PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uche Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jungle Bhoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mohammed
vs
Bhoy

184 cm
25
286 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

208 cm
19
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uche Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jungle Bhoy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mohammed looking to score a takedown here. Bhoy is defending well but Mohammed drives through and ends up in Bhoy's guard.
Bhoy is looking to stand up but Mohammed isn't so interested in that idea.

Bhoy has an active guard here but Mohammed has managed to pass into half guard.
Bhoy wants to get back to his feet.
Mohammed is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uche Mohammed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mohammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammed slips under a jab from Bhoy.
Bhoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mohammed counters with a thumping low kick.
Bhoy sizes up Mohammed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bhoy throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bhoy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mohammed, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohammed.
Mohammed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mohammed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bhoy's efforts to push away.
Bhoy is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy is trying to break the clinch but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage.
Bhoy can't break the clinch.
Mohammed stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mohammed for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mohammed struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhoy controls his hands.
Come on Mohammed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Bhoy fails to land.
Mohammed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uche Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a low kick but Bhoy avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bhoy moves into the clinch.
Mohammed stalling in the clinch.
Bhoy jumps guard but Mohammed turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mohammed has Bhoy pushed against the cage.
Mohammed gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mohammed digs a right hand underneath Bhoy's ribcage. Bhoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bhoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage.
Mohammed stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uche Mohammed.
Bhoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bhoy takes the fight into the clinch.
Bhoy can't break the clinch.
Bhoy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Mohammed lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mohammed decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bhoy misses with a double jab.
Mohammed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bhoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohammed circles away quickly and effectively.

Mohammed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uche Mohammed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mohammed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bhoy clinches.
Mohammed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bhoy misses with some punches.
Mohammed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bhoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mohammed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mohammed lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mohammed.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uche Mohammed.
Bhoy throws a hook but Mohammed avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed is looking to chop away at Bhoy's legs.
Bhoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bhoy closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mohammed.
Bhoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bhoy is trying to break the clinch but Mohammed is controlling him.
Bhoy is trying to break free.
Mohammed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bhoy is trying to force a seperation but Mohammed has the dominant position.
Come on Mohammed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Mohammed lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed throwing shots but Bhoy is blocking nicely.
Mohammed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Uche Mohammed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Mohammed moves into the clinch successfully.
Mohammed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bhoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mohammed avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mohammed keeps control of Bhoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bhoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mohammed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bhoy avoids it.
Bhoy letting Mohammed take a breather here.
Bhoy looking to slow down the pace here.
Mohammed leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uche Mohammed.
Bhoy is looking to chop away at Mohammed's legs.
Bhoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mohammed counters with a nice leg kick.
Bhoy swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Bhoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Bhoy.
Jungle Bhoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhoy sizes up Mohammed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bhoy is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bhoy throws a head kick that misses.

Mohammed closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uche Mohammed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mohammed clinches up against the cage.

Mohammed has hold of one of Bhoy's legs. Bhoy is fighting the takedown attempt but Mohammed gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bhoy is on top in guard.
Bhoy throwing strikes but missing.
Mohammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mohammed is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mohammed has a closed guard, preventing Bhoy from standing up.
Mohammed is pulling down on Bhoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Bhoy, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Uche Mohammed wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mohammed darts in and clinches Bhoy up against the cage.
Bhoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mohammed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mohammed prevents Bhoy from breaking the clinch.
Bhoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage.
Bhoy can't get the takedown.
Come on Mohammed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to work over Bhoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Mohammed gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bhoy regains guard.
Bhoy wants to get back to his feet but Mohammed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mohammed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bhoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed passes Bhoy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammed working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Mohammed.
Bhoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mohammed not doing much here.
Mohammed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bhoy has hold of Mohammed's hands but Mohammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mohammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bhoy taking some punishment here, with Mohammed in his half guard.
Mohammed controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bhoy tries to kick Mohammed off but Mohammed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jungle Bhoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bhoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohammed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bhoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohammed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bhoy is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uche 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uche Mohammed!
Post fight, an emotional Uche Mohammed said 'I don't like evil, especially BIG evil so I had to purge you.'.