PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid comes to the cage accompanied by Highlight Reel. Cero has chosen Hate Me Now - Nas as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

al Rashid
vs
Cero

178 cm
29
167 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
160 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from al Rashid misses.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cero is looking to clinch.
Cero throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Rashid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Cero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cero gets tackled into the cage by al Rashid. al Rashid maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Rashid misses with the head strike.
Cero lands a right hand.
al Rashid has Cero pressed against the cage.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid misses with some punches.
Cero blocking some punches.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Cero controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cero fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cero looking to slow down the pace here.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid tries to stall but Cero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid misses with the head strike.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid stalls.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cero.
Cero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid tries to circle away but Cero has him pinned against the cage.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
al Rashid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cero backwards.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
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 Rashid misses with a punch on the inside.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
al Rashid misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Cero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Cero lands an elbow inside that al Rashid shrugs off.
Cero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Cero controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from al Rashid.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Cero.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
Cero lands a left hand.
al Rashid swings wildly with an uppercut but Cero uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Rashid blocks a body shot from Cero.
Cero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Cero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
Cero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cero backwards.
Nice body punch from Cero.
al Rashid working aggressively here.
Cero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cero.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cero can't find room to land a body shot as al Rashid controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from al Rashid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cero misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cero.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cero fails to land.
Cero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Cero.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
Cero blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
Cero digs a right hand underneath al Rashid's ribcage. al Rashid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
A right hand to the body from al Rashid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cero.
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 Kareem al Rashid will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Rashid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
al Rashid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero throws a right and a left that both miss.
al Rashid tries to clinch up but Cero circles away and keeps his distance.
al Rashid misses with a wild body shot.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Cero moves out of range.
al Rashid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

al Rashid is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Cero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh al Rashid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Cero comes at him with an uppercut from hell! al Rashid falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! al Rashid was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Numero Cero!
A very excited looking Numero Cero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.