PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hamidovich Saitiev
vs
Jabbar

183 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar wants to clinch.

Jabbar moves into the clinch successfully.
Jabbar has Hamidovich Saitiev pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hamidovich Saitiev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hamidovich Saitiev is pressed up against the ropes. Jabbar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hamidovich Saitiev down to the mat. Hamidovich Saitiev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jabbar clinches up against the ropes.
Jabbar is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hamidovich Saitiev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jabbar.
Jabbar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hamidovich Saitiev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jabbar wants a takedown.
Jabbar wants a takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev is pressed up against the ropes. Jabbar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hamidovich Saitiev down to the mat. Hamidovich Saitiev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamidovich Saitiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabbar manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamidovich Saitiev.

Hamidovich Saitiev gets a double leg takedown into Jabbar's guard.
Jabbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jabbar keeping moving, preventing Hamidovich Saitiev from controlling successfully.
Jabbar wants to get back to his feet but Hamidovich Saitiev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hamidovich Saitiev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jabbar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamidovich Saitiev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Jabbar takes the fight into the clinch.

Jabbar has clasped his hands together around Hamidovich Saitiev's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hamidovich Saitiev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get out of the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jabbar off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabbar is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hamidovich Saitiev missing with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamidovich Saitiev is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jabbar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jabbar has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jabbar is trying to remain composed but Hamidovich Saitiev is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with an elbow to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hamidovich Saitiev has the hooks in. Jabbar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hamidovich Saitiev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jabbar to escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jabbar is trying to remain composed but Hamidovich Saitiev is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hamidovich Saitiev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jabbar to escape the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jabbar could be in trouble here!
Hamidovich Saitiev struggling to land strikes to the head as Jabbar covers up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hamidovich Saitiev is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jabbar up.
Even with his hooks in, Hamidovich Saitiev manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jabbar could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jabbar tries to clinch but Hamidovich Saitiev moves out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

It looks like Abdul Jabbar has been cut.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabbar is just out of range.
Jabbar wants to counter with a clinch but Hamidovich Saitiev pushes him away.
Hamidovich Saitiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabbar manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hamidovich Saitiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabbar can do to turn this around?
Jabbar looking for a takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev gets underhooks to prevent Jabbar's takedown attempt.
Jabbar goes for a takedown attempt but Hamidovich Saitiev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jabbar.

Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jabbar's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamidovich Saitiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamidovich Saitiev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hamidovich Saitiev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jabbar is in trouble now - Hamidovich Saitiev has advanced to mount!
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jabbar is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a couple of good shots and Jabbar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That has opened up Abdul Jabbar's cut even more.
Hamidovich Saitiev loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jabbar hold on?

Abdul Jabbar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdul Jabbar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!