PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Sakalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakalas has chosen Deliver Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ali
vs
Sakalas

183 cm
27
183 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

169 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazan Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Sakalas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakalas fails with the takedown
and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
Sakalas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sakalas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakalas looks gassed!

Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali stalling the fight.
Sakalas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ali lands a body punch.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakalass head.

Ali has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sakalas is trying to keep an underhook but Ali manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ali there.
Ali working Sakalas over with strikes.
Ali performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is nestled in close to Sakalas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ali is working for a kimura but Sakalas is defending it quite comfortably.
Ali controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Ali there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sakalas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakalas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ali looking for a guillotine from mount but Sakalas is having none of it.
Ali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ali working the ground and pound effectively.
Ali landing strikes, looking to finish!

Ali working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sakalas looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ali! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hazan Ali!