PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abayo Bokhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen He-Man theme song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bokhari
vs
Man

192 cm
27
240 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

210 cm
28
270 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayo Bokhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, He Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhari lands with a good body shot.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abayo Bokhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Bokhari misses

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bokhari lands a shoulder strike.
Man has Bokhari pressed against the cage, preventing Bokhari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bokhari after a bit of a struggle.
Bokhari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bokhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bokhari is defending well.
Bokhari working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like He Man has been cut.
Bokhari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bokhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokhari pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man trying to control the position but instead, Bokhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bokhari has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to drag Bokhari to the mat but Bokhari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abayo Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Man.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bokhari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bokhari lands a right hand.
Bokhari tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bokhari misses with some punches.
Bokhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhari being controlled against the cage.
Man tries to stall but Bokhari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bokhari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bokhari misses with a body punch.

Bokhari manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Bokhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Bokhari is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Bokhari throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bokhari.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bokhari!
The fighters circling - Bokhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bokhari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Bokhari.
Man takes a swing at Bokhari's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bokhari.
Bokhari cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.

That has opened up He Man's cut even more.
Man dodges the punch combination from Bokhari.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bokhari is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bokhari tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bokhari is trying to escape the mount.
Bokhari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bokhari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bokhari wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abayo Bokhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on He Man'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.

Bokhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhari.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bokhari sprawls well. Bokhari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man swings for the body but Bokhari moves out of range.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bokhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bokhari as he avoids it easily.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bokhari moves away.
Bokhari leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abayo Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Man.
Man moves out of range as Bokhari throws a body kick.
A low kick from Bokhari is predictable there
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari scores with a jab to the body.
Bokhari throws a head kick that half lands.
Bokhari tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bokhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bokhari throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Bokhari 's knee.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Bokhari.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bokhari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man wants to land a leg kick but Bokhari is out of range.
Bokhari misses with a wild combination.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bokhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bokhari. That one must have hurt.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Bokhari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bokhari circles away.
Bokhari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Man takes a step back to recover.
Bokhari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The cut above He Man's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bokhari.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bokhari rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Bokhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bokhari scores with a body shot.
Bokhari scores with a push kick.
Bokhari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bokhari, right into the meat.
Bokhari lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Bokhari thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Bokhari misses.
Man misses with a low kick as Bokhari jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Bokhari.

Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bokhari quickly recovers to half guard.
Bokhari moves into full guard.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bokhari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Man tries to hold on but Bokhari postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari wants to control but Man has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Bokhari is going to stand back up.
Bokhari not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abayo Bokhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bokhari checks the leg kick.
Bokhari misses with a wild body shot.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Bokhari tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man moves away from the strike by Bokhari.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bokhari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bokhari misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Bokhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Bokhari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man moves forwards but Bokhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bokhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.

Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bokhari!
Man thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bokhari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bokhari is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Man looking to control but Bokhari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man looking to finish with strikes here!
Man controlling from the full mount.
Bokhari is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Bokhari really doesn't like being in this position too much.
He Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man tries to control but Bokhari wriggling away.
Bokhari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bokhari wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Bokhari is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Man! Bokhari is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). He Man!
An out of breath He Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.