PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oktawian August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). August comes to the cage accompanied by Hit 'em up. Al Mamood has chosen Mamute Pequenino as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

August
vs
Al Mamood

188 cm
29
181 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

173 cm
34
171 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Conviction

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oktawian August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
August fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
August throws a leg kick but Al Mamood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
August looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for August.
August swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Mamood.
August ducks under a wild hook from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood thows a body shot but no joy.

Al Mamood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
August is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
August trying to control here.
August is trying is best to control the position here.
Al Mamood working August over with strikes.
Al Mamood is figuring out what he wants to do next.
August wants to improve his position but Al Mamood is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Al Mamood jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood misses with the ground and pound.
Al Mamood wants to lay and pray for a moment but August keeps working.
August struggling a bit here.
August is looking for a sweep.
Al Mamood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for August!
August gets back to half guard.
Al Mamood prevents August from improving his position.
August is trying to maintain the position but Al Mamood is very close to passing his half guard.
Al Mamood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Al Mamood in particular looking to stall.
Al Mamood is trying to control. August wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Mamood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
August avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Mamood is thwarting August's attempts to control the position.
August tries to roll over but Al Mamood keeps him under control.
August keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Mamood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Mamood thows a huge punch but August dodges it nicely.
Al Mamood is keen to just control but August is a slippery customer.
Al Mamood is looking to advance position but August won't allow it.
August is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Al Mamood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Al Mamood's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Mamood defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Al Mamood wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Mamood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Al Mamood trying to control the hands but August breaks the grip.
August has the hooks in. Al Mamood is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
August wants to control but Al Mamood is keeping busy.

Al Mamood preventing the rear naked choke attempt from August.

August looking for the RNC.
Al Mamood rolls, trying to escape but August keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood trying to control but not successfully.
August has the hooks in. Al Mamood is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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!
Al Mamood is still trying to improve position.
Al Mamood wants to control his opponent's hands but August gets his hands free.
Al Mamood staying busy and making it hard for August to control.
Al Mamood wants to control his opponent's hands but August gets his hands free.
August doesn't have the hooks in and Al Mamood manages to turn into his guard.
Al Mamood trying to control the position from guard on top but August is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
August is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
August wants to pass to mount but Al Mamood is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
August wants to take a breather but Al Mamood is having none of it.
Al Mamood keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oktawian August will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

August throws a low kick but Al Mamood moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from August.
August scores with a hook.
August is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
August scores with a jab.

August takes the fight into the clinch.
August fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
August goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
August misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a short punch on the inside.
August lands with a short punch from the clinch.
August scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from August.
Al Mamood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
August lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August lands a body shot in the clinch.
August stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Mamood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Mamood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, August creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Mamood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Mamood prevents a body shot from August.
August working aggressively here.

August pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
August scores with the left hand. Al Mamood knows he should have avoided that one.

Al Mamood is rocked!
Al Mamood 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.
Al Mamood is still on wobbly legs! Can August finish him?
August jabs at Al Mamood's body.
Al Mamood is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Al Mamood gets tackled into the cage by August. August maintains the clinch.
August lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from August on the inside.
August lands a nice elbow.
August creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Al Mamood with a big uppercut! Al Mamood tries to clinch up but August pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Al Mamood to the mat! Al Mamood covers up and August unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oktawian August!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oktawian August made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.