PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altair Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibn La Ahad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Assassin. The key to victory for Altair Ibn La Ahad has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ibn La Ahad
vs
Sonnen

181 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Altair Ibn La Ahad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibn La Ahad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sonnen scores with a takedown into Ibn La Ahad's guard.
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to control the position but Sonnen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ibn La Ahad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Sonnen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ibn La Ahad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sonnen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sonnen advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ibn La Ahad is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sonnen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
Ibn La Ahad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ibn La Ahad wants to sweep but no luck.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Ibn La Ahad keeps moving.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibn La Ahad is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen works over Ibn La Ahad with some ground and pound from guard.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to control the position but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen trying to control but Ibn La Ahad is working from the bottom.
Sonnen advances position into side control!
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ibn La Ahad to see if he's OK.
Ibn La Ahad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonnen lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad is looking for a sweep.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Ibn La Ahad is working from the bottom.

Sonnen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ibn La Ahad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ibn La Ahad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ibn La Ahad manages to get to full guard.
Ibn La Ahad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sonnen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ibn La Ahad tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sonnen easily slips into full mount!
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Ibn La Ahad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ibn La Ahad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sonnen cracks Ibn La Ahad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonnen cracks Ibn La Ahad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonnen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sonnen with a couple of short strikes.

Ibn La Ahad is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ibn La Ahad badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sonnen around the waist but Sonnen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sonnen is the winner by TKO! Sonnen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.