PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahangir Zulfiqar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jahangir Zulfiqar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bingham
vs
Zulfiqar

185 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demetrious Bingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jahangir Zulfiqar!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zulfiqar swivels and escapes.
Zulfiqar lands with an overhand left.
Jahangir Zulfiqar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulfiqar looks to land a left hand but Bingham moved out of range nicely.
Bingham slips a straight right by Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar tries to clinch there but Bingham circles away.
Bingham swings for the body but Zulfiqar moves out of range.
Zulfiqar scores with a body shot.
Bingham misses the jab.
Bingham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulfiqar throws a jab when Bingham was well out of range.
Bingham walks into a jab.

Zulfiqar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Zulfiqar.

Bingham is rocked!
Bingham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zulfiqar misses with the head strike.

Zulfiqar has Bingham pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zulfiqar pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bingham tumbling to the mat - Zulfiqar dives into Bingham's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zulfiqar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bingham has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulfiqar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zulfiqar looking to sit in guard and control but Bingham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zulfiqar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zulfiqar controls Bingham momentarily but Bingham frees himself.
Zulfiqar wants to sweep here but Bingham controlling him for the moment.
Bingham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zulfiqar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bingham is one step ahead there.
Zulfiqar keeping moving, preventing Bingham from controlling successfully.
Zulfiqar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Binghams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulfiqar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bingham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zulfiqar misses with a straight right.
Bingham jabs Zulfiqar to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Zulfiqar bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bingham! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Bingham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar is working Bingham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zulfiqar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bingham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zulfiqar postures up in Bingham's guard and throws a big left but Bingham blocks it.
Bingham seems to have got his legs back now.
Zulfiqar throws a big right hand that misses.
Zulfiqar throws a strike but Bingham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zulfiqar wants to sweep here but Bingham controlling him for the moment.
Zulfiqar wants to stand up but Bingham is controlling him.
Zulfiqar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bingham puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar tries to get to full guard but Bingham has control of the leg.

Bingham is trying to work for a kimura but Zulfiqar is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zulfiqar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bingham trying to control but Zulfiqar is working from the bottom.

Zulfiqar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bingham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zulfiqar wants to sweep here but Bingham controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bingham wants to control from the top but Zulfiqar keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jahangir Zulfiqar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zulfiqar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bingham in his tracks.

Zulfiqar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zulfiqar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bingham is keeping the position for now.
Bingham seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bingham has momentary wrist control but Zulfiqar slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zulfiqar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zulfiqar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zulfiqar scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bingham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zulfiqar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zulfiqar controlling from the top position.
Zulfiqar distracts Bingham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zulfiqar works over Bingham with some ground and pound from guard.
Zulfiqar throws an elbow that misses. Bingham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zulfiqar's guard. Nice move by Bingham!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zulfiqar is on top in guard.
Zulfiqar trying to control but Bingham is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zulfiqar lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulfiqar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bingham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zulfiqar throws an elbow that misses. Bingham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zulfiqar's guard. Nice move by Bingham!
Zulfiqar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zulfiqar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bingham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zulfiqar wants to stand and escape but Bingham is having none of it.
Bingham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zulfiqar punching to the body, from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulfiqar holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zulfiqar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jahangir Zulfiqar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bingham staying out of range there.
Zulfiqar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bingham misses.
Zulfiqar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bingham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bingham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zulfiqar as he avoids it easily.
Zulfiqar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zulfiqar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Zulfiqar lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bingham sprawling to the canvas. Zulfiqar follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bingham hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulfiqar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bingham to regain full guard.
Zulfiqar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Bingham's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jahangir Zulfiqar!
Jahangir Zulfiqar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.