PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahamod Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bill do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahamod Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ali
vs
do

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahamod Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, bill do!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
do keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
do tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali looks to land a left hand but do moved out of range nicely.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from do. No joy for Ali on that attempt.
do moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - do circles away.
do keeps the fight on the outside.
do misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali counters with an inside leg kick.
Ali tries to clinch up.
do looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

do darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Ali gets underhooks to prevent do's takedown attempt.
Mahamod Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bill do.
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
do has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ali avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Ali pulls guard effortlessly.
do wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
do prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if do can do anything to dispel that myth.

do looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ali wants to take a breather but do is having none of it.
do trying to control here.
Ali frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
do tries to hold on but Ali postures up.
do looks gassed!

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.
do is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ali is staying active.
do is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as do is looking to escape.
do is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
do working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
do is squirming around, avoiding Ali's attempts to control the action.
Ali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
do is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
do swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
do tries to improve his position but instead Ali has taken his back!
do turns into Ali and is now in his guard.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
do looking to pass the guard.

That's four 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.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali is really struggling to control do but he's trying to hold on to the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali misses with a takedown
and do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali tries to bum rush do with a series of wild strikes but do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali throws a right hand that do ducks under and follows up with a left that do also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
do has his takedown stuffed

and Ali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ali wanted to stand there but do had control of the position.
do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahamod Ali dominated that round.
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.

do stuffs the takedown.
do looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but do persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.
do with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - do circles away.
Ali is looking to land body kicks.
Ali fails to land the takedown.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

do feints and as Ali raises his hands in defense, do changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ali keeping full guard, as do tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
do controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Ali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
do controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ali's head.
Ali wants to stand up but do is controlling him.
do is looking to stand up but Ali won't let him.
do wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali controls do momentarily but do frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.

Ali has closed the distance and engaged do in a clinch.

Ali jumps guard.
Ali keeping moving, preventing do from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
do would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ali is working an open guard so do takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
do tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahamod Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali with a poor takedown

and do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahamod Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali controlling do's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali has a closed guard, preventing do from standing up.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
do advances position into side control!
Ali throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

do stands up and we're back to a striking position.

do shoots in and bounces Ali off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ali keeping full guard, as do tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
do showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
do tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Ali looking to control.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but do is one step ahead there.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bill do 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. And we move into the final round!

Ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali fails with the takedown
and do counters with a nice body kick.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by do.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

do closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ali to the mat! Ali manages to get full guard.
Ali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
do controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ali keeping full guard, as do tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
do slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
do tries to hold on but Ali postures up.
do really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ali looking to control but do is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ali cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ali tries to control but do wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali raining down shots from the mount!

do is rocked!
Ali throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
do is still in real trouble! Can Ali finish him?
Ali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ali is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. do can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ali postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. do looks a forlorn figure.
Ali lands a big elbow.
Ali looking to finish do with some ground and pound. This is bad for do!
Mahamod Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali manages to capitalize on a mistake by do to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
do covers up after that shot from Ali.
Ali avoiding do 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on do's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ali cracks do with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing do from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
I would not like to be do right now.
Ali scores with punches from the back.
Ali lands strikes to the head.

Ali is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. do defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
do is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns do.
Ali struggling to land strikes to the head as do covers up.

Ali looking for the RNC.
Ali scores with punches to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ali is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. do has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Ali has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! do taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Ali doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mahamod Ali!