PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between whoopass orrobpeople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faris Zuhura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

orrobpeople
vs
Zuhura

196 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 New York, whoopass orrobpeople!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Faris Zuhura!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
orrobpeople keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople moves out of range.
Zuhura doesn't manage to clinch there - orrobpeople circles away.
Zuhura tries to clinch up.
orrobpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
orrobpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from orrobpeople lands.

It looks like Faris Zuhura has been cut.
Zuhura doesn't manage to clinch there - orrobpeople circles away.
orrobpeople looks to land a right hand but Zuhura moved out of range.
Zuhura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but orrobpeople paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuhura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuhura stuffs the takedown.
Zuhura wants to clinch up but orrobpeople keeps it at a distance.
Zuhura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuhura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuhura doesn't manage to clinch there - orrobpeople circles away.
Faris Zuhura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuhura tries to clinch up.
Zuhura tries to close the distance and clinch up but orrobpeople swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

orrobpeople lands a big shot that drops Zuhura! Can he finish him?

Zuhura is rocked!
orrobpeople trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
orrobpeople throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuhura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

orrobpeople drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and orrobpeople jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
orrobpeople slips nicely into half guard.

orrobpeople is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zuhura defends it well.

orrobpeople is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zuhura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

orrobpeople is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

orrobpeople is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zuhura has managed to free his arm - good work.

orrobpeople is looking for a kimura here.

orrobpeople seems to be working for a kimura but Zuhura defends the submission attempt.
orrobpeople is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuhura is trying to stand up here but orrobpeople is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

orrobpeople is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zuhura is just riding it out for now. orrobpeople eventually gives up the hold.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
orrobpeople is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zuhura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time orrobpeople.
orrobpeople looks to land a strike but Zuhura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

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.

Zuhura has his feet on orrobpeople's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople moves out of range.
orrobpeople misses with a takedown attempt - Zuhura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zuhura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but orrobpeople paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuhura doesn't manage to clinch there - orrobpeople circles away.
orrobpeople avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuhura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

whoopass orrobpeople dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Faris Zuhura's cut.
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.

orrobpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople moves out of range.
Zuhura tries to close the distance and clinch but orrobpeople swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
orrobpeople throws a sloppy head kick and Zuhura moves out of range easily.
Zuhura tries to close the distance and clinch up but orrobpeople swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuhura doesn't manage to clinch there - orrobpeople circles away.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople is having none of it.
Zuhura is looking to clinch.
Zuhura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuhura tries to close the distance and clinch but orrobpeople swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuhura slaps away a takedown attempt from orrobpeople, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zuhura wants to clinch.
Zuhura tries to clinch up but orrobpeople circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
orrobpeople with a hook.
Zuhura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from orrobpeople.
Zuhura moves in looking to clinch but orrobpeople pushes him off.
Zuhura moves in looking to clinch but orrobpeople pushes him off.
orrobpeople looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zuhura is fending him off so far but orrobpeople persists. Nope, Zuhura circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for whoopass orrobpeople. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuhura moves in looking to clinch but orrobpeople pushes him off.
Zuhura wants to clinch.
Zuhura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faris Zuhura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuhura wants to clinch.
Zuhura tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuhura fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zuhura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
orrobpeople advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

orrobpeople looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

orrobpeople is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zuhura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time orrobpeople.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

orrobpeople looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

orrobpeople is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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.

orrobpeople is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zuhura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

orrobpeople is looking for a kimura here.

orrobpeople is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

whoopass orrobpeople dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Faris Zuhura's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople is having none of it.
Zuhura wants to clinch.
Zuhura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuhura tries to clinch up but orrobpeople circles away and keeps his distance.
orrobpeople keeps the fight on the outside.
whoopass orrobpeople is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuhura wants to clinch up but orrobpeople keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuhura wants to clinch up but orrobpeople keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuhura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuhura tries to clinch up.
orrobpeople avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuhura is looking to clinch but orrobpeople is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople is having none of it.
Zuhura doesn't manage to clinch there - orrobpeople circles away.
orrobpeople will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zuhura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuhura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuhura moves in looking to clinch but orrobpeople pushes him off.
Zuhura tries to clinch up but orrobpeople circles away and keeps his distance.
orrobpeople avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
orrobpeople swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuhura.
Zuhura fails with an attempt to clinch.
orrobpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuhura is looking to clinch but orrobpeople is avoiding it.
Zuhura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
orrobpeople keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two 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.
Zuhura leaves orrobpeople with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
orrobpeople swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuhura.
orrobpeople avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuhura tries to clinch up but orrobpeople circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuhura tries to clinch but orrobpeople is having none of it.
orrobpeople lands with a right and another and another! Zuhura is in big trouble! orrobpeople lands again and this time it's lights out for Zuhura! A quality knockout there for orrobpeople.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). whoopass orrobpeople!