PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takedown And Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

And Pound
vs
Ali

180 cm
23
264 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

190 cm
32
245 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takedown And Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hazni Ali!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali looks to land a combination. And Pound sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And Pound is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ali.
And Pound misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
And Pound shoots and misses
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
And Pound fails with the takedown
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takedown And Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
And Pound fails with the takedown
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
And Pound with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And Pound misses with a takedown
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ali drops And Pound with a right and a left! Ali comes rushing in but And Pound regains his composure and manages to keep Ali in guard.

And Pound is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And Pound is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oh And Pound is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
And Pound is trying to control the position but Ali postures up.
And Pound seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And Pound is really struggling to control Ali but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
And Pound working a defensive guard here.
Ali lands a couple of digs.
Ali wants to control from the top but And Pound keeps moving.
And Pound wants to sweep but no luck.
Ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. And Pound swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And Pound looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ali is one step ahead there.
Ali with a flurry of punches that miss.
And Pound working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ali.
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed And Pound's guard.
Ali lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Ali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed And Pound's head.
Ali controlling the action here.
And Pound is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but And Pound keeps working.
Ali sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hazni Ali was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And Pound doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Ali scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali works over And Pound's head and body with a nice combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for And Pound. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ali! And Pound is backing up but he can't get away as Ali lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops And Pound and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hazni Ali!
A very excited looking Hazni Ali 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.