PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zalmai Qazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qazi's entrance music is "Arab Americans" by Jim Johnston. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Qazi
vs
Pete

172 cm
28
130 lbs
0 - 12 - 0

182 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zalmai Qazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skinny Pete!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Qazi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Qazi doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Pete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qazi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skinny Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.
Qazi throws a head kick but Pete moves out of range.
Pete is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pete moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Qazi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qazi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Qazi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pete scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pete is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qazi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Qazi tries for a takedown but Pete sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pete is looking for the big counter here.
Pete throws a right and a left that Qazi avoids nicely.
Pete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Qazi counters with a good, hard body kick but Pete shrugs it off.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Qazi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pete scores with a three punch combo!
Qazi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Qazi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pete tries to avoid it but Qazi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pete to the ground. Pete escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
Qazi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qazi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zalmai Qazi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Qazi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qazi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
Pete lands a lovely overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Pete.
Pete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Qazi rather than just go for the knockout.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Qazi moves forwards but Pete connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qazi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
Pete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qazi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
Qazi dives in and grabs Pete's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pete pushes down on Qazi's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a right and a left that Qazi avoids nicely.
Qazi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Qazi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qazi shoots in and drives through. Pete sprawls well.
Qazi is breathing heavily.
Qazi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Qazi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pete digs a good hook to Qazi's body.
No luck for Qazi with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Pete.
Qazi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pete scores with a nice head shot.
Qazi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qazi doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Qazi misses with a head kick.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pete lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Qazi backs up against the cage.
Qazi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pete has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Qazi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete catches Qazi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qazi.
Pete is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Qazi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Qazi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Qazi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pete circles away.
Pete throws a right hand that Qazi ducks under and follows up with a left that Qazi also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qazi wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pete lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete catches Qazi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pete connects with a crisp jab.
Pete throws a series of strikes that have Qazi backpedaling.
Pete connects with the punch.
Pete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
A lazy left from Pete finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Pete. Those never looked like landing.
Pete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Qazi fails with a takedown attempt.
Qazi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pete tries to avoid it but Qazi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pete to the ground. Pete escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pete lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but Qazi is just out of range.
A lazy left from Pete finds it's target.
Pete misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skinny Pete dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Qazi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pete lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Qazi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Qazi.
Pete feints a jab promting Qazi to slip. Pete then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Qazi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Qazi blocks a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Qazi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qazi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pete wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pete fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Pete as he connects with a hook.
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pete lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Qazi tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Pete, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qazi is looking for a counter combo.
Pete wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Qazi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pete as he jumps to the side.
Qazi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pete shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Qazi eats them both and turns towards Pete to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Qazi doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Qazi doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Qazi throws a leg kick which misses Pete's front leg but catches the back leg as Pete tries to avoid it.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pete.
Pete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qazi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Qazi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qazi wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Qazi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pete.
Pete cracks Qazi with an open hand slap.
Qazi throws a head kick that misses.
Qazi tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Pete let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Pete.
Pete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete looks to land a right hand but Qazi moved out of range.
Qazi avoids the body shot from Pete.
Pete's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pete duly obliges.
Pete is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Pete. No joy for Qazi on that attempt.
Qazi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pete throws a right hand that Qazi ducks under and follows up with a left that Qazi also avoids with ease.
Qazi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pete has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Qazi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qazi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Qazi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pete appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pete bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Qazi's head backwards.
Qazi goes for a double leg but Pete avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pete continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zalmai Qazi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qazi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Qazi shoots in and drives through. Pete sprawls well.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete scores with a shot to the body.
Pete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pete fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pete moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pete throws a right hand that Qazi ducks under and follows up with a left that Qazi also avoids with ease.
Pete connects with a right hand. Qazi shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qazi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Qazi somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pete! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete works Qazi's body with a nice hook.
Pete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qazi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Qazi moves into the clinch successfully.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Qazi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pete.
Pete lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qazi backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pete.
Pete scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pete lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qazi backwards.
Qazi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qazi is trying to pull guard but Pete turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Qazi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pete wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skinny Pete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Qazi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skinny Pete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pete throws a combination. Qazi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Qazi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Qazi moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
Pete displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Qazi throws a head kick that misses.
Pete lands the left hand.
Pete throws a series of punches but Qazi avoids them all with ease.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pete scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qazi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete throws out a powerful jab.
Pete misses with a double jab.
Qazi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Qazi.
Pete is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qazi moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Skinny Pete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qazi.
Qazi is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qazi.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Pete digs a good body shot into Qazi's ribs.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Qazi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pete scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qazi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qazi is looking for a counter combo.
Qazi wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Pete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qazi.
Skinny Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qazi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Qazi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qazi tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qazi wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Qazi avoids the body shot from Pete.
Qazi avoids the body shot from Pete.
Qazi slips a jab and a cross from Pete.
Pete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Qazi's hands.
Pete stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Qazi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pete.
Pete throws a body punch but Qazi moves out of range.
Pete misses with a two punch combination.
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Qazi shoots in looking for a takedown but Pete manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Qazi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pete unleashes a big counter combination but Qazi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Qazi shoots in and drives through. Pete sprawls well.
Qazi wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Pete was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Qazi throws a sloppy head kick and Pete moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qazi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Qazi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Pete misses.
Pete lands a really nice looking cross but Qazi seems unphased.
Qazi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Qazi tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Qazi tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete lands with a straight right. Qazi didn't see that one coming.
Pete looks to land a combination. Qazi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Qazi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from Qazi.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pete throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Pete.
Qazi tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Qazi tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Pete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qazi wants to clinch.
Qazi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qazi dodges the punch combination from Pete.
Zalmai Qazi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qazi misses with a head kick.
Qazi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pete.
Qazi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
Pete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qazi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zalmai Qazi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qazi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pete lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qazi circles away quickly and effectively.
Qazi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Skinny Pete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Qazi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete cracks a nice hook into Qazi's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skinny Pete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pete has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skinny Pete!