PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between big bully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadar Abdelrashid (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.

bully
vs
Abdelrashid

178 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, big bully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khadar Abdelrashid!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bully fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abdelrashid avoids it really well and circles away.
Good exchange - Abdelrashid coming out on top.
Abdelrashid should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
bully tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Abdelrashid. No joy for bully on that attempt.
Abdelrashid fails to land with a series of punches.
big bully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdelrashid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abdelrashid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for big bully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrashid slaps away a takedown attempt from bully, before circling back to the center of the mat.

bully darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abdelrashid pushes bully off looking to stand but bully dives back in and keeps control.
Abdelrashid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but bully scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bully looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
bully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdelrashid's head.
bully wants to control but Abdelrashid is keeping him busy.
Abdelrashid is trying to stand.
bully takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abdelrashid is trying to stand back up but bully is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

bully scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
bully controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bully is breathing heavily.
Abdelrashid wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrashid is trying to escape the position but bully is controlling the position.
Abdelrashid is trying to buck bully off.
Abdelrashid takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Abdelrashid is not content to let bully control the position.
bully slows the pace down.
bully in side control, throwing shots but Abdelrashid defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bully controls the position from side control.
bully wants to control but Abdelrashid is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Abdelrashid's face as bully controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. big bully just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Abdelrashid tries to bum rush bully with a series of wild strikes but bully uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdelrashid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdelrashid scores with a one two! bully had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bully throws a combination that misses
and Abdelrashid counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdelrashid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bully backs up against the cage.
Abdelrashid throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bully.
Abdelrashid throws a one two combo.
A punch lands to the side of bully 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abdelrashid.
bully misses with a takedown attempt - Abdelrashid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
bully on the wrong end of a nice hook.
bully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abdelrashid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abdelrashid stalks bully and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into bully's face. bully staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdelrashid scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Abdelrashid.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrashid lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrashid throws a combination. bully tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abdelrashid misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadar Abdelrashid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abdelrashid lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdelrashid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdelrashid lands with a good body shot.
Abdelrashid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
bully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abdelrashid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdelrashid throws a series of strikes that have bully backpedaling.
bully takes a body punch but keeps moving.
bully has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abdelrashid throws a right and a left that bully avoids nicely.
Abdelrashid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
bully has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Abdelrashid both land. Nice combination.
Abdelrashid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
bully has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
bully fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdelrashid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bully backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrashid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bully backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdelrashid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
bully throws a head kick that misses.
bully is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdelrashid.
Nice takedown defense from Abdelrashid. No joy for bully on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for big bully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrashid stalks bully and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into bully's face. bully staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdelrashid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdelrashid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
bully is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdelrashid.
Abdelrashid scores with a nice strike.
Abdelrashid is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abdelrashid works over bully's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Abdelrashid.
bully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abdelrashid as he jumps to the side.
A punch lands to the side of bully 's head but he takes it in his stride.
bully looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdelrashid scores with a one two! bully had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abdelrashid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdelrashid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. bully looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
bully needs to keep his hands up - Abdelrashid had a free shot at his head there.
bully takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
bully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdelrashid.
bully shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abdelrashid but Abdelrashid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khadar Abdelrashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdelrashid thuds his right hand into bully's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abdelrashid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

bully closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abdelrashid to the mat! Abdelrashid manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bully trying to control but Abdelrashid is working from the bottom.
bully prevents Abdelrashid from getting back to his feet.
Abdelrashid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from bully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bully passes Abdelrashid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
bully throwing shots but Abdelrashid is blocking nicely.
Abdelrashid pushes bully off looking to stand but bully dives back in and keeps control.
Abdelrashid is refusing to be controlled, as bully sits in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abdelrashid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khadar Abdelrashid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdelrashid misses with a series of wild punches.
bully falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdelrashid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
bully shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdelrashid tries to sprawl out of it but bully keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdelrashid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdelrashid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abdelrashid's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Abdelrashid duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
bully closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdelrashid circles away.
Abdelrashid lands a jab-cross combination.
bully tries to clinch but Abdelrashid moves away
and Abdelrashid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
bully avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Abdelrashid scores with a four punch combination!

bully feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abdelrashid keeping moving, preventing bully from controlling successfully.

Abdelrashid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes bully off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Abdelrashid lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

bully looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abdelrashid!
bully has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
bully throwing strikes here but Abdelrashid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadar Abdelrashid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Abdelrashid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abdelrashid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
bully fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
bully shoots in but Abdelrashid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abdelrashid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abdelrashid!
bully with a poor takedown
and Abdelrashid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for big bully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrashid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abdelrashid lands with a cross.
bully walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdelrashid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
bully shoots in for a takedown but Abdelrashid shows good takedown defense.
Abdelrashid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abdelrashid lands a slapping body shot.
Abdelrashid lands a two punch combo.
Abdelrashid throws out a powerful jab.
Abdelrashid throws a series of strikes that have bully backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrashid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bully backs up against the cage.
Abdelrashid lands with a cross.
Abdelrashid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bully backs up against the cage.
bully doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Abdelrashid to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdelrashid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
bully doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abdelrashid counters with a series of strikes. bully will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abdelrashid connects with a body shot.
Abdelrashid leaves bully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdelrashid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
bully has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
bully fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdelrashid throws a one two combo.
Abdelrashid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
bully shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdelrashid tries to sprawl out of it but bully keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdelrashid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bully has his takedown stuffed
and Abdelrashid counters with a three punch combo that has bully backing up. bully nods at Abdelrashid to acknowledge the strikes.
bully shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abdelrashid but Abdelrashid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abdelrashid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abdelrashid scores with a crisp jab that stopped bully in his tracks.
big bully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdelrashid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abdelrashid.
bully shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdelrashid tries to sprawl out of it but bully keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdelrashid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
bully tries for a takedown but Abdelrashid circles away easily
and Abdelrashid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
bully shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdelrashid slaps away a takedown attempt from bully, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdelrashid looks to land a combination. bully sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Abdelrashid both land. Nice combination.
Abdelrashid misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bully throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdelrashid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdelrashid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdelrashid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abdelrashid wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdelrashid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Abdelrashid.

bully changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abdelrashid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abdelrashid is trying to buck bully off.
bully controlling the position.
bully trying to control the action but Abdelrashid is working from the bottom.
Abdelrashid is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, bully asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bully lands a nice forearm strike.
bully is putting a hurting on Abdelrashid here, landing some big shots from side control.
bully controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khadar Abdelrashid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abdelrashid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khadar Abdelrashid!