PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Speedy
vs
Mohammad

178 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
31
175 lbs
12 - 2 - 2

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mohammad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohammad thows a body kick. Speedy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Speedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohammad.
A clash of legs there as Speedy blocks the low kick.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
Speedy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mohammad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mohammad throws a right and a left that Speedy avoids nicely.
Speedy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mohammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speedy.
Mohammad scores with the left hand. Speedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohammad tests Speedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Pete Speedy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Speedy backs up against the cage.
A cross from Mohammad lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mohammad as he connects with a hook.
Mohammad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedy.
Mohammad connects with an inside leg kick.
Mohammad avoids the body shot from Speedy.
Mohammad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speedy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Speedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speedy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mohammad.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mohammad, right into the meat.
Speedy tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammad connects with a nice looking jab.
Mohammad throws a hook but Speedy avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
Mohammad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speedy throws out the jab.
Mohammad Mohammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Speedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mohammad moves away from the strike by Speedy.
Mohammad looks to land a right hand but Speedy moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mohammad. That snapped Speedy's head back.

Pete Speedy's cut is getting worse.
Mohammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speedy moves away.
Speedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
Jab by Mohammad.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut

and Speedy counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Speedy stopping the sweep attempt from Mohammad.
Speedy trying to control but Mohammad is working from the bottom.
Mohammad trying to control the position here.
Speedy throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speedy is pushing down on Mohammad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mohammad is fighting to maintain full guard but Speedy has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Speedy is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mohammad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Speedy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Speedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speedy wants to control from the top but Mohammad keeps moving.
Speedy postures up in Mohammad's guard and throws a big left but Mohammad blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammad Mohammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Speedy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Speedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Speedy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Speedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Speedy preventing the sweep.
Speedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mohammad controlling Speedy's posture.
Mohammad looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohammad, not yet.
Mohammad keeping moving, preventing Speedy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Speedy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mohammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speedy.
Mohammad misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Speedy blocks the low kick.
Mohammad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mohammad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab by Mohammad.
Speedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedy. Mohammad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Speedy.
Mohammad connects with a body shot that sends Speedy's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammad.
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammad lands with a cross.
Speedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohammad.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
A lazy left from Mohammad finds it's target.
A combination from Mohammad does no damage.
Speedy is looking to wear down Mohammad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Mohammad.
Mohammad lands a lovely overhand right.

Speedy feints and as Mohammad raises his hands in defense, Speedy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Speedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammad looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohammad is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Speedy manages to get himself to full guard.
Speedy keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mohammad Mohammad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Speedy takes a swing at Mohammad's ribcage but misses.
Speedy throws a body punch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Speedy dives in for a single leg takedown but Mohammad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad lands a shoulder strike.
Mohammad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Speedy up against the cage.
Speedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohammad is trying to break the clinch but Speedy has him pressed against the cage.
Mohammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speedy backwards.
Mohammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Speedy backwards.
Mohammad lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Speedy fails to land.
Speedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammad Mohammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Speedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mohammad misses with a leg kick.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohammad manages to avoid it.
Speedy jabs at Mohammad's body.
Mohammad swings for the body but Speedy moves out of range.
Mohammad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Speedy back to the cage. Mohammad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mohammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
Mohammad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedy.
Mohammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mohammad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mohammad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedy takes a swing at Mohammad's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Mohammad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad scores with a spinning back kick!
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammad lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohammad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speedy.
Mohammad lands a nice hook to Speedy's body. Speedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohammad.
Speedy misses with a body shot
and Mohammad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mohammad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Speedy is rocked!
Mohammad walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Speedy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mohammad swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Speedy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammad Mohammad!
After the fight, Mohammad Mohammad was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.