PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes into the arena with Be Aggresive by Faith No More blaring out of the sound system. Muakbar has chosen That Punjabi Jay-Z song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Saint
vs
Muakbar

188 cm
40
190 lbs
39 - 24 - 0

171 cm
37
192 lbs
30 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Beaver Jooce!

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 39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muakbar throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint slips a straight right by Muakbar.
Saint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muakbar.
Saint takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muakbar misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a nice kick to the body.
Muakbar throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint slips under a jab from Muakbar.
Haji Muakbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muakbar throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Muakbar lands with a shot to the body.
Saint's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saint duly obliges.
Muakbar scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muakbar scores with a jab to the head.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Saint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Muakbar throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muakbar, as that shot connected.
Muakbar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint is looking for a counter combo.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muakbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Muakbar avoids the head kick by Saint.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muakbar lands a jab-cross combination.
Muakbar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muakbar moves out of range of the body kick from Saint.
Muakbar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muakbar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muakbar scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muakbar throws a body kick that misses.
Saint blocks a jab.
Saint takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a one-two to the body.
Muakbar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muakbar tries to score with a low kick but Saint moves his leg out of the way.
Saint avoids the body shot from Muakbar.
A jab from Muakbar finds it's way through Saint's defenses.
Muakbar 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.

Saint gets caught flat footed, as Muakbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Saint working for a triangle but Muakbar defends it easily.
Muakbar chips away with some ground and pound.
Muakbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Muakbar controls the pace.
Muakbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muakbar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muakbar with a nice head shot there.

Saint looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saint trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Muakbar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saint keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.

Saint has an active guard here but Muakbar has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muakbar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Saint!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muakbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saint is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Muakbar with a couple of short strikes.
Saint in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Muakbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've been hearing good reports from Saint's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Muakbar landing punches.
Saint is looking to get to half guard.
Saint throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muakbar throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muakbar. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint walks into a jab.
Kain Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muakbar throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Muakbar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saint lands with an uppercut that bounces Muakbar off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Muakbar.
Saint looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.
Saint scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint misses with the combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muakbar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saint moves out of range as Muakbar strikes.
Muakbar lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Muakbar misses its intended target.
Muakbar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haji Muakbar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muakbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Muakbar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Nice shot lands for Muakbar.
Haji Muakbar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muakbar plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Saint swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Saint face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Kain Saint stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll come back a better fighter, better person. Thank you all for coming out and supporting me'.