PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad comes to the cage accompanied by America! Fuck Yeah!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jihad
vs
Knockout

183 cm
28
225 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

195 cm
28
220 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jihad.
Jihad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knockout pinned against the cage. Knockout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jihad thumps Knockout with a low kick.
Jihad throws a leg kick but Knockout checks it.
Knockout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jihad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jihad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knockout misses with a straight left.
Knockout lands a nice shot that snaps Jihad's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad throws a lazy uppercut
and Knockout counters with a straight right hand.
Jihad takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knockout.
Jihad misses with a hook
letting Knockout counter with a right hand.
Jihad misses with a combination
and Knockout counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad misses with a leg kick
and Knockout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knockout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jihad.
Knockout takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jihad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knockout throws a hook but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad throws a hook but Knockout avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Knockout both land. Nice combination.
Jihad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knockout has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jihad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knockout throws out the jab.

Knockout lands a big head kick that sends Jihad tumbling to the mat! Knockout takes a step backwards and waves Jihad back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Jihad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Knockout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jihad.
Knockout scores with a jab.
Knockout swinging wildly here.
Jihad thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Knockout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jihad moves into the clinch.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knockout wants to break free but Jihad has control.
A frustrated look appears on Knockout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jihad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knockout avoids it.
Knockout wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knockout is trying to break the clinch but Jihad has him pressed against the cage.
Knockout is trying to push Jihad away but Jihad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jihad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Knockout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jihad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jihad in side control, throwing shots but Knockout defends.

Knockout throws Jihad to one side and escapes!
Knockout slips under a jab.
Jihad throws a head kick that misses.
Knockout swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jihad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knockout throws out the jab.
Jihad jabs at Knockout's body.
Jihad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jihad thows a leg kick but Knockout checks it
and Knockout counters with a straight right hand.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knockout darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jihad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knockout's sensitive parts.
Jihad throws a head kick but Knockout moves out of range.
Knockout 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.
Knockout dodges the punch combination from Jihad.
No luck for Jihad with that takedown attempt.
Knockout throws a head kick that misses.
Knockout is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Knockout looks to land a left hand but Jihad moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad throws a lazy body kick
and Knockout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knockout gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Knockout takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jihad connects with a leg kick. Knockout looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oscar Knockout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knockout misses with a few strikes there.
Knockout takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jihad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jihad loads up on a big right hand but Knockout slips the punch.
Jihad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knockout scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jihad throws a head kick that misses.
Jihad doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Jihad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knockout with a nice cross.
Knockout throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Knockout backs away, Jihad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jihad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knockout is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Knockout dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jihad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Knockout stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knockout wants it to stay on the feet.
Jihad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knockout has time to react.
Jihad throws a leg kick but Knockout moved away.
Jihad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knockout checks a leg kick.
Jihad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knockout.
Oscar Knockout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jihad misses with an uppercut.
Knockout on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Knockout is just out of range.
Knockout has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jihad tries to score with a low kick but Knockout moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knockout misses with a head kick.
Jihad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knockout circles away quickly and effectively.
Jihad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jihad tries a low kick but Knockout avoids it.
Jihad throws out a loose jab but Knockout uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad tries to work over Knockout's front leg with a kick but Knockout checks it.
Knockout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jihad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knockout.
An attempted straight right counter from Jihad misses the target.
Jihad dodges the punch combination from Knockout.
Jihad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jihad throws a leg kick
and Knockout counters with a leg kick.
Knockout lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jihad backs up against the cage.
Knockout checks a low kick from Jihad.
Knockout connects with a nice looking jab.
Jihad fails with the takedown.
Jihad throws a solid leg kick but Knockout takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jihad.
Knockout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jihad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knockout is fending him off so far but Jihad persists. Nope, Knockout circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Jihad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout connects with the punch.
Jihad throws a front kick aimed at Knockout's knee but Knockout avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knockout moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
Jihad missing with a left hand there. Knockout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jihad misses with a series of wild punches.
Knockout works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jihad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knockout moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jihad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knockout doesn't seem bothered though.

Jihad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Knockout is trying to stand back up but Jihad is controlling him
Knockout is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jihad connects with a nice short shot to Knockout's temple.
Jihad is nestled in close to Knockout, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Knockout avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jihad.
Jihad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That has opened up Oscar Knockout's cut even more.

Knockout manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jihad keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Knockout breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knockout!
Jihad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knockout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jihad throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Knockout fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jihad on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout throws a lazy right hand but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jihad takes one to the chin there.
Jihad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knockout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Jihad tenderised Knockout's leg. Knockout is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jihad is looking to clinch but Knockout is avoiding it.
Knockout looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knockout swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jihad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The cut above Oscar Knockout's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jihad swings for the body but Knockout moves out of range.
Jihad lands with a shot to the body.
Knockout slips under a jab.
Knockout throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jihad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jihad pushes Knockout away with a front kick.
Jihad dips to his left and cracks Knockout with an uppercut!
Jihad lands a leg kick that knocks Knockout off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oscar Knockout will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No luck for Jihad with that takedown attempt.
Jihad looks to land a left hand but Knockout moved out of range nicely.
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick

so Jihad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jihad won't allow Knockout to get back to his feet.
Jihad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jihad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet but Jihad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knockout avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jihad 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.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet but Jihad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knockout is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jihad is controlling him.

Knockout has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jihad is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad taking a breather.
Jihad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jihad lands a shot to the body.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Knockout.
Knockout wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knockout tries to circle away but Jihad has him pinned against the cage.
Knockout is looking to break free of the clinch but Jihad has double underhooks.
Jihad works on Knockout's body with a couple of short punches.
Knockout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jihad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Jihad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Knockout is trying to buck Jihad off.
Check out the look on Jihad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knockout is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Oscar Knockout'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 Oscar Knockout's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad thanked the fans post fight for their support.