PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saure Zbeissa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasim Barakat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Zbeissa
vs
Barakat

210 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saure Zbeissa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qasim Barakat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakat lands a leg kick that knocks Zbeissa off balance momentarily.
Zbeissa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barakat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zbeissa counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Zbeissa misses
and Barakat counters with a left to the body.
Zbeissa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barakat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zbeissa.
Zbeissa scores with a nice strike.
Barakat moves in looking to clinch but Zbeissa pushes him off.
Barakat misses the jab.
Zbeissa misses with a lunging right hand
and Barakat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zbeissa throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Zbeissa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barakat doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakat throws a lazy body kick
and Zbeissa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zbeissa is looking to score with low kicks.
Barakat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat lands a really nice looking cross but Zbeissa seems unphased.
Zbeissa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zbeissa motions for Barakat to come forward. Zbeissa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Zbeissa is just out of range.
Barakat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zbeissa moves out of range as Barakat throws a body kick.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Zbeissa.
Barakat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Saure Zbeissa has been cut.
Barakat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Zbeissa misses.
Barakat cracks the inside of Zbeissa's front leg.
Zbeissa misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Barakat.
Zbeissa checks a low kick from Barakat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Zbeissa as he checks the leg kick.
Barakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zbeissa.
Barakat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zbeissa thumps Barakat with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zbeissa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barakat 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.
Zbeissa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barakat.
Zbeissa misses with a hook.
Barakat throws a leg kick which misses Zbeissa's front leg but catches the back leg as Zbeissa tries to avoid it.
Zbeissa misses with an uppercut.
Zbeissa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barakat closes the distance but Zbeissa moves to the side
and Zbeissa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barakat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Barakat misses
and Zbeissa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barakat throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zbeissa's hands.
Zbeissa misses with a low kick as Barakat jumps back.
A head kick misses from Barakat.
Jab from Barakat.
Barakat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zbeissa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barakat misses with a low kick.
Zbeissa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barakat in his tracks.
Zbeissa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zbeissa wants to land a leg kick but Barakat is out of range.
Zbeissa misses with a low kick.
Zbeissa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zbeissa lands with a nice body punch.
Barakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Saure Zbeissa's cut is getting worse.
Barakat connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zbeissa throws a leg kick
and Barakat counters with a good low kick that Zbeissa was not able to check.
Zbeissa throws a leg kick that misses.
Barakat replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zbeissa blocks it well.
Barakat drops his hands momentarily and Zbeissa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barakat throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Zbeissa to counter with a crisp jab.
Zbeissa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Barakat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zbeissa in his tracks.
Zbeissa tries to score with a low kick but Barakat moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Barakat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barakat throws the kick towards the body but Zbeissa avoids it.
Barakat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zbeissa on the side of the head.

Saure Zbeissa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zbeissa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barakat can pounce on him.
Barakat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barakat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zbeissas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Qasim Barakat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saure Zbeissa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barakat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zbeissa lands a nice shot to the body.
Zbeissa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barakat misses with a hook
and Zbeissa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barakat avoids the head kick by Zbeissa.
It seemed like Barakat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barakat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barakat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saure Zbeissa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat misses with a head kick.
Zbeissa throws a quick counter head kick but Barakat was just out of range.
Zbeissa throws a leg kick that misses.
Barakat flicks out a counter leg kick but Zbeissa steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat blocks a jab.
Barakat checks a low kick from Zbeissa.
Zbeissa slips under a jab from Barakat.
Barakat throws a jab when Zbeissa was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barakat. Zbeissa shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbeissa misses the shot to the body.
Zbeissa throws a head kick but Barakat moves out of range.
Zbeissa avoids the head kick by Barakat.
Zbeissa throws a leg kick but Barakat moved away.
Zbeissa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barakat misses with a low kick.
Zbeissa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barakat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zbeissa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barakat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zbeissa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barakat just manages to avoid it.
Zbeissa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barakat throws a wild body kick that Zbeissa sees coming a mile off.
Zbeissa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Barakat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zbeissa misses.
Zbeissa throws a poor cross that misses
and Barakat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barakat throws out a loose jab but Zbeissa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasim Barakat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zbeissa misses with a straight right.
Barakat walks into a left hand.
Zbeissa misses with a lunging right hand
and Barakat counters with a right hand to the body.
Zbeissa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakat stuns Zbeissa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Zbeissa.
A combination from Zbeissa does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Zbeissa.
Zbeissa looks to score with a jab to the body but Barakat is just out of range.
Barakat cracks Zbeissa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Jeez, Saure Zbeissa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbeissa tries to land a front kick but Barakat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zbeissa.
Zbeissa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barakat.
Zbeissa throws a leg kick but Barakat checks it.
Barakat tries a quick counter leg kick but Zbeissa is wise to it.
A low kick from Zbeissa is predictable there
and Barakat counters with an outside leg kick.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. Zbeissa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zbeissa misses with an uppercut.
Barakat flicks out a counter leg kick but Zbeissa steps away.
Zbeissa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barakat defending well as Zbeissa loads up on a big left hand.
Zbeissa walks into a straight right hand from Barakat.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Qasim Barakat!
A less than humble Qasim Barakat misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.