PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukmaan Shuaib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuaib comes to the cage accompanied by Strobe (Dubstep remix) byDeadmau5. Nathan Satan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lukmaan Shuaib's chin.

Shuaib
vs
Satan

174 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukmaan Shuaib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Satan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shuaib as he jumps to the side.
Shuaib tries a head kick but it misses.
Shuaib pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shuaib throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Satan.

It looks like Nathan Satan has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Shuaib scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Shuaib does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuaib scores with a push kick.
Shuaib misses with a head kick.

Shuaib rushes Satan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Shuaib manages to break the clinch.
Shuaib scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuaib pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Satan back to the cage. Shuaib follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Satan fails with a takedown attempt.
Lukmaan Shuaib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Satan.

Shuaib moves into the clinch.

Shuaib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satan shoots in looking for a takedown. Shuaib tries to sprawl out of it but Satan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shuaib manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shuaib misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shuaib swivels and escapes.
Satan looks gassed!
Shuaib misses with a head kick.
Shuaib tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Satan swivels and escapes.
Lukmaan Shuaib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Shuaib.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan shoots in for a takedown but Shuaib shows good takedown defense.

Shuaib has managed to clinch.
Shuaib gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satan is trying to break the clinch but Shuaib has him pressed against the cage.

Shuaib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shuaib lands a jab to Satan's midsection.
Shuaib scores with a leg kick.
Shuaib pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Shuaib moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuaib landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Shuaib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satan leaves Shuaib with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shuaib wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.

Shuaib shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shuaib can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Satan is looking to escape.
Satan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Satan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shuaib knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Satan on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuaib wants to stand up but Satan is controlling the position.
Shuaib thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Satan gets full guard.
Shuaib looking to sit in guard and control but Satan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shuaib working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shuaib tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Satan slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukmaan Shuaib dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Satan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Satan shoots in but Shuaib avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shuaib looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shuaib misses with a head kick.
Shuaib buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shuaib fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Satan shoots in for a double leg but Shuaib sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Satan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shuaib is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Satan.
Shuaib throws a combination. Satan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick misses from Shuaib.
Shuaib moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Satan or perhaps it was just good defense by Shuaib which made him look bad.
Lukmaan Shuaib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Satan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuaib wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Shuaib lands with a nice combination. Satan backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Satan.
Satan is breathing heavily.
Satan fails with the takedown.
Lukmaan Shuaib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shuaib misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shuaib throws a head kick that half lands.
Satan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shuaib counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Satan avoids the head kick by Shuaib.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuaib shoots in looking for a takedown but Satan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shuaib's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shuaib wants to clinch.
Shuaib misses with a double jab.
Shuaib looks to land a combination but Satan avoids it well.
Shuaib is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satan can do to turn this around?
Satan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shuaib swivels and escapes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shuaib!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shuaib moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Satan shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuaib displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Satan.
Shuaib throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A nice combination there by Shuaib.
Shuaib looks to land a combination. Satan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shuaib throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shuaib leaves Satan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Shuaib closes the distance and clinches.

Shuaib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shuaib.
Shuaib dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shuaib closes the distance and clinches.
Shuaib throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shuaib breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Shuaib does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shuaib ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shuaib ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satan moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukmaan Shuaib dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Satan'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Shuaib.
Shuaib uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satan.

Shuaib closes the distance and clinches.
Satan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Shuaib's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Satan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shuaib keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satan is working for a submission of some sort.

Satan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shuaib could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Satan has cracked it and Shuaib is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Satan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Satan!