PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi comes into the arena with Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg blaring out of the sound system. Kid has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karate Kid's chin.

Bakr al-Baghdadi
vs
Kid

178 cm
24
143 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

173 cm
25
146 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

GREEN!160
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al-Baghdadi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kid's sensitive parts.

al-Baghdadi tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kid lands a hook that snaps the head of al-Baghdadi backwards.
al-Baghdadi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi blocks a body shot from Kid.
al-Baghdadi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al-Baghdadi blocks an uppercut.
Kid misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kid - that landed with a thud.
Kid tries to stall but al-Baghdadi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al-Baghdadi can't find room to land a body shot as Kid controls the action.
Nice body punch from al-Baghdadi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al-Baghdadi lands a nice uppercut.
Kid digs a right hand underneath al-Baghdadi's ribcage. al-Baghdadi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from al-Baghdadi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid scores with a hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kid lands a right hand that snaps the head of al-Baghdadi backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al-Baghdadi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al-Baghdadi taking a breather.
Kid keeps control of al-Baghdadi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

al-Baghdadi manages to break the clinch.

Kid clinches up against the cage.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al-Baghdadi's elbow.
al-Baghdadi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

al-Baghdadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al-Baghdadi.
Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
al-Baghdadi throws a big shot that misses.
Kid cracks the inside of al-Baghdadi's front leg.
al-Baghdadi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al-Baghdadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kid.
Kid's coach down at Beast Cartel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Kid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al-Baghdadi.
An inside leg kick from al-Baghdadi misses.
al-Baghdadi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kid misses with a looping left.
A jab from al-Baghdadi misses.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kid misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for al-Baghdadi.
A big right from Kid misses.
Kid takes a swing at al-Baghdadi's ribcage but misses.
al-Baghdadi avoids the body shot from Kid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid lunges at al-Baghdadi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by al-Baghdadi's hand.
al-Baghdadi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid scores with a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kid.
Kid takes one to the chin there.
al-Baghdadi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kid throws a lazy uppercut
and al-Baghdadi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kid's knee momentarily.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot from downtown. Kid moves away and avoids it.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a leg kick but Kid saw it coming and moves away.
Kid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al-Baghdadi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as al-Baghdadi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al-Baghdadi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kid takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
al-Baghdadi misses with a wild body shot.
Kid wants to clinch up but al-Baghdadi keeps it at a distance.
Kid slips a jab from al-Baghdadi.
A countering left hand to the body from Kid misses.
al-Baghdadi slips under a jab from Kid.
al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al-Baghdadi.
A jab lands there for Kid.
Kid tries to bum rush al-Baghdadi with a series of wild strikes but al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Kid is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
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 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will probably get the nod.
That's time! al-Baghdadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kid throws a jab when al-Baghdadi was well out of range.
Kid lands a jab to al-Baghdadi's midsection.
al-Baghdadi misses with a double jab.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kid checks it well.
Kid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Kid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy body kick from Kid
and al-Baghdadi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kid really felt that one!
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the head.
Kid throws a combination that misses
and al-Baghdadi counters with a three punch combo that has Kid backing up. Kid nods at al-Baghdadi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can al-Baghdadi finish him?
al-Baghdadi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al-Baghdadi swinging wildly here.
Kid moves away from the strike by al-Baghdadi.
Kid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
al-Baghdadi tried to score with a low kick but Kid checks it.
Kid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kid tries to clinch but al-Baghdadi is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kid. al-Baghdadi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi connects with a crisp jab.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kid looks up at the clock. Bad move! al-Baghdadi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kid. al-Baghdadi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
An out of breath Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.