PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Air Canada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustapha Shakir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canada
vs
Shakir

178 cm
19
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Air Canada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mustapha Shakir!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Canada misses with the combination.
Shakir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakir tries to clinch there but Canada circles away.
Shakir blocks a jab.
Canada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shakir circles away.

Shakir closes the distance and pushes Canada back into the cage.
Shakir trying to land knees to the body.
Shakir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canada avoids it.
Shakir misses with an elbow strike.
Shakir looking to throw knees to the head but Canada is blocking nicely.
Shakir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakir looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Air Canada has been cut.
Shakir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shakir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shakir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canada working hard to break the clinch.
Canada avoiding damage as Shakir throws knees to the body.
Shakir lands a knee to the head.
Canada is trying to break the clinch but Shakir has him pressed against the cage.
Canada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shakir tries a knee to the head but Canada blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Canada's brow.
Shakir lands an elbow that stopped Canada in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shakir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Canada.
Shakir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Shakir.
Shakir throws an elbow but it misses.
Shakir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shakir scores with a knee to the head.
Canada managing to block the knees to the body from Shakir.
Shakir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Canada turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Canada manages to end up in side control.

Canada is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Shakir looks calm but he's in trouble here. Canada gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Shakir is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Canada lets go of the hold and Shakir can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Air Canada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Air Canada made sure he mentioned Best Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.