PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir has chosen M.A.S.H Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Hallak
vs
Nadir

184 cm
25
223 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

188 cm
26
217 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nadir has time to react.
Hallak misses with a combination
and Nadir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nadir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nadir's corner calls for a 1-2. Nadir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nadir lands a jab to the nose.
Hallak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nadir counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir misses with an uppercut

and Hallak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nadir's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hallak scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nadir is on top in guard.
Nadir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nadir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hallak wants to sweep here but Nadir controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak is trying to control the position but Nadir postures up.
Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nadir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hallak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nadir is one step ahead there.
Nadir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Hallak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nadir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hallak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nadir stands up over Hallak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nadir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nadir scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Nadir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nadir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hallak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nadir manages to get himself to full guard.
Hallak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak looking to pass the guard.
Nadir looking for a sweep. Not yet Nadir, not yet.
Nadir is pulling down on Hallak's head. It's preventing any offense from Hallak, at least for the moment.
Hallak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hallak is looking to work some ground and pound but Nadir has wrist control.
Hallak won't allow Nadir to get back to his feet.
Nadir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hallak throws an elbow that misses. Nadir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hallak's guard. Nice move by Nadir!
Nadir postures up and lands a big shot to Hallak's brow.
Hallak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hallak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir working some strikes from top position.
Nadir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nadir with a nice head shot there.
Nadir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hallak wants to sweep but no luck.
Nadir looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hallak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hallak looking for a guillotine here but Nadir defends easily.
Nadir stands up over Hallak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nadir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hallak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadir throwing strikes from guard but Hallak blocks nicely.
Nadir stands up over Hallak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nadir won't allow Hallak to sweep him here.
Nadir working some strikes from top position.
Nadir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nadir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hallak's head.
Hallak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nadir!
Nadir gets back to half guard.
Nadir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hallak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nadir's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallak trying to control the action but Nadir is working from the bottom.
Hallak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadir defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hallak tries for a takedown but Nadir circles away easily
and Nadir counters with a leg kick.
Hallak misses with a takedown
and Nadir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hallak shoots for a double leg takedown but Nadir sprawls well. He's pushed Hallak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamood Hallak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallak. Nadir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadir misses the shot to the body.
Hallak shoots in but no luck this time.
Hallak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nadir counters with a head kick.
Nadir throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallak.
Hallak lands with a right hand.
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!

Hallak gets tackled into the cage by Nadir. Nadir maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir is pressed up against the cage. Hallak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nadir down to the mat. Nadir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamood Hallak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nadir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nadir in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nadir landing strikes.
Hallak taking a bit of punishment here - Nadir scoring with strikes.
Hallak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Hallak is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir scores with punches from side control.
Oh Hallak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nadir lands a huge shot from side control! Hallak is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abed Nadir!
During a confident post fight interview, Abed Nadir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.