PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bombadill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekhmakh Mubarak looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mubarak
vs
Bombadill

191 cm
25
252 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Bombadill!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mubarak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mubarak lands in his opponent's guard.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Bombadill is controlling Mubarak's posture.
Mubarak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bombadill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mubarak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bombadill looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Bombadill hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mubarak scores with a takedown into Bombadill's guard.
Mubarak stopping the sweep attempt from Bombadill.
Bombadill trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bombadill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bombadill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mubarak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bombadill wants to sweep but no luck.
Mubarak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bombadill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mubarak is aware though and is defending well.
Mubarak throws a strike but Bombadill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mubarak has his foot on Bombadill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bombadill works his way back into a safe position though.
Mubarak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bombadill on the ground.

That's two 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.
Bombadill tries to stand but Mubarak is controlling from the bottom.
Bombadill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mubarak is letting Bombadill control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bombadill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mubarak, who protects the arm well.
Mubarak tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Mubarak wants to hold on but Bombadill pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mubarak is squirming around, avoiding Bombadill's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bombadill controlling the pace for now.

Bombadill working for a guillotine from mount but Mubarak is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekhmakh Mubarak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bombadill tries for a takedown but Mubarak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mubarak works over Bombadill's head and body with a nice combination.

Mubarak 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.
Mubarak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bombadill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bombadill wants to sweep but no luck.
Bombadill is trying to keep Mubarak in close.
Mubarak postures up in Bombadill's guard and throws a big left but Bombadill blocks it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Bombadill hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mubarak misses with a takedown attempt

and Bombadill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombadill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubarak wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bombadill looking to pass the guard.
Bombadill wants to stand but Mubarak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bombadill tries to free his leg and advance position but Mubarak is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bombadill stopping the sweep attempt from Mubarak.
Bombadill trying to control the position from guard on top but Mubarak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombadill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tom Bombadill.
Mubarak shoots and misses

and Bombadill counters with a takedown into side control.
Bombadill is looking to take a break and control but Mubarak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mubarak is trying to strike from the bottom but Bombadill has passed into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombadill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mubarak because Bombadill loaded up on that one.
Bombadill looking to control but Mubarak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubarak flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mubarak can't escape the position.
Bombadill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Bombadill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mubarak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mubarak gets a takedown into half guard.
Mubarak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mubarak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bombadill defending well though.
Bombadill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mubarak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mubarak is in close to Bombadill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mubarak postures up.

Bombadill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mubarak defends well.
Bombadill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mubarak's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombadill trying to control but Mubarak is working from the bottom.

Bombadill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mubarak dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mubarak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mubarak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bombadill trying to keep a closed guard but Mubarak is proving a slippery customer.
Mubarak lands a couple of elbows.
Mubarak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mubarak thows a big elbow that misses.
Bombadill has momentary wrist control but Mubarak slips an elbow through the middle.
Mubarak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mubarak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mubarak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mubarak landing some decent shots from guard.
Bombadill pulls Mubarak in close to prevent any damage.
Bombadill trying to keep a closed guard but Mubarak is proving a slippery customer.
Bombadill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bombadill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bombadill is working for a guillotine from mount but Mubarak frees his head quite easily.
Bombadill avoids the attempt from Mubarak to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sekhmakh Mubarak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mubarak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sekhmakh Mubarak!