PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Zawieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mohammed
vs
Zawieski

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dariusz Zawieski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zawieski connects with a body shot that sends Mohammed's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Zawieski misses.

Zawieski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zawieski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Zawieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Mohammed is defending well.
Mohammed pushes Zawieski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zawieski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mohammed prevents Zawieski from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zawieski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mohammed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mohammed tries to get out of the position.
Mohammed is not content to let Zawieski control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mohammed sneaks out the side door and pushes Zawieski away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dariusz Zawieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zawieski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zawieski tries for a takedown but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zawieski fails with the takedown

and Mohammed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Abdul Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariusz Zawieski.
Zawieski looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is keen to just control but Zawieski is a slippery customer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Zawieski's head.
Zawieski tries to roll over but Mohammed keeps him under control.
Mohammed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zawieski is refusing to be controlled, as Mohammed sits in half guard.
Zawieski tries to kick Mohammed off but Mohammed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mohammed lands strikes from half guard.
Zawieski wants to control but Mohammed is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mohammed seems content to control.
Mohammed working Zawieski over with strikes.
Mohammed trying to control the pace.
Zawieski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mohammed.
Mohammed working the head and body with strikes.
Mohammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mohammed looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mohammed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zawieski!
Mohammed with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mohammed controlling the pace for now.
Mohammed with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Mohammed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mohammed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mohammed is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zawieski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zawieski has escaped and now he's on top!

Zawieski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zawieski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammed pinned against the cage. Mohammed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Zawieski keeps moving.
Mohammed is in close to Zawieski's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Zawieski looking for a guillotine here but Mohammed defends easily.
Mohammed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zawieski looking to control.
Mohammed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mohammed stops Zawieski from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zawieski keeping full guard, as Mohammed tries to pass.
Mohammed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zawieski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mohammed distracts Zawieski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mohammed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zawieski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mohammed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zawieski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Zawieski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zawieski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mohammed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zawieski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zawieski trying to control the position.
Mohammed trying to control but Zawieski is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Zawieski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mohammed is aware though and is defending well.
Mohammed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mohammed throws a big elbow that misses.
Zawieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mohammed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mohammed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Mohammed dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mohammed throws a nice looking combination but Zawieski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zawieski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mohammed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mohammed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zawieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mohammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mohammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Zawieski is retaining full guard.
Mohammed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zawieski trying to keep a closed guard but Mohammed is proving a slippery customer.
Mohammed throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed stands up over Zawieski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mohammed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mohammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zawieski is keeping the position for now.
Zawieski keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Mohammed scoring with some ground and pound.
Zawieski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mohammed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mohammed throws a big right hand that misses.
Mohammed postures up.
Mohammed seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mohammed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed trying to control but Zawieski is working from the bottom.
Mohammed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Abdul Mohammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by Zawieski.

Mohammed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zawieski on his heels. He'll look to pass Zawieski's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Zawieski keeps moving.
Mohammed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mohammed drops back looking for a leg! Zawieski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zawieski manages to kick Mohammed off! Mohammed jumps back into Zawieski's guard.
Zawieski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mohammed is controlling him.
Zawieski trying to keep a closed guard but Mohammed is proving a slippery customer.
Zawieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Zawieski, not yet.
Mohammed won't allow Zawieski to get back to his feet.
Mohammed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zawieski looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dariusz Zawieski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zawieski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zawieski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohammed tries to avoid it but Zawieski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohammed to the ground. Mohammed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohammed with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zawieski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mohammed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zawieski with the ground and pound from mount.
Zawieski looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mohammed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Mohammed!
Abdul Mohammed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.