PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hypnotic. al Hadj has chosen Hypnotized Lebanon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bei
vs
al Hadj

186 cm
30
198 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

191 cm
29
200 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Bei. That snapped al Hadj's head back.

It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bei throws a lazy uppercut
and al Hadj counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Bei darts in and clinches al Hadj up against the cage.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
Bei misses with a punch on the inside.
Bei misses with an elbow over the top.
Bei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bei misses with some punches.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Bei takes a shot to the head.
al Hadj scores with a shot to the side of Bei's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Bei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bei's defenses.

It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bei.

Bei breaks the clinch.
Bei circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Hadj moves out of range of the strikes.
al Hadj cracks a nice hook into Bei's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj cracks Bei with a good jab.
Bei looks to throw the jab but al Hadj is out of range.
al Hadj ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
Bei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
al Hadj throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Hadj misses with an uppercut. Bei saw that one coming.
al Hadj throws a hook but Bei avoids it easily.
Bei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

al Hadj instigates a clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Bei in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Bei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from al Hadj fails to land.
al Hadj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bei misses with the head strike.
Bei has a couple of punches blocked by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bei avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
Bei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Bei.
Bei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bei lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bei fails to land.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bei misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
al Hadj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bei.
Bei misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Bei in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, al Hadj scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Hadj misses with a punch to the body.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Bei avoids the damage to the body.
al Hadj is looking to control Bei's arms but Bei gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Hadj has his back to the cage.
Bei takes a shot to the head.
Bei lands with a right to the head.
al Hadj scores with a shot to the side of Bei's head.
Bei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bei throws a punch but it's blocked by al Hadj.
al Hadj taking a breather.
Bei misses with the head strike.

Bei breaks from the clinch.
al Hadj moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Hadj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from al Hadj.
al Hadj slips a jab from Bei.
Bei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from al Hadj tenderised Bei's leg. Bei is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Hadj tries to clinch up.

Bei closes the distance and clinches.
Bei misses with an elbow strike.
Bei throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj struggles to land a body shot inside as Bei controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj prevents Bei from breaking the clinch.

Bei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bei walks into a stiff left hand from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Hadj.

Bei has managed to clinch.
al Hadj scores with a shoulder strike.
Bei swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bei misses with an uppercut.
al Hadj misses with a two punch combination.
Mohamed al Hadj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bei misses with a straight right.
Bei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Hadj was well out of range. Poor timing from Bei.
Bei throws out a loose jab but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bei slips a straight right by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands with a nice combination. Bei backs away looking to recover.
al Hadj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bei.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Bei checks it.

Bei moves into the clinch successfully.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei lands with a short shot to the head.
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bei throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bei throws a head punch that misses.
al Hadj lands a shoulder strike.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bei lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liu Bei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bei dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Bei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bei misses with a punch on the inside.

Bei breaks from the clinch.
al Hadj scores with a leg kick.
al Hadj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Hadj throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bei misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei swats away the attempt to clinch by al Hadj.
al Hadj misses the jab.
al Hadj moves away from the strike by Bei.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bei is out of range.
Bei slips a jab from al Hadj.
Bei swings for the body but al Hadj moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Hadj.
al Hadj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Hadj connects with a high kick.
Bei slips under a jab.
al Hadj throws a front kick aimed at Bei's knee but Bei avoids it well.
al Hadj throws a body punch but Bei moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bei misses.
Bei misses with a two punch combination.
al Hadj looks to throw the jab but Bei is out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Bei 's eye.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Hadj blocking some punches.
Bei working aggressively here.
Bei lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bei breaks the clinch.
al Hadj misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bei blocks a head kick by al Hadj.
A swing and a miss from Bei.
Bei scores with the left hand. al Hadj knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei misses with a wild combination.
al Hadj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bei.
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
Bei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Hadj.
Bei avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj misses with a straight left.
al Hadj slips a straight right by Bei.
Bei throws a series of punches but al Hadj moves out of range.

al Hadj clinches up with Bei and pushes him back against the cage.
Bei misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bei scores with a shot to the side of al Hadj's head.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Bei avoids the damage to the body.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bei with a jab.
Bei blocks a jab.
al Hadj tries to clinch there but Bei circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by al Hadj!
al Hadj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bei thows a body shot but no joy.

Bei has al Hadj up against the cage in a clinch.

Bei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bei throws a right hand that al Hadj ducks under and follows up with a left that al Hadj also avoids with ease.
al Hadj ducks right into an uppercut from Bei.

Bei pushes al Hadj up against the cage in a clinch.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Bei lands with a right to the head.
Bei avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bei's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
Bei misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bei.
Bei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
al Hadj dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
al Hadj gets through Bei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Bei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bei fails to land.
Bei lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bei.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bei swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.

Bei breaks from the clinch.
Liu Bei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei misses with a series of wild punches.
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
al Hadj jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Bei has managed to clinch.
Bei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
al Hadj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beis head.
al Hadj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bei lands with a short shot to the head.
Bei avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
Bei is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bei.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Bei gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Bei blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Bei 's eye.
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bei lands an uppercut.

Bei breaks the clinch.
al Hadj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bei checks it well.
al Hadj blocks a jab.

Bei closes the distance and clinches.
Bei avoiding damage as al Hadj throws knees to the body.
al Hadj missing with knees to the body.
al Hadj stalling in the clinch but Bei improves position.
al Hadj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bei swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bei throws a head punch that misses.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
al Hadj pushes Bei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj lands with a short shot to the head.
Bei misses with a punch on the inside.
Bei managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Hadj.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Bei avoids the damage to the body.
Bei managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
Bei swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
al Hadj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Hadj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Hadj taking a breather.
Bei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Hadj is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bei working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohamed al Hadj.
Well al Hadj has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.