PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kayani might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Audioslave - Exploder. Concepcion is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Descent. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kayani
vs
Concepcion

170 cm
29
167 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

170 cm
40
155 lbs
34 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Angel Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Concepcion manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Concepcion blocks the low kick.
Angel Concepcion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Concepcion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Concepcion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Kayani looking for submissions off his back.

Kayani looking for submissions off his back.
Concepcion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kayani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kayani.
Kayani keeping moving, preventing Concepcion from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani has his hands on Concepcion's head, controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Concepcion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kayani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Concepcion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Concepcion throws a big right hand that misses.
Concepcion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kayani controlling Concepcion's posture.

Kayani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani looking to control.
Kayani wants to sweep but no luck.
Concepcion postures up.
Kayani lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kayani trying to control but Concepcion is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kayani throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayani stands and throws Concepcion's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Concepcion regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani drops an elbow to the side of Concepcion's head.
Concepcion tries to roll over but Kayani keeps him under control.
Kayani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kayani trying to control from half guard but Concepcion is working away.
Kayani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Concepcion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kayani is working away from the top position though.
Concepcion is looking to improve his position.
Kayani throwing shots but Concepcion is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion controlling the position well.
Concepcion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kayani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Concepcion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kayani is looking to work some ground and pound but Concepcion has wrist control.
Kayani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Concepcion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Concepcion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani tries to lock up and control but Concepcion gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Concepcion prevents Kayani from getting the reversal.
Kayani tries to lock up and control but Concepcion gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wasim Kayani dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body kick from Kayani.
Concepcion swings for the body but Kayani moves out of range.
Concepcion with a hook.
Concepcion avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Kayani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kayani is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Concepcion dips to his left and cracks Kayani with an uppercut!
Concepcion looks to land a left hand but Kayani moved out of range nicely.
Concepcion misses with a body shot.
Kayani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Concepcion misses.
Nice defenses there by Kayani.
Kayani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Concepcion.
Concepcion misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion misses with a lunging right hand
and Kayani counters with an outside leg kick.
Kayani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Concepcion looks to throw the jab but Kayani is out of range.
Concepcion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kayani under the eye.
Concepcion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Concepcion works the jab nicely.
Concepcion dives in for a single leg takedown but Kayani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Concepcion looking to slow down the pace here.
Kayani swings wildly with an uppercut but Concepcion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Concepcion scores with a hook to the body.
Kayani tries to throw a body punch but Concepcion avoids it by throwing Kayani back against the cage.
Kayani wants to stall.
Kayani lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Concepcion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Concepcion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kayani throws a poor cross that misses
and Concepcion counters with a series of strikes. Kayani will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani throws a leg kick
enabling Concepcion to counter with a crisp jab.
Concepcion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kayani in his tracks.
Concepcion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Concepcion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kayani misses with a looping right.
Concepcion throws out a leg kick but Kayani moves out of range and Concepcion only half commits.
Concepcion might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Concepcion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Concepcion avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Concepcion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kayani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion defending well as Kayani loads up on a big left hand.
Kayani lunges at Concepcion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Concepcion's hand.
Kayani slips a straight right by Concepcion.
Concepcion lands a right hook to the body.
Kayani motions for Concepcion to come forward. Kayani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Angel Concepcion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayani works the jab nicely.
Kayani throws a head kick but Concepcion moves out of range.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Concepcion.
Kayani throws a jab when Concepcion was well out of range.
Kayani misses the jab.
Concepcion loads up on a big right hand but Kayani slips the punch.
Kayani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Concepcion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kayani. Concepcion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kayani blocks a leg kick.
Kayani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Concepcion lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayani connects with a crisp jab.
Kayani throws a head kick that misses.
Concepcion just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Concepcion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concepcion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Concepcion.
Kayani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kayani connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Angel Concepcion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Concepcion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Kayani misses.
Concepcion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kayani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Concepcion scrambles back to his feet.
Concepcion cracks Kayani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Concepcion misses with a straight left.
Concepcion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Concepcion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kayani.
A looping hook to the body misses from Concepcion. Kayani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Concepcion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Concepcion blocks a head kick by Kayani.
Concepcion slips a jab from Kayani.
Concepcion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Concepcion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani moves out of range of the strikes.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Concepcion throws a big shot that misses.
Concepcion throws the left hand but Kayani avoids the punch easily.
Concepcion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kayani.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kayani.
Concepcion throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Concepcion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kayani tries a head kick but it misses.
Concepcion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kayani.
Concepcion throws a sloppy body shot
and Kayani counters with a nice body kick.
Concepcion throws a chopping leg kick but Kayani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Concepcion misses with a few strikes there.

Kayani moves into the clinch successfully.
Kayani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Concepcion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Concepcion lands a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Concepcion.

Kayani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Concepcion as he connects with a hook.
Concepcion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kayani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Concepcion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kayani manages to avoid it.
Wasim Kayani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion scores with a jab. Kayani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kayani. Concepcion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Concepcion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Concepcion scores with a body shot.
Concepcion misses with a looping right.
Kayani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Concepcion.
Concepcion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Concepcion swinging wildly here.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Concepcion.
Concepcion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kayani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayani defending well as Concepcion loads up on a big left hand.
Concepcion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kayani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kayani throws a solid leg kick but Concepcion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kayani.
Kayani throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Concepcion's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Kayani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Concepcion lands with an overhand left.
Kayani throws a hook to the side of Concepcion's head but Concepcion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Concepcion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kayani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kayani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Kayani misses.
Concepcion lands a really nice looking cross but Kayani seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Kayani.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wasim Kayani.
I think Kayani 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Angel Concepcion!
A very excited looking Angel Concepcion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.