PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baako has chosen Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight as his entrance music. Abdul Raheem had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Raheem
vs
Baako

193 cm
28
277 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
245 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Raheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baako tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raheem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baako tries to clinch up but Raheem circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdul Raheem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baako looks to score with a jab to the body but Raheem is just out of range.
Baako tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raheem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baako swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baako thows a body shot but no joy.

Raheem rushes Baako and presses him up against the cage.
Baako lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Baako.
Baako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baako misses with a body punch.
Raheem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raheem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Baako.
Baako stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raheem's elbow.
Raheem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baako blocks an elbow strike.
Baako tries to work over Raheem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baako tries a body shot but Raheem blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem misses with some punches.
Raheem throws a punch but it's blocked by Baako.
Raheem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raheem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Raheem's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Baako.
Baako prevents a body shot from Raheem.
Baako avoiding damage as Raheem throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baako.
Raheem has a couple of punches blocked by Baako.
Raheem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baako's elbow.
Baako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raheem's elbow.
Baako is working Raheem over against the cage.
Raheem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raheem crunches a lovely knee into Baako's ribcage.
Baako pushes Raheem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raheem's elbow.
Raheem missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baako lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baako pushes Raheem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Baako floors Raheem with a big punch on the inside! Raheem is trying to recover but Baako dives into side control.

Raheem is rocked!
Baako lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Raheem! Baako senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Raheem out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Baas Baako!
Baas Baako really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Abdul Raheem was interviewed post fight and said 'What can I say man, I'm devastated, not the end I wanted on my birthday. I can't believe he beat me. I knew his wrestling was going to be the best I'd seen, but I didn't react how I should of done to that. I'll be back guys, don't worry about that!'.