PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between piroa selcinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siyar Bahadurzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Siyar Bahadurzada enters the cage!

selcinji
vs
Bahadurzada

181 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, piroa selcinji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siyar Bahadurzada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahadurzada slaps away a takedown attempt from selcinji, before circling back to the center of the mat.
piroa selcinji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
selcinji dives in and grabs Bahadurzada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bahadurzada pushes down on selcinji's head and hops out.
selcinji shoots in for a takedown but Bahadurzada shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for piroa selcinji. That's going to take a lot out of him.

selcinji instigates a clinch.
Bahadurzada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from selcinji.
selcinji wants a takedown.
Bahadurzada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. selcinji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

selcinji jumps guard and drags Bahadurzada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bahadurzada showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bahadurzada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of selcinji is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
selcinji pulls Bahadurzada in close to prevent any damage.
selcinji throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
selcinji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
selcinji on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if selcinji tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
selcinji has Bahadurzada pulled in close to control his posture.
selcinji wants to sweep but no luck.

Bahadurzada gets to his feet - selcinji follows without any prompting.
Bahadurzada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from selcinji.
Bahadurzada circles away from the clinch attempt.
selcinji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bahadurzada lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahadurzada misses with the combination.
Bahadurzada swinging wilding here.
selcinji keeps the fight on the outside.
selcinji shoots in for a double leg but Bahadurzada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bahadurzada looks to clinch

and selcinji counters by clinching up.
selcinji drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bahadurzada pulls his leg out and moves away.
selcinji is breathing heavily.
selcinji shoots in and drives through. Bahadurzada sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
selcinji avoids the head kick by Bahadurzada.
selcinji slips a jab and a cross from Bahadurzada.
Bahadurzada keeps the fight on the outside.
Bahadurzada lands a slapping body shot.
selcinji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bahadurzada swivels and escapes.
Bahadurzada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
selcinji throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bahadurzada connects with a right hand. selcinji shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
selcinji fails to land the takedown.
Bahadurzada wants to clinch up but selcinji keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bahadurzada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

selcinji has Bahadurzada up against the cage in a clinch.
selcinji fails to pull guard.
Bahadurzada tries to break free but selcinji pushes him back against the cage.
Bahadurzada is looking to break free of the clinch but selcinji has double underhooks.
selcinji will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bahadurzada up against the cage.

selcinji gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
selcinji trying to control but Bahadurzada is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bahadurzada uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bahadurzada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
selcinji avoids a punch combination nicely.
selcinji tries for a takedown but Bahadurzada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bahadurzada swats away the attempt to clinch by selcinji.
selcinji shoots in for a double leg but Bahadurzada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for piroa selcinji. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bahadurzada misses with a jab, cross combination.
selcinji wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left and a right from Bahadurzada both land. Nice combination.
selcinji misses with a combination
and Bahadurzada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

selcinji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bahadurzada wants to get back to striking at distance but selcinji won't allow it.
selcinji is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bahadurzada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as selcinji walks away with a smile on his face. Bahadurzada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bahadurzada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bahadurzada closes the distance looking to clinch

and selcinji moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahadurzada tries to pull guard but selcinji won't allow it.

selcinji breaks the clinch.
piroa selcinji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bahadurzada moves into the clinch successfully.
Bahadurzada avoiding damage.
selcinji drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bahadurzada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bahadurzada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and selcinji counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by selcinji.

selcinji stands up from Bahadurzada's guard - selcinji perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bahadurzada swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
selcinji fails with the takedown.
Bahadurzada wants to clinch up but selcinji keeps it at a distance.
selcinji shoots in looking for a takedown. Bahadurzada tries to sprawl out of it but selcinji keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bahadurzada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bahadurzada punishes selcinji's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

piroa selcinji 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!

Bahadurzada throws a combination that misses

and selcinji counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bahadurzada won't be happy with that.
selcinji working the ground and pound but Bahadurzada is defending the strikes.
selcinji throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bahadurzada manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bahadurzada tries to stand and escape but selcinji is controlling the position.
selcinji manages to get to full guard.
selcinji working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
selcinji trying to strike off his back.
Bahadurzada postures up.
Bahadurzada preventing the sweep.
Bahadurzada trying to control the position from guard on top but selcinji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
selcinji fails with a takedown attempt.
selcinji tries for a takedown but Bahadurzada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
selcinji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from selcinji.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for piroa selcinji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by selcinji or perhaps it was just good defense by Bahadurzada which made him look bad.
Bahadurzada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bahadurzada misses with a wild combination.
Bahadurzada slaps away a takedown attempt from selcinji, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahadurzada tries to score a power double leg takedown but selcinji sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bahadurzada somewhat.
Bahadurzada throws a right hand that selcinji ducks under and follows up with a left that selcinji also avoids with ease.
selcinji shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bahadurzada as he jumps to the side.
Bahadurzada tries to clinch but selcinji moves away

and selcinji counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bahadurzada won't be happy with that.
selcinji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bahadurzada keeps working.
Bahadurzada is looking to regain half guard here but selcinji keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
selcinji trying to control the position but Bahadurzada is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by selcinji.
Bahadurzada is not content to let selcinji control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
piroa selcinji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think selcinji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... piroa selcinji!