PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, That Punjabi Jay-Z song. Nambara has chosen This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Muakbar
vs
Nambara

171 cm
34
177 lbs
24 - 16 - 2

190 cm
32
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nambara misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Muakbar - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Nambara.
Nambara slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Nambara.
Muakbar throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Muakbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Nambara is just out of range.
Nambara jabs at Muakbar's body.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Muakbar is just out of range.
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nambara throws a combination. Muakbar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar throws a hook but Nambara avoids it easily.
Nambara slips under a jab from Muakbar.
Muakbar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nambara checks the leg kick.
Nambara slips a jab from Muakbar.
Muakbar looks to throw the jab but Nambara is out of range.
Nambara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muakbar throws out the jab.
Nambara digs a good hook to Muakbar's body.
Nambara takes a swing at Muakbar's ribcage but misses.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Muakbar's head coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara works over Muakbar's head and body with a nice combination.
Nambara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muakbar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nambara takes a swing at Muakbar's ribcage but misses.
Nambara fails to land with a series of punches.
Nambara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muakbar throws out the jab.
Muakbar 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.
Muakbar cracks Nambara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Muakbar looking to score a takedown here. Nambara is defending well but Muakbar drives through and ends up in Nambara's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Muakbar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muakbar lands a couple of elbows.
Muakbar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nambara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nambara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muakbar is controlling him.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Nambara keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nambara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muakbar is controlling him.
Muakbar lands a couple of elbows.
Nambara keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Nambara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Nambara keeps moving.
Muakbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nambara keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Muakbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muakbar wants to pass the guard but Nambara is keeping the position.
Nambara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Muakbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Nambara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muakbar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Muakbar lands a couple of elbows.
Nambara wants to get back to his feet but Muakbar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muakbar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Muakbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Nambara wants to stand up but Muakbar is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muakbar throws a strike but Nambara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Muakbar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nambara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muakbar's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Haji Muakbar just wasn't active enough.
Nambara misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Haji Muakbar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Muakbar throws a shot from downtown. Nambara moves away and avoids it.
Muakbar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nambara scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Nambara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nambara blocks a jab.
Nambara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muakbar manages to avoid it.
Muakbar misses with a few strikes there.
Nambara takes a swing at Muakbar's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Muakbar misses.
Muakbar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nambara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nambara throws a sloppy body shot

and Muakbar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nambara's guard.
Muakbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muakbar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nambara is trying to buck Muakbar off.
Muakbar scoring with punches and elbows.
Muakbar in side control, throwing shots but Nambara defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Muakbar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nambara is pushing Muakbar's head away, looking to escape. Muakbar manages to hold on to the position though.
Muakbar working the ground and pound.
Muakbar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nambara to see if he's OK.
Muakbar trying to control the position but Nambara is working away.
Nambara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nambara wants to get back to his feet.
Muakbar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Muakbar lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muakbar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nambara to see if he's OK.
Nambara defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nambara is trying to get back to his feet.
Nambara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nambara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nambara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muakbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nambara dodges the ground and pound from Muakbar.
Nambara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Muakbar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Muakbar looks up at the clock and then as Nambara takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Muakbar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Muakbar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Muakbar scoring with punches from side control.
Muakbar working the body and head with strikes.
Muakbar cracks Nambara with a big right hand but Nambara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Nambara is rocked!
Muakbar grinds an elbow into Nambara's temple.
Nambara is still in real trouble! Can Muakbar finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar landing strikes.
Muakbar is working Nambara over with some ground and pound from side control.
Haji Muakbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muakbar in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Nambara looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Muakbar turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.