PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Ahrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Abieezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahrun
vs
Abieezer

185 cm
20
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
184 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Ahrun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Abieezer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahrun swinging wildly here.
Ahrun scores with a jab. Abieezer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahrun swinging wildly here.
Ahrun throws a right and a left that Abieezer avoids nicely.
Ahrun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abieezer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abieezer takes one on the button.
Abieezer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ahrun swivels and escapes.
Abieezer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahrun but Ahrun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rickson Ahrun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Abieezer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ahrun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahrun lands in his opponent's guard.
Ahrun postures up in Abieezer's guard and throws a big left but Abieezer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahrun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abieezer is proving hard to escape from.
Ahrun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahrun wanted to stand there but Abieezer had control of the position.
Ahrun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ahrun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahrun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer trying to keep a closed guard but Ahrun is proving a slippery customer.

Abieezer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahrun defends it easily.
Ahrun wants to get up but he can't break Abieezer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahrun.
Ahrun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abieezer on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abieezer trying to control the position here.

Abieezer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahrun defends it easily.
Ahrun tries to stand but Abieezer is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abieezer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahrun is aware though and is defending well.
Ahrun wants to stand and escape but instead Abieezer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ahrun is breathing heavily.

Abieezer drops back looking for a leg! Ahrun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahrun manages to kick Abieezer off! Abieezer jumps back into Ahrun's guard.
Abieezer passes Ahrun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Abieezer 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.

Abieezer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahrun counters with a nice uppercut.
Abieezer with a poor takedown
and Ahrun counters with a one-two to the body.
Ahrun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abieezer misses with a takedown attempt

and Ahrun counters with a takedown into side control.
Rickson Ahrun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Abieezer.
Abieezer wants to control but Ahrun postures up.
Abieezer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ahrun kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Ahrun stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Abieezer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahrun counters with a nice body shot.
Abieezer tries for a takedown but Ahrun circles away easily
and Ahrun counters with a two punch combo.
Abieezer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahrun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abieezer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Ahrun both land. Nice combination.

Ahrun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Abieezer regains half guard.

Abieezer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahrun is thwarting Abieezer's attempts to control the position.

Abieezer looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahrun seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Abieezer moves into full guard.

Abieezer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahrun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abieezer looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahrun is looking to work some ground and pound but Abieezer has wrist control.

Abieezer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Abieezer working for a triangle but Ahrun defends it easily.

Ahrun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer with a poor takedown
and Ahrun counters with a three punch combo that has Abieezer backing up. Abieezer nods at Ahrun to acknowledge the strikes.
Ahrun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahrun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rickson Ahrun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abieezer shoots and misses

so Ahrun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abieezer is trying to control the position but Ahrun postures up.
Ahrun throws a strike but Abieezer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Abieezer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Ahrun dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ahrun throws a nice looking combination but Abieezer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahrun closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ahrun misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Ahrun.
Abieezer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahrun.
Abieezer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ahrun counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ahrun breaks the clinch.
Ahrun throws a right hand that Abieezer ducks under and follows up with a left that Abieezer also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Ahrun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahrun throws a nice looking combination but Abieezer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahrun fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ahrun.

Abieezer 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.

Abieezer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ahrun manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Abieezer has Ahrun in his guard.
Ahrun throws a big right hand that misses.
Abieezer is trying to keep Ahrun in close.
Ahrun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abieezer is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Abieezer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ahrun doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Abieezer.

Abieezer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahrun trying to control from the bottom.

Ahrun is defending against the submission attempts here by Abieezer.
Abieezer wants to take a breather but Ahrun is having none of it.

Abieezer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Abieezer is looking for a kimura but Ahrun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abieezer to get the leverage.

That's four 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.
Ahrun tries to roll over but Abieezer keeps him under control.
Abieezer stops Ahrun from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Abieezer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Abieezer is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Abieezer really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ahrun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abieezer tries for a takedown but Ahrun circles away easily

and Ahrun counters with a single leg into guard. Abieezer didn't expect that.

Ahrun is sitting in close to Abieezer's body. Abieezer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ahrun is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ahrun is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Abieezer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gideon Abieezer!
Gideon Abieezer is the new welterweight champion!