PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Nazir Iqbal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leather Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nazir Iqbal
vs
Face

190 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohammed Nazir Iqbal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leather Face!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Face misses.
Iqbal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Iqbal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leather Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iqbal scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face throws a right hand that Iqbal ducks under and follows up with a left that Iqbal also avoids with ease.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iqbal is looking to counter punch.
Iqbal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iqbal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal lands a really nice looking cross but Face seems unphased.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Face does no damage.
Iqbal cracks Face with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Iqbal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Iqbal does no damage.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iqbal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face takes a jab right on the kisser.
Iqbal scores with a sloppy right hand. Face should have avoided that one.
Face misses with the combination.
Iqbal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iqbal counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face swinging wildly here.
Iqbal slips a jab and a cross from Face.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Iqbal to counter with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Iqbal scores with a four punch combination!
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Face walks into a left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Face scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Face.
A jab from Iqbal does it's job there.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Iqbal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iqbal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face walks into a left hand.
Face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iqbal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iqbal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Face misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Iqbal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iqbal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal counters with a right hand to the body.
Iqbal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Iqbal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Iqbal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iqbal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Face.
Face takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face tries to bum rush Iqbal with a series of wild strikes but Iqbal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iqbal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Iqbal to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal with a jab.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iqbal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iqbal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iqbal .
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face looks to land a combination. Iqbal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Face takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iqbal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iqbal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Face's head.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Iqbal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Iqbal dodges the punch combination from Face.
Iqbal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Iqbal cracks Face with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Iqbal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iqbal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iqbal .
No joy there for Face, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Iqbal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iqbal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Face's hands.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Iqbal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iqbal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face is breathing heavily.
Face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iqbal circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face takes one to the side of the head.
Iqbal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Face looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Iqbal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Face misses with a double jab
and Iqbal counters with a right hand to the body.
Face takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
and Iqbal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Iqbal . Beautiful body shot.
Iqbal cracks Face with an open hand slap.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Iqbal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iqbal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Iqbal throwing a counter right hand but Face manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iqbal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iqbal circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Iqbal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iqbal scores with a decent looking hook.
Face closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Iqbal digs a good hook to Face's body.
Face misses with a double jab
and Iqbal counters with a straight right hand.
Iqbal dodges the punch combination from Face.
Face takes one to the chin there.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal lands the left hand.
Iqbal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Face misses with a double jab
and Iqbal counters with a nice uppercut.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iqbal counters with a straight right hand.
Iqbal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iqbal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Iqbal scores with a decent looking hook.
Face swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iqbal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Iqbal .
Face throws a nice looking combination but Iqbal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Face misses with the combination.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Leather Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iqbal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 Mohammed Nazir Iqbal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Face looks to land a combination but Iqbal avoids it well.
Iqbal lands an overhand right.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Iqbal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Face misses with a double jab
and Iqbal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
and Iqbal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Face thinking.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iqbal counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iqbal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iqbal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iqbal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Iqbal scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face throws a series of punches but Iqbal moves out of range.
Iqbal scores with a punch to the head.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iqbal catches Face with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iqbal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
and Iqbal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iqbal lands a glancing blow to the side of Face's head.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iqbal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iqbal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Iqbal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Iqbal lands a nice shot that snaps Face's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iqbal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Face stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Iqbal counter with a right hand.
Face gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
Iqbal lands a jab.
Iqbal lands with a hook. Face tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Iqbal counters with a straight right hand.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face moves out of range as Iqbal strikes.
Face throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Mohammed Nazir Iqbal is winning the standup battle so far.
Iqbal lands a nice shot that snaps Face's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Iqbal misses the target.
Iqbal cracks Face with an open hand slap.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
Face misses with a combination
letting Iqbal counter with a right hand.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iqbal lands a nice looking body shot.
Face throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leather Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face tries to bum rush Iqbal with a series of wild strikes but Iqbal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iqbal slips a jab and a cross from Face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Face might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Iqbal has got the better of the exchanges.
Face throws a right and a left that Iqbal avoids nicely.
Face misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iqbal counters with a nice uppercut.
Iqbal lands with an uppercut that bounces Face off the cage and back into range.
Mohammed Nazir Iqbal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
Face throws a series of punches but Iqbal avoids them all with ease.
Iqbal is looking to counter punch.
Face has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Face misses with a double jab
and Face takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Iqbal counter with a right hand.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Nazir Iqbal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iqbal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Nazir Iqbal !