PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki
vs
White

169 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan White!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White looks to throw the jab but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is out of range.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki throws a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a left hand
letting Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki counter with a right hand.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

White clinches up with Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki and pushes him back against the cage.
White tries to work over Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki blocking some punches.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from White.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's elbow.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to work over Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki fails to land.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki backwards.

Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
White slips under a jab.

White clinches up against the cage.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki can't break the clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from White on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
White misses with a body punch.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White has Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki pressed against the cage, preventing Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki wants to break free but White has control.
White prevents Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki from breaking the clinch.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki blocking some punches.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from White.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White has Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki pressed against the cage, preventing Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White scores with a shot to the side of Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki controls his hands.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki missing with knees to the body.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki blocks an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's elbow.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White tries to work over Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki prevents a body shot from White.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White working aggressively here.
White working aggressively here.
White pushes Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch lands to the side of Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki scores with a nice right hand.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White misses with a low kick.
It looked like Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White avoids the body shot from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses with a straight left.
White looks to land a left hand but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki moved out of range nicely.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from White misses.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

White is rocked!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki throws a perfectly timed hook that sends White crashing down! White tries to stagger back to his feet but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused White asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki!
During a confident post fight interview, Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.