PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massoud comes to the cage accompanied by Kulobi. Dumas has chosen The Writer as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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.

Massoud
vs
Dumas

172 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud thuds a left hand into Dumas's body.
Massoud cracks Dumas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Dumas. Beautiful body shot.
Dumas misses with a series of wild punches.
Dumas tries to clinch but Massoud moves out of range.
Massoud throws a hook to the side of Dumas's head but Dumas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massoud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Massoud tries to bum rush Dumas with a series of wild strikes but Dumas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dumas slips under a jab.
Dumas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumas misses with a combination
and Massoud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Massoud misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Dumas.
A head kick misses from Massoud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Dumas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massoud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Massoud swats away the attempt to clinch by Dumas.
Massoud cracks Dumas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dumas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumas throws a series of punches but Massoud moves out of range.
Dumas is looking to clinch but Massoud is avoiding it.
Dumas misses with a wild combination.
Dumas tries to clinch but Massoud is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Massoud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dumas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Massoud finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massoud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Massoud misses with a straight left.
Massoud looks to land a body kick but Dumas moved away.
Dumas misses with a two punch combination.
Massoud tried to score with a low kick but Dumas checks it.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Dumas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massoud lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas tries to clinch up but Massoud circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud misses with an uppercut
and Dumas counters with a straight right hand.
Massoud throws a jab when Dumas was well out of range.
Dumas tries to clinch there but Massoud circles away.
Massoud throws a looping overhand right but Dumas ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dumas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dumas tries to clinch up
and Massoud counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Massoud.
Massoud wants to slow Dumas down by chopping away at his legs.
Dumas misses with a few strikes there.
Dumas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Massoud circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas slips under a jab.
Dumas lands a body shot.
Dumas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dumas checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massoud swats away the attempt to clinch by Dumas.
Massoud looks to throw the jab but Dumas is out of range.
A jab lands there for Massoud.
Massoud is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Massoud misses its intended target.
Dumas moves to clinch but Massoud breaks away
and Massoud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Dumas.
Dumas looks to clinch
and Massoud counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Massoud dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch but Massoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Massoud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Massoud misses the jab.
Massoud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dumas on the side of the head.
Massoud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Massoud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dumas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ahmad Massoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Massoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dumas.
Massoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dumas momentarily.
Dumas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Massoud looks for the body kick but Dumas saw that one coming.
Massoud lands with a shot to the body.
Dumas blocks a head kick by Massoud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas wants to clinch up but Massoud keeps it at a distance.
Massoud throws a hook to the side of Dumas's head but Dumas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexandre Dumas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dumas looks to score with a jab to the body but Massoud is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Massoud.
Dumas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dumas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Massoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumas defending well as Massoud loads up on a big left hand.
Massoud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dumas has time to react.
Dumas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Massoud throws out a leg kick but Dumas moves out of range and Massoud only half commits.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dumas checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Dumas moves into range and clinches up with Massoud.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massoud prevents a body shot from Dumas.
Dumas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Massoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Massoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumas presses Massoud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dumas can't find room to land a body shot as Massoud controls the action.
Dumas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Massoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Dumas.
Dumas misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dumas.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dumas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Massoud can't find room to land a body shot as Dumas controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Massoud misses with the head strike.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Massoud tries to stall but Dumas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Massoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Massoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Massoud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dumas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dumas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Massoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Massoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Massoud is leaning against Dumas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumas wants to stall.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Dumas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dumas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Massoud.
Massoud blocks a body shot from Dumas.
Dumas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dumas tries to work over Massoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumas tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumas tries to stall but Massoud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dumas tries to throw a body punch but Massoud avoids it by throwing Dumas back against the cage.
Dumas scores with a shoulder strike.
Massoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Massoud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahmad Massoud 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.

Massoud throws a head kick that misses.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Massoud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Massoud throws a low kick but Dumas avoids it.
Dumas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Massoud keeps the fight on the outside.
Massoud misses with a low kick.
Dumas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Massoud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dumas at a distance.
Massoud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Massoud connects with a leg kick. Dumas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Massoud misses with a wild combination.
Massoud throws a hook but Dumas blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dumas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massoud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dumas doesn't manage to clinch there - Massoud circles away.

Dumas drives through and clinches with Massoud against the cage.
Dumas looking to slow down the pace here.
Massoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Massoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Massoud looks to land a right hand but Dumas moved out of range.
Dumas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dumas moves out of range of the body kick from Massoud.
Dumas tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dumas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dumas throws a right hand that Massoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Massoud also avoids with ease.
Massoud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Dumas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumas slips a jab from Massoud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dumas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch but Massoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dumas lunges at Massoud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Massoud's hand.
Massoud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Massoud misses.
Dumas throws a right hand that Massoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Massoud also avoids with ease.
Massoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumas moves out of range as Massoud strikes.
Dumas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Massoud manages to avoid it.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch but Massoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dumas gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Massouds head.
Massoud stalls.
Dumas swings wildly with an uppercut but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumas has Massoud pushed against the cage.
Alexandre Dumas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dumas blocks an uppercut.
Massoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massoud tries a body shot but Dumas blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massoud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massoud tries to throw a body punch but Dumas avoids it by throwing Massoud back against the cage.
Dumas lands with a light punch inside.
Dumas is looking to control Massoud's arms but Massoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dumas has his back to the cage.
Massoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumas.
Dumas trying to stall but Massoud improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Alexandre Dumas just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Massoud motions for Dumas to come forward. Massoud throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Massoud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Massoud.
Dumas moves in looking to clinch but Massoud pushes him off.
Massoud slips a jab and a cross from Dumas.
Massoud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dumas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dumas walks into a straight right hand from Massoud.
A jab from Massoud misses.
A shot to the body from Massoud misses
and Dumas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dumas throws a series of punches but Massoud moves out of range.
Massoud throws a leg kick but Dumas checks it.

Dumas has closed the distance and engaged Massoud in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massoud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dumas's elbow.
Dumas stalling against the cage.
Dumas lands a body shot.
Massoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dumas blocks an uppercut.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumas prevents a body shot from Massoud.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Massoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dumas is looking to clinch but Massoud is avoiding it.
Massoud misses with a series of wild punches.
Dumas moves in looking to clinch but Massoud pushes him off.
Dumas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Massoud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas doesn't manage to clinch there - Massoud circles away.
Dumas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massoud.
Dumas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Massoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Dumas is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dumas. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Massoud.
Dumas tries to clinch up but Massoud circles away and keeps his distance.
Dumas tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Massoud throws an off balance right hand
and Dumas counters with a stiff right hand.
Dumas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dumas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud throws a hook to the side of Dumas's head but Dumas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Massoud cracks Dumas with a good jab.
Dumas checks a low kick from Massoud.
Dumas misses with a two punch combination.
Dumas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Dumas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Massoud.
Dumas tries to clinch up but Massoud circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Massoud looks to land a left hand but Dumas moved out of range nicely.
Dumas moves out of range of the body kick.
Massoud swings for the body but Dumas moves out of range.
Massoud stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Massoud misses with a hook
and Dumas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Massoud misses with a hook. Dumas ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massoud misses with the combination.
Massoud throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ahmad Massoud will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dumas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Massoud throws a hook but Dumas avoids it easily.
Massoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Massoud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dumas.
Massoud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumas slips a jab from Massoud.
Dumas moves to clinch but Massoud breaks away
and Massoud counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Massoud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dumas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dumas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dumas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dumas fails to land with a series of punches.
Massoud throws an overhand right that lands on Dumas's shoulder, as Dumas tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dumas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dumas lands a body punch.
Massoud lands a nice uppercut.
Massoud misses with some punches.
Dumas swings wildly with an uppercut but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumas tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dumas.
Dumas digs a right hand into Massoud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Massoud's gas tank.
Dumas tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dumas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Massoud working aggressively here.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Massoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Dumas scores with a shot to the side of Massoud's head.
Massoud scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dumas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumas misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexandre Dumas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumas lands a body shot.
A short left from Dumas.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Massoud blocks a body shot from Dumas.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Massoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dumas is working Massoud over against the cage.

Massoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Massoud keeps the fight on the outside.
Massoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Dumas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dumas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dumas darts in and clinches Massoud up against the cage.
Massoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Massoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dumas tries to throw a body punch but Massoud avoids it by throwing Dumas back against the cage.
Dumas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dumas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Massoud.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Massoud as Dumas tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Dumas.
Dumas can't find room to land a body shot as Massoud controls the action.
Massoud can't break the clinch.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Massoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas is looking to control Massoud's arms but Massoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dumas has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumas throws a punch but it's blocked by Massoud.
Massoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Massoud looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Massoud as Dumas tries to tie him up.

Massoud breaks the clinch.
Dumas wants to clinch up but Massoud keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massoud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumas ducks under a wild hook from Massoud.
Dumas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Dumas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Massoud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Massoud!
Ahmad Massoud retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Ahmad Massoud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.