhammad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muhammad tries to escape but Car is in control.
Car landing strikes.
Muhammad wants to control but Car postures up.
Car just content to control the position.
Car working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Car decides to stand up, so the ref orders Muhammad to his feet.

Car scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Muhammad is looking to get back to his feet here but Car is keeping cool and he's managed to take Muhammad's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Car drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Car is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muhammad can do to turn this around?
Muhammad taking a bit of punishment here - Car scoring with strikes.
Muhammad looks to move to half guard but instead Car has passed into mount! Damn!
Car lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muhammad hang on?
Car controlling from mount.

Car looking for a guillotine from mount but Muhammad is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Muhammad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muhammad is breathing heavily.
Car looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Car lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Car looking to control and managing it successfully.
Car breaks from Muhammad's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Car sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Car with shots to the head and body - Muhammad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Car looking to control and managing it successfully.
Car in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Car content just to control the position here.
Muhammad tries to improve his position but instead Car has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Car is riding his opponent, not letting Muhammad buck him off.

Car is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Muhammad defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Muhammad trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Car is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Muhammad defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Car controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad rolls, trying to escape but Car keeps control of the position.
Muhammad is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Car.
Car lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muhammad rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Car controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

My Car dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Car misses with the combination.

Car drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Car connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Muhammad some visible discomfort.
Muhammad is pushing Car's head away, looking to escape. Car manages to hold on to the position though.
Muhammad takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Muhammad is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Car is tapping! Great win for Muhammad!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ulli Muhammad!