PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Hassan comes to the cage accompanied by Iraqi National Anthem. Winters is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lunatic Fringe. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Al Hassan
vs
Winters

195 cm
22
250 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!

5th Round
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Al Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hassan moves out of range of the strikes.

Al Hassan tries to keep at a distance but Winters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winters tries to break the clinch but Al Hassan is controlling the position.
Winters lands with a light punch inside.
Al Hassan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Winters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Hassan lands with a slapping head kick.
Winters throws out a loose jab but Al Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Hassan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winters.
A big right from Al Hassan misses.
Al Hassan throws a solid leg kick but Winters takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Hassan.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winters moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Winters scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Abdul Al Hassan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Hassan misses with a body shot.
Al Hassan slips under a jab.
Winters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan swings for the body but Winters moves out of range.
Winters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hassan.
Winters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Winters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hassan.
Winters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winters avoids the body shot from Al Hassan.
A shot to the liver by Al Hassan. Beautiful body shot.
A solid body kick from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan digs a good body shot into Winters's ribs.
Winters looks gassed!
Al Hassan swings for the body but Winters moves out of range.
Winters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Hassan misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan swings for the body but Winters moves out of range.
Al Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Hassan. That's going to slow Winters down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hassan. Winters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hassan scores with a sloppy right hand. Winters should have avoided that one.
Al Hassan moves out of range as Winters strikes.
Al Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winters was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winters manages to avoid it.
Al Hassan is looking to wear down Winters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Al Hassan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al Hassan scores with a kick to the body.
Al Hassan connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Hassan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hassan. Winters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winters was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hassan.
Winters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Al Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winters moves away.
Winters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Hassan connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Al Hassan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan throws a shot to the body.
Al Hassan lands a jab to Winters's midsection.
Winters moves forwards but Al Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hassan.
A punch lands to the side of Winters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winters avoids the body shot from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Hassan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Al Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Winters is just out of range.
Al Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winters moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Al Hassan throws a hook but Winters avoids it easily.
Al Hassan moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Al Hassan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Al Hassan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Winters.
Abdul Al Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters looks to land a right hand but Al Hassan moved out of range.
Al Hassan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Winters scores with a jab to the body.
Al Hassan looks to throw the jab but Winters is out of range.
Winters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdul Al Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Hassan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hassan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Winters scores with a hook.
Al Hassan throws a nice head kick!
Winters might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Al Hassan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Hassan misses the body punch
and Winters counters with a nice uppercut.
Winters moves away from the strike by Al Hassan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Hassan misses with a body punch
enabling Winters to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Hassan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Al Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Winters is just out of range.
Al Hassan takes a swing at Winters's ribcage but misses.
Winters throws a lazy body kick
and Al Hassan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winters tries to clinch but Al Hassan moves away
and Al Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Hassan.
Winters lands a nice looking kick to the body. Al Hassan takes a step back to recover.
Winters throws the kick towards the body but Al Hassan avoids it.
Al Hassan misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters connects with the punch.
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!
Al Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winters.
Good shot there by Al Hassan.
Al Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winters manages to avoid it.
Al Hassan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Hassan is looking to slow Winters down with leg kicks.
Al Hassan throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan misses with a low kick.
Al Hassan misses with a shot to the body

and Winters counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Winters misses with a body punch.
Winters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Hassan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winters throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws an elbow but it misses.
Winters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winters throws an elbow that misses.

Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winters throws a body punch but Al Hassan moves out of range.
Winters looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Winters misses its intended target.
Al Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winters misses with a double jab.
Al Hassan lands a slapping body shot.
Winters misses with a jab to the body
and Al Hassan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winters wants to clinch
and Al Hassan counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan works the jab nicely.
Al Hassan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hassan. Winters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hassan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Al Hassan stuns Winters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Hassan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Hassan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Hassan, right into the meat.
Winters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hassan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Hassan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Hassan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abdul Al Hassan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdul Al Hassan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Al Hassan works the jab nicely.
Al Hassan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Winters counters with a two punch combo.
Winters throws a head kick that misses
and Al Hassan counters with a straight right hand.
Al Hassan tries to work over Winters's front leg with a kick but Winters checks it.
Al Hassan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winters in his tracks.
Winters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Hassan misses with a body shot
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hassan scores with a shot to the body.
Al Hassan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Hassan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hassan. Winters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hassan digs a good hook to Winters's body.
Al Hassan cracks Winters with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Al Hassan there.
Al Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?
Al Hassan lands an overhand right.
Winters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Hassan lands a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Hassan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Hassan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winters at a distance.
Al Hassan thuds a left hand into Winters's body.
Al Hassan lands with a good body shot.
Al Hassan lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Hassan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan throws a leg kick which misses Winters's front leg but catches the back leg as Winters tries to avoid it.
Winters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Hassan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jamarcus Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Hassan stuns Winters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Hassan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Hassan thuds a left hand into Winters's body.
Al Hassan connects with a body shot.
Al Hassan digs a good hook to Winters's body.
Al Hassan connects with a looping right hand.
Al Hassan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Hassan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winters counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Hassan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Hassan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winters manages to avoid it.
Winters misses with a hook.
Al Hassan lands a nice shot to the body.
Winters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al Hassan jabs at Winters's body.
Al Hassan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abdul Al Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan lands a jab to the head.
Al Hassan scores with a jab to the body.
Al Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Winters is just out of range.
Al Hassan throws a head kick that misses.
Al Hassan scores with a nice strike.
Al Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Al Hassan scores with a spinning back kick!
Al Hassan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Hassan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winters. Winters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winters scores with a hook to the body. Al Hassan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamarcus Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Hassan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Al Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Hassan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Al Hassan!