PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Makhdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhdoom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rocky Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bang
vs
Makhdoom

180 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Bang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Makhdoom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhdoom throws a looping overhand right but Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bang misses with a body kick.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makhdoom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Makhdoom thuds a left hand into Bang's body.
Makhdoom avoids the body shot from Bang.
A shot to the liver by Makhdoom. Beautiful body shot.
Makhdoom keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makhdoom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bang - the referee stops the clock and Makhdoom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bang. Makhdoom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bang throws a hook but Makhdoom avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhdoom. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
Makhdoom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Makhdoom pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makhdoom lands a nice shot that snaps Bang's head back.
Makhdoom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bang misses with a looping left.
Bang shoots in for a double leg but Makhdoom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bang throws a leg kick which misses Makhdoom's front leg but catches the back leg as Makhdoom tries to avoid it.
Bang has a takedown stuffed.
Bang misses the body punch
and Makhdoom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Makhdoom.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a series of punches but Makhdoom avoids them all with ease.
Bang tries to clinch up but Makhdoom circles away and keeps his distance.
Bang tests Makhdoom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Makhdoom misses.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bang - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang tries to clinch there but Makhdoom circles away.
Ali Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang throws out a loose jab but Makhdoom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makhdoom cracks the inside of Bang's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bang misses.
Bang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhdoom throws out the jab.
Makhdoom works Bang's body with a nice hook.
Bang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Bang.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Makhdoom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bang feints and then cracks Makhdoom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makhdoom down.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makhdoom throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Makhdoom misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with an uppercut.
Bang feints and then cracks Makhdoom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makhdoom down.
Bang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makhdoom connects with a nice looking jab.
Bang ducks right into an uppercut from Makhdoom.
Bang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Makhdoom's shoulder, as Makhdoom tries to avoid the shot.
Bang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Omar Makhdoom will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Makhdoom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Makhdoom.
Bang fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the body from Bang misses
and Makhdoom counters with a right hand to the body.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Makhdoom counters with a left to the body.
Bang is looking to chop away at Makhdoom's legs.
Makhdoom checks a low kick from Bang.
A jab from Makhdoom misses.
Makhdoom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Makhdoom moves out of range as Bang throws a body kick.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt - Makhdoom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a combination that misses
and Makhdoom counters with a nice body shot.
Makhdoom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bang can pounce on him.
Makhdoom cracks Bang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Bang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Makhdoom tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bang goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Makhdoom is on top in guard.
Makhdoom advances to half guard.
Bang tries to roll over but Makhdoom keeps him under control.
Makhdoom is looking to advance position but Bang won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Makhdoom is trying to control. Bang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bang is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bang manages to get to full guard.
Bang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makhdoom won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Bang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Makhdoom trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makhdoom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Makhdoom is one step ahead there.
Makhdoom landing some decent shots from guard.
Makhdoom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.

Bang isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Makhdoom stacks Bang on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Makhdoom!
Bang is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Makhdoom is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Makhdoom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Makhdoom cracks Bang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Makhdoom looking to control but Bang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bang is looking to improve his position but Makhdoom isn't that keen on the idea.
Makhdoom dominating with strikes here.
Makhdoom wants to control the pace but Bang is squirming around nicely.
Bang sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Makhdoom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Bang misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Bang misses
and Makhdoom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makhdoom.
Bang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makhdoom defends it nicely.
Makhdoom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makhdoom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bang misses its intended target.
Bang takes a swing at Makhdoom's ribcage but misses.
Makhdoom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bang misses with a double jab
and Makhdoom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Makhdoom.
Bang closes the distance and clinches up with Makhdoom, looking for a takedown. Bang pushes Makhdoom against the cage but Makhdoom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makhdoom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Makhdoom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Omar Makhdoom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makhdoom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhdoom blocks a leg kick.
Bang swings for the body but Makhdoom moves out of range.
Makhdoom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Bang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makhdoom pinned against the cage. Makhdoom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bang shoots and misses
and Makhdoom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.
Bang misses with a looping right.
Bang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Makhdoom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang throws a head kick but Makhdoom moves out of range.
Bang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makhdoom finds it's way round the side to connect with Bang's head.
Makhdoom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Makhdoom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makhdoom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bang tries to clinch there but Makhdoom circles away.
Makhdoom throws a sloppy body shot

and Bang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Makhdoom's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makhdoom keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makhdoom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bang.
Bang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makhdoom is keeping the position for now.
Bang pushes down on Makhdoom's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bang looks to land a strike but Makhdoom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Makhdoom dives on top into guard.
Makhdoom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.

Makhdoom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Makhdoom trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makhdoom stopping the sweep attempt from Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Omar Makhdoom just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Makhdoom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bang throws a hook but Makhdoom avoids it easily.
Makhdoom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bang staying out of range there.
Makhdoom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makhdoom misses with a wild body shot.
Makhdoom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makhdoom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makhdoom checks a low kick from Bang.
Makhdoom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makhdoom misses with a hook.
Makhdoom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhdoom blocks a jab.
Bang misses with a double jab
and Makhdoom counters with a one-two to the body.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Makhdoom to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Bang both land. Nice combination.
Bang looks to land a body kick but Makhdoom moved away.
Bang throws a hook but Makhdoom blocks it.
Makhdoom lands a right hook to the body.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makhdoom as he avoids it easily.
Bang misses with a low kick.
Makhdoom moves out of range of the body kick.

Bang has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Makhdoom controls the action.
Bang is trying to maintain a safe position but Makhdoom gets an underhook and turns Bang into the cage.
Bang wants a takedown but no success here.

Bang jumps guard.

Bang looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Makhdoom has picked Bang up and slammed him! Bang can't keep hold of the triangle and Makhdoom manages to pass to side control!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bang regains half guard.
Makhdoom controlling the action here.
Makhdoom passes to full mount!
The referee warns Bang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makhdoom landing strikes from the mount and Bang is in trouble!
Bang is squirming around, avoiding Makhdoom's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Makhdoom.
Bang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Makhdoom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bang?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bang tries to lock up and control but Makhdoom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Makhdoom lands a nice shot to the head.
Bang is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Makhdoom dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Makhdoom as he connects with a hook.
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.
Makhdoom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makhdoom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom digs a good hook to Bang's body.
Makhdoom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bang at a distance.
Bang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makhdoom counters with a series of strikes. Bang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makhdoom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bang.
Bang darts in trying to clinch
enabling Makhdoom to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhdoom moves out of range as Bang strikes.
Makhdoom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Makhdoom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bang scores with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bang!
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makhdoom.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makhdoom.
A big right from Bang misses.
Bang misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makhdoom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhdoom is just out of range.
Bang scores with a leg kick.

Bang gets a clinch.
Omar Makhdoom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bang tries a body shot but Makhdoom blocks it.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang lands a shot to the body.
Makhdoom blocks a body shot from Bang.
Makhdoom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bang.
Bang tries to stall but Makhdoom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ali Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makhdoom or not.
Makhdoom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bang lands with a right to the head.
Makhdoom is trying to break free.
Bang tries to pull guard but Makhdoom holds him up against the cage and eventually Bang drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bang works on Makhdoom's body with a couple of short punches.
Bang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bang trying to control the position but instead, Makhdoom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bang into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bang.
Bang lands a nice uppercut.
Makhdoom managing to block the knees to the body from Bang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bang up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Makhdoom is looking to break free of the clinch but Bang has double underhooks.
Bang wants a takedown but no success here.
Bang is trying to drag Makhdoom to the mat but Makhdoom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bang with a knee to the head.
Bang misses with a knee strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bang has Makhdoom pressed against the cage, preventing Makhdoom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ali Bang.
I think Makhdoom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Makhdoom!
Omar Makhdoom is the new welterweight champion!