PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tambir Mahheb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahheb comes to the cage accompanied by The lapdance is so much better. Tambir Mahheb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Plant's chin.

Mahheb
vs
Plant

187 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tambir Mahheb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Plant!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahheb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahheb throws a series of punches but Plant moves out of range.
Mahheb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Plant or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahheb which made him look bad.
Mahheb looks to land a combination but Plant avoids it well.
Plant shoots in but no luck this time.
Mahheb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Plant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahheb swivels and escapes.
Tambir Mahheb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Plant.
Mahheb throws an overhand right that lands on Plant's shoulder, as Plant tries to avoid the shot.
Mahheb looks to land a combination but Plant avoids it well.
Mahheb is breathing heavily.
Plant shoots in and drives through. Mahheb sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant looks for a takedown but Mahheb sprawls well.
Mahheb throws a series of punches but Plant moves out of range.
Plant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahheb swivels and escapes.
Mahheb misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Plant is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Plant prevents Mahheb from standing back up.

Plant decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mahheb throws a right and a left that Plant avoids nicely.
Mahheb throws a lazy right hand but Plant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahheb throws a right hand that Plant ducks under and follows up with a left that Plant also avoids with ease.
Tambir Mahheb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahheb as he avoids it easily.
Mahheb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Plant is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahheb misses with a series of wild punches.
Plant is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahheb finish him?

Plant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Plant seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plant fails to move to back control.

Plant stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mahheb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plant slips a jab and a cross from Mahheb.
Mahheb swinging wilding here.
Mahheb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahheb as he jumps to the side.
Plant shoots in for a takedown but Mahheb shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mahheb as Plant shoots in.
No joy there for Mahheb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Mahheb as Plant shoots in.
Tambir Mahheb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahheb stuffs the takedown.
Mahheb misses with a series of wild punches.
Plant shoots in for a takedown but Mahheb shows good takedown defense.
Plant dodges the punch combination from Mahheb.
Mahheb throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Mahheb misses.
Mahheb is looking to score with low kicks.
Plant misses with a takedown attempt - Mahheb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahheb misses with a head kick.

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.
No luck for Plant with that takedown attempt.
Mahheb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahheb swivels and escapes.
Plant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Plant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Mahheb as Plant shoots in.
Plant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahheb's waist but Mahheb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plant off to one side.
Mahheb throws a right and a left that Plant avoids nicely.
Mahheb throws a right hand that Plant ducks under and follows up with a left that Plant also avoids with ease.
A combination from Mahheb does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plant.
Mahheb throws a nice looking combination but Plant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tambir Mahheb will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Plant or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahheb which made him look bad.
Mahheb throws a series of punches but Plant moves out of range.
Plant fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plant.
Tambir Mahheb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Plant.
Mahheb misses with a double jab.
Plant looks for a takedown but Mahheb sprawls well.
Mahheb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plant is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahheb fails to land with a series of punches.
Plant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mahheb tries to avoid it but Plant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mahheb to the ground. Mahheb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Mahheb.
Mahheb misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant fails with the takedown.
Plant has a takedown stuffed.

Plant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mahheb!
Plant looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Plant stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mahheb fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Mahheb. No joy for Plant on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahheb throws a series of punches but Plant moves out of range.
Mahheb connects with the punch.
Plant dodges the punch combination from Mahheb.
Plant shoots in for a double leg but Mahheb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahheb misses with a looping right.
A combination from Mahheb does no damage.
Plant looks for a takedown but Mahheb sprawls well.
Mahheb fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahheb stuffs the takedown.
Mahheb tries to bum rush Plant with a series of wild strikes but Plant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Mahheb as Plant shoots in.
Plant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahheb looks to land a combination but Plant avoids it well.
Plant dodges the punch combination from Mahheb.
A punch combination from Mahheb misses.
Mahheb misses with a double jab.
Mahheb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahheb but Mahheb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mahheb throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Plant stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Mahheb follows into mount!
Mahheb prevents Plant from getting the reversal.
Plant wants to control but Mahheb is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Plant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Plant is trying desperately to improve position.
Plant tries to hold on but Mahheb pushes him away.
Plant manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Plant gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tambir Mahheb dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Plant misses with a takedown attempt - Mahheb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahheb lands a left and a right that sends Plant crashing to the canvas! Mahheb dives into mount looking to finish!
Plant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mahheb looking to control but Plant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mahheb avoids the attempt from Plant to control.
Mahheb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plant on the ground.
Plant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Plant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mahheb looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plant is looking to improve his position but Mahheb isn't that keen on the idea.
Plant tries to hold on but Mahheb pushes him away.
Plant tries to improve his position but instead Mahheb has taken his back!
Plant trying to control the hands but Mahheb breaks the grip.
Plant is trying to break free.

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.
A lull in the action here.
Mahheb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Plant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Plant is really stuck here.
Plant is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Plant rolls, trying to escape but Mahheb keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plant trying to get back to his feet but Mahheb is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahheb doesn't have the hooks in and Plant manages to turn into his guard.
Plant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Plant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mahheb is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Plant is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mahheb has escaped the position, nice work there.
Plant trying to control the action but Mahheb is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahheb is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Plant is controlling him well.

Plant goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mahheb rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Plant's guard! Nice work there by Mahheb!
Mahheb wants to stand but Plant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Robert Plant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Plant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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 Tambir Mahheb.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahheb, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tambir Mahheb!