PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi's entrance music is For Whom The Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Qasi
vs
Uk

180 cm
23
166 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
170 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
GREEN!160

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Uk misses the target.
Uk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Qasi lands a lovely overhand right.
Qasi tries to clinch but Uk moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Qasi.
A right-left combo lands from Qasi.
A jab from Uk misses.

Qasi clinches with his opponent.
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Qasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk is trying to pull guard but Qasi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Qasi blocks an uppercut.
Uk fails to pull guard.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk blocking some punches.
Qasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qasi works on Uk's body with a couple of short punches.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Uk misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Qasi.
Uk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uk is leaning against Qasi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Qasi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Uk can't find room to land a body shot as Qasi controls the action.
Qasi tries to throw a body punch but Uk avoids it by throwing Qasi back against the cage.
Qasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Azar Qasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk.
Qasi tries to throw a body punch but Uk avoids it by throwing Qasi back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
Uk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Qasi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uk.
Uk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qasi.
Qasi has Uk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Uk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uk lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi blocks a body shot from Uk.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uk tries to throw a body punch but Qasi avoids it by throwing Uk back against the cage.
Uk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Uk.
Qasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Qasi.
A body shot lands from Qasi.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Qasi.

Qasi wants the takedown. Uk is fighting it off but Qasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Uk's guard against the cage.

Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uk keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
Qasi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Uk looking for a guillotine here but Qasi defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi is looking to pass into half guard but Uk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Uk is in guard.

Qasi has his foot on Uk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uk works his way back into a safe position though.

Qasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uk is aware though and is defending well.

Qasi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uk trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Qasi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azar Qasi 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.

Uk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uk can do to turn this around?
Uk takes one to the chin there.
Qasi ducks right into an uppercut from Uk.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Uk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Uk slips a straight right by Qasi.
Uk lands a jab to Qasi's midsection.
A shot to the body from Uk misses
and Qasi counters with a stiff right hand.
Uk walks into a left hand.
Qasi lands with a cross.
Uk throws a series of punches but Qasi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Qasi misses the target.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi scores with the left hand. Uk knows he should have avoided that one.
Uk ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Uk closes the distance and pushes Qasi back into the cage.
Azar Qasi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Qasi tries a body shot but Uk blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Qasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Uk prevents the takedown attempt.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
Uk working aggressively here.
Uk tries to pull guard but Qasi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Uk tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Uk.
Qasi lands a left hand.
Uk jumps guard but Qasi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Qasi gets through Uk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Qasi misses with some punches.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Qasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azar Qasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Qasi to score with a decent uppercut.
Qasi slips a jab and a cross from Uk.
No joy there for Uk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Uk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Uk's shoulder, as Uk tries to avoid the shot.

Uk gets caught napping as Qasi dives in and scores a takedown. Uk manages to retain guard.
Qasi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Uk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uk keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
Uk has Qasi pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk working a defensive guard here.

Uk has his foot on Qasi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Qasi works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uk is on top in guard.

Qasi wants to sweep here but Uk controlling him for the moment.
Uk trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Qasi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Uk throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Qasi's body to avoid the submission. Qasi has instead reached around Uk's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Qasi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.