PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mario Jose Binay was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Abdullah
vs
Jose Binay

190 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jose Binay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah misses with a takedown

and Binay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Binay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Binay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdullah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abdullah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Binay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdullah's elbow.
Abdullah wants to take the fight to the mat but Binay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
I was talking to Abdullah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Binay.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdullah's elbow.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Binay lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdullah won't want to take too many of those.
Binay gets through Abdullah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay presses Abdullah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Abdullah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Binay pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdullah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rahkim Abdullah has been cut.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah prevents a body shot from Binay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah's brow.
Binay scores with a shoulder strike.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Binay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Binay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abdullah takes a shot to the head.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdullah blocks it with crossed arms.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdullah blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Binay fails to land.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Abdullah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Binay misses with a punch on the inside.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdullah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Binay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abdullah goes for a takedown attempt but Binay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdullah throws a big shot that misses.
Binay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Binay moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Binay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdullah avoids the damage to the body.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Abdullah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay misses with a body punch.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Abdullah looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdullah or not.
A right hand to the body from Binay.
Nice elbow from Binay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Jose Binay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rahkim Abdullah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Binay wants to clinch.
Binay tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt

and Abdullah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Binay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abdullah is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Binay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Binay dodges it nicely.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binay's head.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Binay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdullah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Binay's temple.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay is trying to maintain the position but Abdullah is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah prevents Binay from improving his position.
Abdullah looks to land a strike but Binay avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Binay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah's guard. Nice move by Binay!
Binay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to keep a closed guard but Binay is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rahkim Abdullah.
Abdullah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Binay is fending him off so far but Abdullah persists. Nope, Binay circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdullah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Binay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdullah somewhat.
Binay tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahkim Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay avoids the body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.

Binay has closed the distance and engaged Abdullah in a clinch.
Binay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.
Abdullah tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Binay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdullah's face.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abdullah.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Abdullah avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Abdullah goes for a takedown attempt but Binay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abdullah shoots in and drives through. Binay sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahkim Abdullah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rahkim Abdullah's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Binay scores with a shot to the body.

Abdullah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Binay's half guard.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binay's head.
Binay is refusing to be controlled, as Abdullah sits in half guard.
Binay is looking to improve his position.
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to control but Binay is keeping him busy.
Binay wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy.
Abdullah trying to control from half guard but Binay is working away.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Binay defending well though.
Abdullah is trying to control. Binay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Binay's thigh. Binay counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Abdullah looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Binay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah wants to pass the guard but Binay is keeping the position.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Binay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Binay won't allow Abdullah to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rahkim Abdullah has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Abdullah with a poor takedown

and Binay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Binay.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.

Abdullah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Abdullah tries to advance to mount but can't.
Abdullah throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Binay works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Abdullah trying to control from half guard but Binay is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rahkim Abdullah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdullah 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah gave a mention to Zombie Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).