PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Abdul Karim
vs
Bader

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zaid Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader misses with a takedown

and Abdul Karim counters with a shoot takedown. Bader fights it but they end up in guard.
Bader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdul Karim connects with a couple of short punches.
Bader trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Abdul Karim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdul Karim is working Bader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdul Karim.
Abdul Karim landing with the ground and pound.
Abdul Karim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Abdul Karim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bader throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abdul Karim is pushing down on Bader's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bader is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdul Karim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdul Karim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abdul Karim prevents Bader from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader taking some punishment here, with Abdul Karim in his half guard.
Abdul Karim drops an elbow to the side of Bader's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Karim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abdul Karim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abdul Karim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abdul Karim working Bader over with strikes.
Bader looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdul Karim is nestled in close to Bader, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abdul Karim drops an elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Abdul Karim works his foot free and advances to mount.
Abdul Karim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Abdul Karim looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bader looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Abdul Karim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdul Karim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bader taking shots to the head.
Abdul Karim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bader looks a forlorn figure.

Bader is rocked!
Abdul Karim lands a big elbow - Bader is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bader is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zaid Abdul Karim!