PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehab is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by saturday nights alright for fighting. Abdullah Zaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zaire
vs
Rehab

182 cm
32
189 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

185 cm
31
177 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehab cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rehab throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rehab drops his hands momentarily and Zaire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Rehab blocks the leg kick.
Rehab looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Rehab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rehab misses with a leg kick.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Rehab jumps back.
Zaire cracks the inside of Rehab's front leg.
Rehab lands a nice hook to Zaire's body. Zaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zaire tried to score with a low kick but Rehab checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Rehab misses.
Rehab tries to clinch up.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Rehab moved away.
Zaire missing with a left hand there. Rehab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire scores with a shot to the body.

Rehab feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Rehab is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rehab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zaire's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rehab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rehab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaire is keeping the position for now.
Rehab is in close to Zaire's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rehab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire working a defensive guard here.
Zaire pulls Rehab in close to prevent any damage.

Zaire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rehab gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rehab defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zaire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zaire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehab throwing strikes but missing.
Rehab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rehab is working Zaire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire working a defensive guard here.
Zaire pulls Rehab in to control the position.
Rehab slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zaire defending against the ground and pound.
Zaire wants to control but Rehab postures up.
Zaire is trying to improve his position.
Rehab creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Rehab.
Rehab is working Zaire over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rehab has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rehab misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rehab is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rehab scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zaire to see if he's OK.
Zaire can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zaire can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rab Rehab dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rehab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Rehab misses the jab.
Rehab avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Rehab moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zaire.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rehab. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rehab on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Rehab moved away.
Zaire thumps Rehab with a low kick.
Rehab connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rehab.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Rehab looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rehab slips under a jab from Zaire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rehab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rehab, as that shot connected.
Rehab waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaire.
Zaire tests Rehab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaire moves out of range as Rehab strikes.
Zaire is looking to slow Rehab down with leg kicks.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rehab misses with a looping right.
Zaire wants to land a leg kick but Rehab is out of range.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Rehab closes the distance and clinches.
Zaire lands a hook that snaps the head of Rehab backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehab blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rehab backwards.
Zaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rehab is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rehab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rehab is rocked!
Zaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rehab is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaire finish him?
Zaire lands a big knee! That's hurt Rehab! Oh, he's all over the place! Zaire lands another knee that sends Rehab to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.