PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdi Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdi Muhammed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sluggo Brott's chin.

Brott
vs
Muhammed

191 cm
29
221 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdi Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed misses with a few strikes there.
Muhammed misses with a looping right.
Brott thumps Muhammed with a low kick.
Muhammed misses with a looping left.
Brott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhammed.
Brott with a jab.
Muhammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brott slips a jab and a cross from Muhammed.
Brott throws a hook but Muhammed blocks it.
Muhammed walks into a jab.
Brott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Muhammed.
Brott scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammed walks into a left hand.

It looks like Abdi Muhammed has been cut.
Sluggo Brott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brott at a distance.
Brott shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhammed tries to sprawl out of it but Brott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhammed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brott shoots in but no luck this time.
Brott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muhammed defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sluggo Brott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muhammed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brott throws a series of punches but Muhammed moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhammed looks to score with a jab to the body but Brott is just out of range.
Muhammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdi Muhammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brott loads up on a big right hand but Muhammed slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brott.
Muhammed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brott on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammed throws a nice looking combination but Brott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Brott or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhammed which made him look bad.
Muhammed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brott.
Muhammed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brott checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Muhammed. No joy for Brott on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Muhammed.
Muhammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brott.
Muhammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muhammed stuffs the takedown.
Muhammed ducks under a wild hook from Brott.

Brott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brott thows a huge punch but Muhammed dodges it nicely.
Well, if Brott 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott winds up and cracks Muhammed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brott works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammed is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brott has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed prevents Brott from improving position.
Brott moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sluggo Brott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdi Muhammed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brott fails with a takedown attempt.
Brott shoots for a double leg takedown but Muhammed sprawls well. He's pushed Brott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brott tries to score with a low kick but Muhammed moves his leg out of the way.
Brott tries to score with a low kick but Muhammed moves his leg out of the way.
Muhammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Brott scores with a decent looking hook.
Brott moves away from the strike by Muhammed.
Muhammed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brott.
Brott slips a straight right by Muhammed.
Muhammed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brott throwing strikes here but Muhammed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brott throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Muhammed squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brott goes for an armbar but Muhammed turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Muhammed.
Muhammed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muhammed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brott is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott looking for a sweep. Not yet Brott, not yet.

Brott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muhammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Brott goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Muhammed turns into him and now he's in Brott's guard.
Muhammed preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muhammed wanted to stand there but Brott had control of the position.
Muhammed postures up.
Muhammed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Sluggo Brott wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Brott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brott lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sluggo Brott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdi Muhammed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Brott connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Muhammed blocks the low kick.
Brott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muhammed.
Brott closes the distance and clinches up with Muhammed, looking for a takedown. Brott pushes Muhammed against the cage but Muhammed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brott throws a leg kick but Muhammed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muhammed defending well as Brott loads up on a big left hand.
Brott throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brott.
Muhammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brott wants to land a leg kick but Muhammed is out of range.
Muhammed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brott takes one to the chin there.
Brott connects with a solid leg kick.
Brott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhammed throws the left hand but Brott avoids the punch easily.
Muhammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muhammed.
Brott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhammed checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed lands with a good body shot.
Muhammed misses with a few strikes there.
Brott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muhammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brott misses with a double jab.
Muhammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brott scoring well with a low kick there.
Muhammed cracks Brott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muhammed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdi Muhammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Muhammed fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muhammed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muhammed checks it well.
Abdi Muhammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brott connects with an inside leg kick.
Muhammed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brott.
Brott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brott slips under a jab from Muhammed.
Brott tries for a takedown but Muhammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muhammed moves out of range as Brott strikes.
Muhammed drops his hands momentarily and Brott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Muhammed misses its intended target.
Brott throws a leg kick but Muhammed moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muhammed is out of range and Brott settles back down.
Muhammed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brott scores with a jab to the head.
Brott shoots in for a double leg but Muhammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sluggo Brott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhammed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brott has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muhammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muhammed.
A swing and a miss from Brott.

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 Sluggo Brott.
Well Brott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sluggo Brott!