|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1691 p4p, 995 weight class) and Rulla Kebab (ranked 250 p4p, 159 weight class). Zaire comes into the arena with Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D blaring out of the sound system. Abdullah Zaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
40
206
23 - 18 - 1 |
|
192 cm
26
213
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zaire misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kebab.
Zaire misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire is looking to control Kebab's arms but Kebab gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaire has his back to the cage.
Zaire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kebab up against the cage.
Kebab lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaire or not.
Kebab stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab working aggressively here.
Zaire trying to stall but Kebab improves his position.
Kebab tries to break the clinch but Zaire is controlling the position.
Zaire tries a body shot but Kebab blocks it.
Kebab's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Kebab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kebab.
Kebab dodges an elbow strike from Zaire.
Zaire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zaire can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Zaire taking a breather.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Kebab misses with some punches.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Kebab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kebab takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Kebab controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kebab is pushing Zaire up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kebab content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kebab receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kebab misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as Kebab controls the action.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kebab.
A short right from Zaire on the inside.
Come on Kebab - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kebab digs a right hand into Zaire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaire's gas tank.
Zaire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kebab lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire tries to work over Kebab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire trying to stall but Kebab improves his position.
Zaire tries a body shot but Kebab blocks it.
Zaire tries to land knees in the clinch but Kebab avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Kebab.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kebab is trying to force a seperation but Zaire has the dominant position.
Zaire has Kebab pressed against the cage.
Kebab pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kebab doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kebab leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kebab tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Kebab back against the cage.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zaire up against the cage.
Kebab just leaning against Zaire, taking a breather.
Kebab throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kebab lands a right hand.
Kebab lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Kebab taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zaire being controlled against the cage.
Zaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kebab's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Kebab throws a leg kick which misses Zaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaire tries to avoid it.
Zaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kebab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kebab throws a lazy head kick
and Zaire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Kebab.
Kebab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kebab creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kebab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire blocks a body shot from Kebab.
Kebab manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab misses with some punches.
Kebab lands a left hand.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kebab lands with a light punch inside.
Kebab can't find room to land a body shot as Zaire controls the action.
Zaire slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kebab lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Nice body punch from Kebab - that landed with a thud.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab breaks the clinch.
Kebab is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kebab.
A head kick misses from Kebab.
Kebab dodges the punch combination from Zaire.
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!
Kebab fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kebab.
Zaire wants to clinch up but Kebab keeps it at a distance.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kebab takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Rulla Kebab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kebab with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kebab looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Kebab thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kebab looks for the body kick but Zaire saw that one coming.
Rulla Kebab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Kebab throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaire misses the target.
Kebab misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kebab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Kebab lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
Kebab walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rulla Kebab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Kebab missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kebab walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaire.
Kebab fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaire in the body.
Kebab throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Kebab misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaire counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kebab is looking to score with low kicks.
Kebab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kebab.
Zaire moves in looking to clinch but Kebab pushes him off.
Kebab throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Kebab misses the shot to the body.
Zaire misses the jab.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Kebab saw that one coming.
Kebab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab misses with a head kick.
Zaire wants to land a leg kick but Kebab is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kebab.
Kebab bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaire's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kebab misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kebab throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a low kick, right behind Kebab 's knee.
Kebab throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kebab lands a body shot.
Zaire needs to keep his hands up - Kebab had a free shot at his head there.
Kebab scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kebab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kebab lands a nice shot that snaps Zaire's head back.
Zaire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaire tries to work over Kebab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kebab struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaire controls his hands.
Zaire is trying to maintain a safe position but Kebab gets an underhook and turns Zaire into the cage.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Zaire to work.
Zaire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kebab up against the cage.
Zaire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kebab avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire tries to stall but Kebab uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kebab is defending well for now.
Zaire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kebab blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Kebab fails to land.
Zaire trying to stall but Kebab improves his position.
Kebab stalling.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kebab on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kebab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kebab throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire slowing the pace effectively.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaire pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a knee to the head.
Kebab throws a head punch that misses.
Zaire misses with a knee to the head.
Kebab stalling in the clinch but Zaire improves position.
Kebab stalling in the clinch.
Kebab stalling in the clinch but Zaire improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kebab as Zaire tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Kebab fails to land.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as Kebab controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kebab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kebab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kebab lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rulla Kebab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kebab has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rulla Kebab!
A very excited looking Rulla Kebab made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
