PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kweli comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit em up . Sasiprapa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Malaipet the Diamond. Malaipet Sasiprapa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kweli
vs
Sasiprapa

160 cm
31
152 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

170 cm
23
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasiprapa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sasiprapa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kweli looks to land a combination but Sasiprapa avoids it well.
Kweli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sasiprapa finds it's way round the side to connect with Kweli's head.
Sasiprapa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kweli throws out the jab.
Kweli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kweli avoids a kick to the body.
Sasiprapa thuds a left hand into Kweli's body.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kweli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kweli lands a nice shot that snaps Sasiprapa's head back.
Kweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasiprapa manages to avoid it.
Sasiprapa blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa keeps Kweli at a distance using the push kick.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick that misses.
Kweli takes one to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa blocks a jab.
Sasiprapa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kweli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Kweli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kweli throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kweli.

Kweli has control of Sasiprapa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sasiprapa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sasiprapa tries to lock up and control but Kweli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli looking to finish with strikes here!
Sasiprapa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kweli.
Kweli controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kweli jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sasiprapa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sasiprapa and Kweli has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kweli 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kweli is trying to get an arm triangle but Sasiprapa is defending well.

Kweli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kweli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kweli passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sasiprapa!
Sasiprapa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasiprapa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kweli tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 Talib Kweli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kweli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sasiprapa!
Kweli wants to control the pace but Sasiprapa is squirming around nicely.
Kweli punching from mount but Sasiprapa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sasiprapa working to try and regain half guard.
Sasiprapa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli content just to control the position here.
Sasiprapa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kweli.
Kweli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kweli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli mounts Sasiprapa! Really nice guard pass there!
Kweli landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kweli fails to take his opponent's back.
Kweli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sasiprapa is looking to escape.
Sasiprapa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli looking to land elbow strikes but Sasiprapa uses the position to regain half guard.
Kweli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sasiprapa keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kweli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kweli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sasiprapa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kweli in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Talib Kweli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.
Kweli misses with a wild combination.
Sasiprapa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kweli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kweli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sasiprapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasiprapa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sasiprapa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kweli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sasiprapas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sasiprapa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kweli.
Kweli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa moves in looking to clinch but Kweli pushes him off.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sasiprapa but Sasiprapa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch.
Kweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch up but Kweli circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that misses.
Kweli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kweli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasiprapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kweli was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasiprapa.

Kweli scores a takedown into full mount!
Kweli controlling from the full mount.
Kweli working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talib Kweli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sasiprapa blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kweli working for a guillotine from mount but Sasiprapa is in no mood to give up.
Kweli landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sasiprapa wants to control but Kweli is having none of it.
Kweli controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sasiprapa is looking to escape.
Talib Kweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kweli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sasiprapa because Kweli loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Talib Kweli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kweli, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talib Kweli!