PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Abu Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zangief Hakkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Jafar 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cool baby. Hakkarainen has chosen HellYeah as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Abu Jafar
vs
Hakkarainen

188 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
201 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abu Jafar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Zangief Hakkarainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Jafar is looking to clinch.
Abu Jafar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakkarainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abu Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hakkarainen.

Hakkarainen drives through and clinches with Abu Jafar against the cage.
Hakkarainen tries to break free but Abu Jafar pushes him back against the cage.

Abu Jafar manages to break the clinch.
Khalid Abu Jafar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Abu Jafar has managed to clinch.
Hakkarainen cracks Abu Jafar with a nice body shot.
Hakkarainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Abu Jafar .
Hakkarainen works on Abu Jafar 's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abu Jafar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hakkarainen's brow.
Hakkarainen tries to work over Abu Jafar 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Hakkarainen.
Abu Jafar is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abu Jafar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hakkarainen avoids the elbow strike from Abu Jafar , against the cage.
Abu Jafar blocks a body shot from Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen blocks an elbow strike from Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar throws an elbow but it misses.
Hakkarainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hakkarainen lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hakkarainen.
Abu Jafar tries to circle away but Hakkarainen has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkarainen scores with a hook to the body.
Hakkarainen is working Abu Jafar over against the cage.
Good body shot from Hakkarainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakkarainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Khalid Abu Jafar has been cut.
Abu Jafar prevents a body shot from Hakkarainen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen can't find room to land a body shot as Abu Jafar controls the action.
Abu Jafar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hakkarainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Abu Jafar backwards.
Hakkarainen tries to throw a body punch but Abu Jafar avoids it by throwing Hakkarainen back against the cage.

Hakkarainen breaks from the clinch.
Hakkarainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abu Jafar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hakkarainen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abu Jafar back to the cage. Hakkarainen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hakkarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hakkarainen throws a sloppy head kick and Abu Jafar moves out of range easily.
Hakkarainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hakkarainen tries to clinch there but Abu Jafar circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abu Jafar clinches with his opponent.
Abu Jafar prevents a body shot from Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen works on Abu Jafar 's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakkarainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abu Jafar backwards.

Abu Jafar is rocked!
Hakkarainen avoiding damage as Abu Jafar throws knees to the body.
Oh Abu Jafar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hakkarainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Abu Jafar .

Hakkarainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abu Jafar seems to have got his legs back now.

Abu Jafar clinches with his opponent.

Hakkarainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abu Jafar throws a lazy body kick
and Hakkarainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Abu Jafar wants to clinch
and Hakkarainen counters with a straight right hand.
Hakkarainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abu Jafar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Hakkarainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Hakkarainen cracks Abu Jafar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hakkarainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abu Jafar to stand back up!

Khalid Abu Jafar 's cut is getting worse.
Hakkarainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abu Jafar gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hakkarainen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zangief Hakkarainen!