PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kareem Said is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sherman
vs
Said

193 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Said!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Said looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Said seems to be working for a kimura but Sherman defends the submission attempt.

Said is working for a kimura here but Sherman manages to reverse the position and he's now in Said's guard.
Said looking for a sweep. Not yet Said, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Said is on top in guard.
Said pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sherman is keeping the position for now.

Said drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sherman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sherman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sherman!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sherman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Said is trying to maintain the position but Sherman is very close to passing his half guard.
Said gets full guard.
Said looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sherman is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Said is looking for a triangle but Sherman pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Said is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Said tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Said is looking to sweep but instead, Sherman has passed into half guard.
Said tries to get to full guard but Sherman has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Said wants to sweep but Sherman has passed to side control!
Said is trying to control Sherman's posture but Sherman avoids it.
Said is trying to improve his position.
Sherman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Said's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Said tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Said is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Said looks to move to half guard but instead Sherman has passed into mount! Damn!
Said is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Said manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Said dominated that round.
That's time! Sherman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Said shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Said is working for a kimura but Sherman is defending it quite comfortably.

Said seems to be looking for submissions.

Said is trying to work for a kimura but Sherman is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Said wants to work for an arm triangle but Sherman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Said is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sherman trying to control but Said postures up.

Said is looking for a kimura but Sherman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Said to get the leverage.

Said is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Said is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sherman sees it coming and defends easily.
Kareem Said has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman wants to improve his position but Said is controlling well.

Said is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Said is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sherman defends it well.
Sherman is trying to maintain the position but Said is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Said tries to pass to full mount but Sherman defends it.

Said seems to be working for a kimura but Sherman defends the submission attempt.

Said wants to work for an arm triangle but Sherman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Said is trying to work for a kimura but Sherman is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Said is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Said is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Said is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sherman is just riding it out for now. Said eventually gives up the hold.
Sherman is trying to maintain the position but Said is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Said showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Said shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Said seems to be working for a kimura but Sherman defends the submission attempt.

Said is working for a submission of some sort.

Said is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sherman has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said is thwarting Sherman's attempts to control the position.

Said is working for a submission of some sort.

Said is working for an americana but Sherman has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Said was thinking about the submission.

Said postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sherman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Said, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Said looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sherman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sherman controlling the pace.
Sherman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Said gets back to full guard.
Sherman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Said is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sherman is aware though and is defending well.
Said is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sherman trying to control the position from guard on top but Said is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Said manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Said swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sherman is now in Said's guard. A big mistake from Said there, giving up the dominant position!
Sherman preventing the sweep.

Said working for submissions but it's allowed Sherman to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Said manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Said comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Said has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Said!