PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj has chosen Lebanon as his entrance music. Mohamed al Hadj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaka
vs
al Hadj

193 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj avoids the head kick by Chaka.
al Hadj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaka throws a sloppy body shot
and al Hadj counters with a nice leg kick.
al Hadj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chaka lands a right hook to the body.
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chaka misses with a wild body shot.
Chaka lands a head shot.
al Hadj throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
Zulu Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaka misses with a double jab
and al Hadj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al Hadj lands a leg kick that knocks Chaka off balance momentarily.
Chaka blocks a head kick by al Hadj.
Chaka's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka scores with a hook.
Chaka connects with the punch.
Chaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaka throws a shot from downtown. al Hadj moves away and avoids it.
Chaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
al Hadj stuns Chaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chaka moves out of range of the leg kick from al Hadj.
Chaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
al Hadj takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chaka looks for the body kick but al Hadj saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from al Hadj.
Mohamed al Hadj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Good exchange - Chaka coming out on top.
al Hadj throws a wild body kick that Chaka sees coming a mile off.
Chaka connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka misses with a looping left.
al Hadj throws a good cross that connects.
Chaka throws a looping overhand right but al Hadj ducks down to avoid it.
al Hadj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping al Hadj under the eye.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.
Chaka lands a slapping body shot.
al Hadj swings for the body but Chaka moves out of range.
Chaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Chaka with that takedown attempt.
Chaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al Hadj throws a right and a left that Chaka avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Chaka misses
and al Hadj counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka throws an overhand right that lands on al Hadj's shoulder, as al Hadj tries to avoid the shot.
Chaka throws a hook to the side of al Hadj's head but al Hadj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chaka throws the left hand but al Hadj avoids the punch easily.
Chaka scores with a jab. al Hadj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
al Hadj throws a body punch but Chaka moves out of range.
Chaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Hadj can pounce on him.
al Hadj looks for the body kick but Chaka saw that one coming.
al Hadj is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chaka.
Chaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
al Hadj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Chaka misses.
Chaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chaka.
al Hadj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by al Hadj. Beautiful body shot.
al Hadj dodges the punch combination from Chaka.
Chaka connects with a good right hand that stumbles al Hadj. al Hadj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
al Hadj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Hadj throws a low kick but Chaka avoids it.
Chaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Hadj throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Hadj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
al Hadj is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaka. al Hadj does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zulu Chaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohamed al Hadj's cut.
That's time! Chaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

al Hadj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Hadj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Hadj throws out a leg kick but Chaka moves out of range and al Hadj only half commits.
Chaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zulu Chaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from al Hadj.
al Hadj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chaka rather than just go for the knockout.
al Hadj moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Hadj slips under a jab.
al Hadj walks into a left hand.

That has opened up Mohamed al Hadj's cut even more.
al Hadj avoids the body shot from Chaka.
A big left from Chaka misses.
Nice uppercut lands for al Hadj. That snapped Chaka's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Chaka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Hadj, right into the meat.
al Hadj moves out of range as Chaka strikes.
al Hadj moves to clinch but Chaka breaks away
and Chaka counters with a stiff right hand.
al Hadj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al Hadj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
al Hadj misses with a leg kick.
Chaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from al Hadj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Hadj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
al Hadj wants to slow Chaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Chaka stuns al Hadj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
Chaka throws out a loose jab but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from al Hadj misses the target.
Chaka takes a swing at al Hadj's ribcage but misses.
al Hadj has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chaka finds it's way round the side to connect with al Hadj's head.
Chaka swats away the attempt to clinch by al Hadj.
al Hadj connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for al Hadj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Hadj tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaka thows a body shot but no joy.
al Hadj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chaka takes a swing at al Hadj's ribcage but misses.
Chaka checks a leg kick nicely.
al Hadj needs to keep his hands up - Chaka had a free shot at his head there.
al Hadj slips under a jab.
al Hadj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

The cut above Mohamed al Hadj's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big right from Chaka misses.
Chaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaka misses with an uppercut. al Hadj saw that one coming.
al Hadj swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but al Hadj might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chaka has got the better of the exchanges.
al Hadj lands a high kick!
al Hadj takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!

al Hadj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Chaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Chaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Hadj takes a kick to the side of the head.

Mohamed al Hadj's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Hadj. That's going to slow Chaka down.
Chaka takes a swing at al Hadj's ribcage but misses.
al Hadj throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Hadj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
al Hadj takes a swing at Chaka's ribcage but misses.
Chaka misses with an uppercut.
al Hadj has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from al Hadj there as he acknowledges the shot.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mohamed al Hadj's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zulu Chaka!