PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jahangir Zulfiqar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jahangir Zulfiqar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zulfiqar
vs
Bingham

200 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jahangir Zulfiqar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demetrious Bingham!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bingham as Zulfiqar shoots in.
Bingham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zulfiqar swings widly with a right hand
and Bingham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bingham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zulfiqar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zulfiqar throwing strikes from guard but Bingham blocks nicely.
Zulfiqar trying to control but Bingham is working from the bottom.
Zulfiqar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bingham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zulfiqar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bingham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bingham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bingham can't keep his opponent in guard - Zulfiqar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulfiqar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zulfiqar 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.
Zulfiqar throwing shots but Bingham is blocking nicely.
Bingham is not content to let Zulfiqar control the position.
Zulfiqar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulfiqar tries to pass to full mount but Bingham defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulfiqar passes to side control.
Bingham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zulfiqar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zulfiqar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar is looking to take a break and control but Bingham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Zulfiqar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zulfiqar throws a strike aimed at the side of Bingham's head but Bingham avoids it well.
Zulfiqar wants to control but Bingham is keeping him busy.
Zulfiqar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bingham is avoiding damage well.
Zulfiqar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bingham avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar is looking to take a break and control but Bingham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar working the ground and pound from side control.

Zulfiqar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bingham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bingham managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bingham to see if he's OK.
Zulfiqar trying to control the action but Bingham is working from the bottom.
Zulfiqar is trying to ground and pound but Bingham uses the momentary lack of control by Zulfiqar to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham is trying to maintain the position but Zulfiqar is very close to passing his half guard.
Zulfiqar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bingham defending well though.
Zulfiqar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bingham trying to control from the bottom.
Bingham has his hands clasped together around Zulfiqar's back. He's all about the action.
Zulfiqar uses his free foot to push down on Bingham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bingham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulfiqar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jahangir Zulfiqar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zulfiqar works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Zulfiqar - just one landing.
Bingham throws the left hand but Zulfiqar avoids the punch easily.
Zulfiqar slips a jab from Bingham.
Zulfiqar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bingham moves away.
Bingham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zulfiqar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bingham fails with a takedown attempt.
Bingham tests Zulfiqar's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jahangir Zulfiqar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulfiqar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zulfiqar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zulfiqar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bingham misses with a wild body shot.

Zulfiqar feints and as Bingham raises his hands in defense, Zulfiqar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulfiqar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zulfiqar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zulfiqar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zulfiqar wants to control from the top but Bingham keeps moving.
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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bingham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zulfiqar is looking to stand up but Bingham isn't so interested in that idea.
Zulfiqar has his hands on Bingham's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar looking for a sweep. Not yet Zulfiqar, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zulfiqar is on top in guard.
Jahangir Zulfiqar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zulfiqar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zulfiqar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zulfiqar wants to control from the top but Bingham keeps moving.
Zulfiqar throws a big right hand that misses.
Zulfiqar postures up in Bingham's guard and throws a big left but Bingham blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulfiqar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulfiqar distracts Bingham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 is looking to stand up but Bingham isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulfiqar holds on and takes a little breather.
Bingham prevents Zulfiqar from getting back to his feet.
Zulfiqar wants to improve his position but instead Bingham has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar wants to control but Bingham is keeping busy.
Zulfiqar tries to get to full guard but Bingham has control of the leg.
Zulfiqar is working hard here to advance position.
Zulfiqar trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jahangir Zulfiqar.

Zulfiqar moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zulfiqar struggles to land a body shot inside as Bingham controls his hands.
Zulfiqar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jahangir Zulfiqar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jahangir Zulfiqar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zulfiqar shoots in for a takedown but Bingham shows good takedown defense.
Bingham throws a series of punches but Zulfiqar moves out of range.
Bingham stuffs the takedown attempt from Zulfiqar. Zulfiqar gets slowly back to his feet.

Zulfiqar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bingham sprawls well initially but Zulfiqar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bingham is trying to get back to full guard.
Zulfiqar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Zulfiqar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bingham is looking to escape.
Bingham trying to control but Zulfiqar postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulfiqar prevents Bingham from improving his position.
Bingham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bingham trying to keep a closed guard but Zulfiqar is proving a slippery customer.
Bingham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zulfiqar is one step ahead there.
Bingham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zulfiqar looking to pass the guard.
Zulfiqar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingham trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Demetrious Bingham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zulfiqar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulfiqar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bingham pinned against the cage. Bingham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jahangir Zulfiqar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zulfiqar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bingham!
Bingham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zulfiqar looking to finish with strikes here!
Zulfiqar working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulfiqar working the ground and pound effectively.
Zulfiqar cracks Bingham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zulfiqar connects with a bit shot that sees Bingham covering up! More strikes from Zulfiqar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zulfiqar is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jahangir Zulfiqar!
A victorious Jahangir Zulfiqar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.