PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Male might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rooster. Sabah Nur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apocalipse Now. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Male
vs
Sabah Nur

186 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

World Fight MMA Gear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpha Male!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sabah Nur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Male!
Sabah Nur throws some wild stikes that Male manages to avoid easily.
Male tries to hold on but Sabah Nur postures up.
Sabah Nur with the ground and pound from mount.
Sabah Nur throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sabah Nur won't let Male get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Male is looking to improve his position but Sabah Nur isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by Sabah Nur there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Male avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur thowing shots but they're missing.
Sabah Nur throws some wild stikes that Male manages to avoid easily.
Sabah Nur landing shots from mount.
Sabah Nur looking to control but Male is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Male avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur misses with a head shot.
Male is bucking up trying to escape but Sabah Nur cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Male is looking to get to half guard.
Male is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabah Nur unloads with some shots from mount but Male bucks and avoids them well.
Sabah Nur thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Sabah Nur there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Male takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sabah Nur breaks from Male's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sabah Nur throws some wild stikes that Male manages to avoid easily.
Sabah Nur thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sabah Nur is landing with some decent strikes but Male is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabah Nur moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Male has worked his arm free - good work by Male!
Sabah Nur laying and praying for a moment but Male takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sabah Nur looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Male regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sabah Nur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sabah Nur trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Male wants to get back to his feet but Sabah Nur is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sabah Nur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sabah Nur throwing strikes from guard but Male blocks nicely.
Sabah Nur trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Sabah Nur throwing strikes from guard but Male blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Male lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

En Sabah Nur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Male swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabah Nur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Male misses.
Sabah Nur shoots in but no luck this time.
Male throws a looping overhand right but Sabah Nur ducks down to avoid it.
Male thows a body shot but no joy.
Alpha Male is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabah Nur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Male tries to avoid it but Sabah Nur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Male to the ground. Male escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Male throws a left that rocks Sabah Nur and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Male dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sabah Nur regain composure!

Sabah Nur is rocked!
Sabah Nur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sabah Nur looks to move to half guard but instead Male has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Male gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sabah Nur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Male lands a with a good body shot.
Sabah Nur is breathing heavily.
Male with a nice cross.
Male is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sabah Nur is still on wobbly legs! Can Male finish him?
Male throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabah Nur.
Male will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabah Nur seems to have recovered his senses.
Male stuns Sabah Nur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male cracks Sabah Nur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Sabah Nur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Male.
Male throws a hook but Sabah Nur avoids it easily.
Male misses with a body kick.
Male tries to bum rush Sabah Nur with a series of wild strikes but Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Sabah Nur or perhaps it was just good defense by Male which made him look bad.
Alpha Male has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of En Sabah Nur.
Male thows a body shot but no joy.
Male throws a nice looking combination but Sabah Nur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Male ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Sabah Nur or perhaps it was just good defense by Male which made him look bad.
Male cracks Sabah Nur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sabah Nur blocks a jab.
Male throws the left hand but Sabah Nur avoids the punch easily.
Sabah Nur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Male throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Male misses.
Male misses with a hook.
Male throws an overhand right that lands on Sabah Nur's shoulder, as Sabah Nur tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Male.
Sabah Nur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Male missing with a left hand there. Sabah Nur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabah Nur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Male connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sabah Nur shoots in looking for a takedown. Male tries to sprawl out of it but Sabah Nur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Male manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Male throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabah Nur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Sabah Nur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Male dominated that second round.
That's time! Male's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Male waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sabah Nur.
Male connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Male's corner calls for a 1-2. Male obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Male fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabah Nur manages to avoid it.
A jab-cross combination lands for Male and sends Sabah Nur crashing to the mat! Male follows him down to the mat - Sabah Nur regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Sabah Nur is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabah Nur trying to get back to full guard but Male takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sabah Nur can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Male manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sabah Nur to take his back!
Sabah Nur is trying to break free.
Male biding his time, looking for the opening.
Male keeps control of the position as Sabah Nur tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sabah Nur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sabah Nur is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Male has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male gets his hands free as Sabah Nur looks to control.
Male is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sabah Nur tries to escape the position.
Sabah Nur trying to control the position but Male manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sabah Nur tries to roll but Male sticks to his back.
Male is trying to stick to Sabah Nur's back but Sabah Nur is turning into Male. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Male's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Male throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabah Nur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Male throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Male scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alpha Male showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Male has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpha Male!