PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axmed Abdullah (ranked 1420 p4p, 1356 weight class) and Howie Dewitt (ranked 181 p4p, 169 weight class). Dewitt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Abdullah
vs
Dewitt

182 cm
22
269
8 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
247
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axmed Abdullah !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah lands a head shot.

Abdullah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dewitt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewitt is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah is in close to Dewitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdullah 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Dewitt keeps moving.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dewitt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewitt is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdullah stands and throws Dewitt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abdullah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Abdullah throws an elbow but Dewitt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abdullah lands a few punches from side control.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abdullah works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dewitt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Abdullah .
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Abdullah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dewitt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dewitt keeps working.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dewitt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Abdullah tries to score with some ground and pound. Dewitt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is trying to ground and pound but Dewitt uses the momentary lack of control by Abdullah to regain half guard.
Dewitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Dewitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Dewitt pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Abdullah is keen to just control but Dewitt is a slippery customer.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Abdullah .
Abdullah prevents Dewitt from improving his position.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dewitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdullah . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah working over Dewitt with some ground and pound. Dewitt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dewitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewitt wants to stand back up but Abdullah manages to pass into side control.
Dewitt is trying to control Abdullah 's posture but Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Dewitt shows good takedown defense.
Dewitt moves out of range as Abdullah strikes.
And Dewitt responds with a good body kick, but Abdullah manages to step out the way in time.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dewitt circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axmed Abdullah . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Dewitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdullah misses with a left hand
and Dewitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Abdullah gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewitt is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Dewitt is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdullah throwing shots but Dewitt is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Dewitt's hands, connecting with Dewitt's forehead.
Nice strikes from Abdullah there.
Abdullah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dewitt is looking to escape.
Dewitt gets full guard.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Dewitt keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Dewitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dewitt wriggles free and stands up.

Dewitt tries to sprawl but Abdullah drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah working Dewitt over with strikes.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Dewitt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Dewitt's temple.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dewitt dodges it nicely.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dewitt dodges it nicely.
Abdullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abdullah drops an elbow to the side of Dewitt's head.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Dewitt's hands, connecting with Dewitt's forehead.
Abdullah scores with a big shot! Dewitt's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Dewitt! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
After winning the bout, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Howie Dewitt had this to say: 'That is NOT how you do it. '.