PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mullah Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamal Samchung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Afghan Pesarak. Samchung has chosen Megadeth Public Enemy No.1 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Omar
vs
Samchung

185 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mullah Omar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamal Samchung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Samchung as Omar shoots in.

Samchung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with 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.
Omar wants to improve his position but Samchung is controlling well.

Samchung seems to be looking for submissions.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Omar wants to get back to full guard.
Samchung blocks the strikes from Omar.
Samchung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Omar's head.
Omar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Samchung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omar misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Samchung is working for a submission of some sort.
Omar missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Samchung is working for a kimura but Omar is defending it quite comfortably.
Omar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar punching from the bottom.
Omar landing a few short strikes.
Omar scores with a few weak punches.
Omar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Omar lands some strikes from the bottom.

Samchung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samchung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Samchung throws a big elbow that misses.
Omar strikes from his own guard.
Samchung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom.
Omar striking off his back but it's not causing Samchung any problems.
Samchung takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

Samchung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Omar strikes from his own guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samchung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omar striking off his back, scoring a few points.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omar wants to sweep here but Samchung controlling him for the moment.
Omar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Omar tries to get out of the position.
Omar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Omar is striking off his back. Samchung thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Samchung is working for a kimura but Omar is defending it quite comfortably.
Omar is looking to improve his position.

Samchung is working for a submission of some sort.
Omar punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar scores with a few weak punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Omar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samchung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom.
Omar wants to sweep but no luck.
Samchung is pushing down on Omar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Omar is fighting to maintain full guard but Samchung has managed to sneak the leg through.
Omar misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Samchung seems to be working for a kimura but Omar defends the submission attempt.
Samchung blocks the strikes from Omar.
Omar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Omar throws a couple of heel strikes.
Omar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom.
Samchung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Omar striking from his own guard.
Omar keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Omar lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Omar scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samchung is one step ahead there.
Samchung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omar is keeping the position for now.
Samchung won't allow Omar to sweep him here.
Omar with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Samchung can't handle though.
Samchung makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Omar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Omar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samchung throws a big elbow that misses.

Samchung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Samchung looks gassed!
Omar lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Omar is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Omar lands a couple of digs.

Samchung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Omar is aware though and is defending well.
Samchung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omar is working Samchung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samchung has momentary wrist control but Omar slips an elbow through the middle.
Omar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samchung working a defensive guard here.
Omar postures up and lands a big shot to Samchung's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samchung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Omar's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Omar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Samchung stands up out of Omar's guard for a moment - Omar manages to land a nice upkick.
Omar striking off his back but it's not causing Samchung any problems.
Omar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Samchung scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omar wants to sweep here but Samchung controlling him for the moment.
Omar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Omar striking from his own guard.
Omar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Omar strikes from his own guard.
Omar wants to sweep but no luck.
Omar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Omar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Omar striking off his back but it's not causing Samchung any problems.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom.
Omar wants to sweep here but Samchung controlling him for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samchung is pushing down on Omar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Omar is fighting to maintain full guard but Samchung has managed to sneak the leg through.

Samchung is looking for a kimura but Omar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samchung to get the leverage.
Omar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Omar is looking for a sweep. Samchung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Samchung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samchung is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Samchung blocks Omar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Samchung is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Omar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Omar is desperately trying to improve his position but Samchung has a good base and remains in mount.
Omar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Samchung. What's that going to do exactly?

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Omar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Omar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Omar missing with punches from the bottom.
Samchung scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Omar striking off his back but it's not causing Samchung any problems.
Samchung is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Samchung is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Samchung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Omar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Omar punching to the body, from the bottom.
Samchung works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Samchung prevents Omar from improving his position.

Samchung is working for a kimura but Omar is defending it quite comfortably.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Omar tries to get to full guard but Samchung has control of the leg.
Samchung is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Omar is defending against the submission attempts here by Samchung.

Samchung is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mullah Omar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Samchung closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Omar's guard.
Samchung wants to control from the top but Omar keeps moving.
Samchung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samchung slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Omar.
Omar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Omar trying to strike off his back.
Samchung takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Omar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Omar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Samchung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Omar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Omar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omar throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Samchung is breathing heavily.
Omar lands an upkick as Samchung stands over him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar 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.
Omar scores with a nice shot.
Samchung passes into half guard.
Omar misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Samchung is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Omar defends it well.
Omar lands with a few short shots to the body.
Samchung blocks the strikes from Omar.
Omar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Samchung seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Omar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Samchung.
Omar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Samchung is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Omar defends it well.
Omar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Omar lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Omar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samchung blocks the strikes from Omar.
The fighters are battling for position here. Omar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samchung stands up out of Omar's guard for a moment - Omar manages to land a nice upkick.
Samchung trying to control the position from guard on top but Omar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omar trying to strike off his back.
Omar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Samchung drops back looking for a leg! Omar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Omar manages to kick Samchung off! Samchung jumps back into Omar's guard.
Omar striking off his back, scoring a few points.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samchung stands up out of Omar's guard for a moment - Omar manages to land a nice upkick.
Omar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Samchung lands a couple of digs.

Samchung drops back looking for a leg! Omar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Omar manages to kick Samchung off! Samchung jumps back into Omar's guard.
Omar scores with a nice shot.
Omar 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.
Samchung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Omar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Omar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samchung is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar throwing short punches from the bottom.
Omar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Omar is striking from the bottom but Samchung uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Samchung is trying to work for a kimura but Omar is defending well.
Omar landing small, sideways elbows.
Omar missing with punches from the bottom.
Omar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Omar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Samchung drops back looking for a leg! Omar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Omar manages to kick Samchung off! Samchung jumps back into Omar's guard.
Omar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samchung is one step ahead there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Samchung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Samchung won't allow Omar to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samchung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Omar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Omar wants to sweep but no luck.

Samchung drops back looking for a leg! Omar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Omar manages to kick Samchung off! Samchung jumps back into Omar's guard.
Omar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Omar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Omar throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Omar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Omar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samchung!
Samchung is trying to stand up.
Omar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Omar prevents Samchung from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Omar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omar with the ground and pound from mount.
Omar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Omar with shots to the head and body - Samchung looks very uncomfortable down there.
Omar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Omar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Omar landing punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samchung is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Omar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Samchung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Omar unloading with bombs!
Omar landing punches.
Samchung is wriggling around trying to escape.
Omar working the ground and pound effectively.
Omar scoring with strikes but Samchung is staying in there.
The referee warns Samchung that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Omar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Samchung's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Omar punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Omar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omar won't let Samchung get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Omar scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Omar prevents Samchung from getting the reversal.
Omar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Omar lands a big elbow.
Omar lands a nice shot to the head.
Omar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Samchung is looking to improve his position but Omar isn't that keen on the idea.
Mullah Omar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samchung is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Omar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Samchung in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Omar unloading with bombs!
Omar landing shots from mount.
Omar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Samchung's face.
Samchung is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Omar breaks from Samchung's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Omar with good strikes from the mount here!
Omar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Samchung that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Omar landing shots from mount.
Omar raining down shots from the mount!
Samchung working to try and regain half guard.
Omar lands a big shot there that rocks Samchung but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Samchung regains half guard.
Omar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omar is nestled in close to Samchung, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Omar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samchung defending well though.
Kamal Samchung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullah Omar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samchung is trying to stand up here but Omar is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mullah Omar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Omar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mullah Omar!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mullah Omar!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mullah Omar!

Mullah Omar wins by unanimous decision!