PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Touko Unikeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zalmai Qazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unikeko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gesaffelstein - Opr. Qazi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Arab Americans" by Jim Johnston. Zalmai Qazi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Touko Unikeko's chin.

Unikeko
vs
Qazi

168 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

172 cm
29
130 lbs
0 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touko Unikeko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zalmai Qazi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Unikeko takes the fight into the clinch.

Unikeko breaks from the clinch.

Unikeko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unikeko stays in close to Qazi's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unikeko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Unikeko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Unikeko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unikeko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Qazi looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unikeko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unikeko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unikeko connects with a couple of short punches.
Unikeko working some strikes from top position.
Unikeko landing with the ground and pound.
Unikeko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Unikeko stands and throws Qazi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Unikeko scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Qazi down.
Unikeko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Qazi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Unikeko cracks Qazi with a big elbow.
Qazi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Unikeko is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Qazi is trying to escape and Unikeko transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Qazi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Unikeko! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Touko Unikeko!