PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bakr al-Baghdadi
vs
Shah Suri

178 cm
25
142 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
153 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 13 - 7 - 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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al-Baghdadi throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
Suri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suri lands with a kick to the temple. al-Baghdadi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al-Baghdadi misses with a straight left.
al-Baghdadi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
al-Baghdadi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Suri.
al-Baghdadi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suri.
Suri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al-Baghdadi lands a lovely overhand right.
Suri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suri gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling al-Baghdadi to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suri throws a lazy head kick
and al-Baghdadi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suri takes a jab right on the kisser.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suri's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from al-Baghdadi finds it's target.
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi is looking to land body kicks.
al-Baghdadi throws a low kick but Suri avoids it.
Nice shot by Suri.
Suri throws a hook but al-Baghdadi blocks it.
Sher Shah Suri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al-Baghdadi misses with a double jab.
Suri throws out a counter right but al-Baghdadi avoids it with no problem.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suri is trying to counter with his kicks.
al-Baghdadi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suri loads up on a big right hand but al-Baghdadi slips the punch.
Suri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
al-Baghdadi slips a jab and a cross from Suri.
al-Baghdadi tries to counter by clinching up but Suri breaks away and moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi is looking to land body kicks.
Suri throws a hook to the side of al-Baghdadi's head but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but al-Baghdadi is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from al-Baghdadi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from al-Baghdadi misses.
Suri keeps the fight on the outside.
Suri throws a body punch but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri throws a body kick that misses
and al-Baghdadi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suri misses with a head kick.
al-Baghdadi misses with a looping left.
al-Baghdadi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! al-Baghdadi scrambles back to his feet.
Suri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
al-Baghdadi scores with a body shot.
Suri avoids the head kick by al-Baghdadi.
Suri is looking for the big counter here.
Suri falls off balance throwing a combination
and al-Baghdadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi moves away from the strike by Suri.
Suri lands a really nice looking cross but al-Baghdadi seems unphased.
Suri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al-Baghdadi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
A shot to the liver by Suri. Beautiful body shot.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice shot that snaps Suri's head back.
al-Baghdadi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suri lands a nice leg kick that just misses al-Baghdadi's sensitive parts.

al-Baghdadi drives through with a takedown into guard.
al-Baghdadi 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.
al-Baghdadi prevents Suri from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi trying to control but Suri is working from the bottom.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al-Baghdadi throws a big elbow that misses.
al-Baghdadi with a flurry of punches that miss.
al-Baghdadi looking to sit in guard and control but Suri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Suri controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Suri swinging wildly here.
And al-Baghdadi counters with a quick kick to the body but Suri blocks it.
al-Baghdadi throws a big shot that misses.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suri is looking to land body kicks.
Suri swings for the body but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
Suri throws a head kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
al-Baghdadi connects with a crisp jab.
Suri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suri moves away from the strike by al-Baghdadi.
A solid body kick from al-Baghdadi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
al-Baghdadi tries to clinch but Suri moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by al-Baghdadi.
Suri misses with a hook.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Suri. That snapped al-Baghdadi's head back.
al-Baghdadi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suri's head backwards.
Suri throws a sloppy head kick

and al-Baghdadi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi keeps control of Suri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

al-Baghdadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by al-Baghdadi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Suri.
al-Baghdadi throws an off balance right hand
and Suri counters with a straight right hand.
Suri lands a leg kick that knocks al-Baghdadi off balance momentarily.
al-Baghdadi just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Suri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Suri.
Suri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suri throws a head kick that misses.
al-Baghdadi throws the left hand but Suri avoids the punch easily.
Suri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi blocks a jab.
Suri scores with a shot to the body.
Suri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al-Baghdadi is looking to score with low kicks.
al-Baghdadi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
al-Baghdadi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi lands the left hand.
al-Baghdadi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Suri is rocked!
al-Baghdadi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Suri is still on wobbly legs! Can al-Baghdadi finish him?
Suri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Suri misses its intended target.
Suri seems to have recovered his senses.
Suri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al-Baghdadi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suri throws a right hand that al-Baghdadi ducks under and follows up with a left that al-Baghdadi also avoids with ease.
Suri misses the body punch
and al-Baghdadi counters with an outside leg kick.
al-Baghdadi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suri on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al-Baghdadi throws a big shot that misses.
al-Baghdadi swinging wildly here.
al-Baghdadi connects with a leg kick. Suri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suri.
Suri throws a leg kick but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi throws a sloppy body shot
and Suri counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suri.
al-Baghdadi is looking to counter punch.
Suri throws a leg kick but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi throws a good cross that connects.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al-Baghdadi moves away.
al-Baghdadi misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Suri throws a hook to the side of al-Baghdadi's head but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al-Baghdadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suri swings for the body but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Suri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
al-Baghdadi scores with a nice strike.
Suri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a body kick but Suri moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Suri. That snapped al-Baghdadi's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Suri.
Suri ducks right into an uppercut from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from al-Baghdadi.
Suri looks to land a right hand but al-Baghdadi moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
al-Baghdadi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Suri throws a quick inside leg kick.
al-Baghdadi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suri swings widly with a right hand
and al-Baghdadi counters with a low kick, right behind Suri 's knee.
Suri throws a head kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi is looking to counter punch.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
al-Baghdadi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suri tries a head kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al-Baghdadi scores with a kick to the midsection.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Suri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps al-Baghdadi's head backwards.
Suri misses with a combination
and al-Baghdadi counters with a low kick, right behind Suri 's knee.
Suri blocks a head kick by al-Baghdadi.
Suri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from al-Baghdadi misses
enabling Suri to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from al-Baghdadi misses its intended target.
Suri throws a right hand that misses
and al-Baghdadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suri takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot to the body.
Suri throws a wild body kick that al-Baghdadi sees coming a mile off.
al-Baghdadi with a hook.
al-Baghdadi lands with a nice body punch.
al-Baghdadi throws a front kick aimed at Suri's knee but Suri avoids it well.
Suri is looking for the big counter here.
al-Baghdadi misses with a looping left.
Suri takes one on the button.
Suri sizes up al-Baghdadi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

al-Baghdadi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Suri's guard.
al-Baghdadi with a flurry of punches that miss.
al-Baghdadi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suri can do to turn this around?
al-Baghdadi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suri controls al-Baghdadi momentarily but al-Baghdadi frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi wants to control from the top but Suri keeps moving.
Suri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al-Baghdadi lands a couple of digs.
Sher Shah Suri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Suri is working an open guard so al-Baghdadi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
al-Baghdadi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al-Baghdadi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Oooh a lovely combination from al-Baghdadi sends Suri down but not out. al-Baghdadi dives into side control looking to finish.
al-Baghdadi lands a strong strike to the head of Suri. That's dazed him! al-Baghdadi looking to finish here. Suri is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - al-Baghdadi lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.