PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between EF Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EF Hutton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hutton
vs
Mohammed

186 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

208 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, EF Hutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton throws a series of punches but Mohammed moves out of range.

Hutton closes the distance and clinches.

Hutton manages to break the clinch.

Hutton closes the distance and clinches.

Hutton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hutton misses with a wild body shot.
Hutton tries to clinch up.
Hutton tries to clinch up.
Mohammed misses with a head kick.
Hutton shoots in but Mohammed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hutton.
Mohammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohammed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Hutton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Mohammed throws a series of strikes that have Hutton backpedaling.
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown but Hutton shows good takedown defense.
Hutton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EF Hutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Mohammed with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to bum rush Hutton with a series of wild strikes but Hutton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hutton wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutton.
Hutton shoots in for a takedown but Mohammed shows good takedown defense.

Mohammed darts in and clinches Hutton up against the cage.
Mohammed pushes off an throws an elbow but Hutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mohammed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hutton digs a right hand into Mohammed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mohammed's gas tank.
Mohammed wants to get back to striking at distance but Hutton won't allow it.
Mohammed trying to stall but Hutton improves his position.
Hutton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hutton blocks an elbow strike from Mohammed.
Hutton prevents the takedown attempt.
Hutton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mohammed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mohammed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hutton is breathing heavily.

Hutton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutton looks to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a head kick.
Mohammed throws a combination. Hutton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hutton tries to clinch up.
Mohammed throws a head kick but Hutton moves out of range.
Hutton circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hutton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hutton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohammed avoids the damage to the body.
Hutton avoids the elbow strike from Mohammed, against the cage.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Hutton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hutton dodges the punch combination from Mohammed.
Hutton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohammed.
Hutton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hutton blocks a head kick by Mohammed.
Hutton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mohammed's waist but Mohammed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hutton off to one side.

Hutton tries to keep at a distance but Mohammed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mohammed wants to stall.

Mohammed breaks from the clinch.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Hutton moves out of range easily.
Mohammed misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Mohammed.
Hutton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hutton fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mohammed.
Hutton fails to land the takedown.
Mohammed lands with a nice combination. Hutton backs away looking to recover.

Mohammed has closed the distance and engaged Hutton in a clinch.
Mohammed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hutton tries to throw a body punch but Mohammed avoids it by throwing Hutton back against the cage.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Mohammed as Hutton shoots in.
Hutton wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Hutton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hutton duly obliges.

It looks like Mohammed Mohammed has been cut.
Hutton darts in trying to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a left and a right that stings Hutton.
Hutton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Mohammed misses.
Mohammed falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hutton counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mohammed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hutton wants to stand but Mohammed has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hutton is keen to just control but Mohammed is a slippery customer.
Hutton is pressing down on Mohammed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mohammed is holding on for now.
Hutton controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutton working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

EF Hutton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Mohammed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hutton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mohammed throws a combination. Hutton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hutton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mohammed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hutton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hutton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mohammed throws an elbow that misses.
Mohammed managing to block the knees to the body from Hutton.

Hutton manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hutton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hutton wants to clinch but Mohammed slips to the side

and Mohammed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutton wants to clinch.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hutton fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Mohammed does no damage.
Mohammed shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mohammed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hutton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mohammed blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohammed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hutton has Mohammed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mohammed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EF Hutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mohammed has Hutton up against the cage in a clinch.

Mohammed manages to break the clinch.
Mohammed is looking to clinch.
Hutton throws a lazy right hand but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohammed counters with a three punch combo that has Hutton backing up. Hutton nods at Mohammed to acknowledge the strikes.

Mohammed takes the fight into the clinch.
Hutton missing with knees to the body.
Hutton has Mohammed pressed against the cage.
Mohammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hutton avoids the damage to the body.

Mohammed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
EF Hutton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hutton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hutton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mohammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohammed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutton shoots for a double leg takedown but Mohammed sprawls well. He's pushed Hutton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Mohammed.

Mohammed drives through and clinches with Hutton against the cage.
Mohammed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hutton.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hutton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Hutton.
Hutton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hutton prevents Mohammed from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hutton stands up out of the half guard.
Hutton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hutton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hutton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hutton clinches with his opponent.
Hutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohammed avoids the damage to the body.
Hutton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mohammed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hutton has picked Mohammed up - he's going for a ride! Hutton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hutton prevents Mohammed from improving his position.
Hutton winds up and cracks Mohammed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mohammed pushes Hutton off looking to stand but Hutton dives back in and keeps control.
Hutton trying to control from Mohammed's half guard. Mohammed has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hutton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hutton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mohammed wants to sweep here but Hutton controlling him for the moment.
Mohammed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hutton!
Mohammed breaks from Hutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mohammed controlling the position easily from mount.
Mohammed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hutton looks a forlorn figure.
Mohammed avoids the attempt from Hutton to control.
Hutton is bucking up trying to escape but Mohammed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mohammed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hutton hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed looking to control but Hutton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohammed breaks from Hutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hutton can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Mohammed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Mohammed'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. This is the final round!

Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hutton is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.

Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Hutton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hutton is trying to stall.
Mohammed is trying to break free.
Mohammed wants to break free but Hutton has control.

Mohammed breaks from the clinch.
Hutton throws a series of punches but Mohammed moves out of range.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Hutton moves out of range easily.
Hutton tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohammed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mohammed throws a head kick but Hutton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Hutton does no damage.
Hutton closes the distance and clinches up with Mohammed, looking for a takedown. Hutton pushes Mohammed against the cage but Mohammed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mohammed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hutton tries for a takedown but Mohammed manages to get underhooks.
Mohammed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hutton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohammed counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed wants to clinch up but Hutton keeps it at a distance.

Mohammed moves into range and clinches up with Hutton.
Hutton is working for takedown but Mohammed is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EF Hutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mohammed missing with knees to the body.
Mohammed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hutton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hutton cracks Mohammed with a nice body shot.
Hutton lands a knee to the body.
Hutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohammed avoids the damage to the body.
Mohammed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hutton is keeping busy.
Hutton has Mohammed pushed against the cage.
Mohammed is pressed up against the cage. Hutton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mohammed down to the mat. Mohammed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hutton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Mohammed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mohammed shoots in for a double leg but Hutton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hutton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Mohammed.
Hutton shoots in looking for a takedown. Mohammed tries to sprawl out of it but Hutton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mohammed 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.
Hutton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mohammed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hutton.
Hutton looks for a takedown but Mohammed sprawls well.
Hutton tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Mohammed is predictable there

and Hutton counters by clinching up.
Mohammed misses with an elbow over the top.
Hutton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hutton blocks an elbow strike.

Hutton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hutton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hutton fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hutton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hutton landing knees to the body.
Mohammed managing to block the knees to the body from Hutton.
Hutton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mohammed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mohammed looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mohammed breaks from the clinch.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Hutton moves out of range easily.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hutton closes the distance and clinches.
Hutton missing with knees to the body.
Mohammed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hutton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mohammed pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mohammed breaks from the clinch.

Mohammed forces Hutton back against the cage and clinches.
Mohammed lands with a left to the head.
Hutton blocks an elbow strike from Mohammed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohammed.
Mohammed blocking some punches.
Mohammed has Hutton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hutton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mohammed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hutton lands a shot to the body.
Mohammed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hutton can't get the takedown.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed stuffs the takedown attempt from Hutton. Hutton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hutton fails with a takedown attempt.
Mohammed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mohammed or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutton which made him look bad.
Mohammed tries to bum rush Hutton with a series of wild strikes but Hutton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hutton misses with a body shot.

Hutton has closed the distance and engaged Mohammed in a clinch.
Hutton digs a right hand underneath Mohammed's ribcage. Mohammed let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Hutton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hutton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hutton tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Hutton is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Mohammed stuffs the takedown.
Hutton slow jab from Mohammed misses its intended target.
Mohammed fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Hutton with that takedown attempt.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Hutton moves out of range.
Hutton moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Mohammed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohammed Mohammed.
I think Mohammed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mohammed Mohammed!