PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahsan Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooter Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamed comes to the ring accompanied by Ahmed's Theme. Trash has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamed
vs
Trash

178 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scooter Trash!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ahsan Hamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hamed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamed with a nice cross.
Hamed connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trash's head backwards.
Hamed 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.
Trash moves out of range of the body kick from Hamed.
Trash is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hamed tries to score with a low kick but Trash moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hamed lands a nice shot that snaps Trash's head back.
Hamed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Hamed does it's job there.
Hamed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trash's calf.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Trash moved away.
Trash scoring well with a low kick there.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trash flicks out a counter leg kick but Hamed steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trash needs to keep his hands up - Hamed had a free shot at his head there.
Hamed misses with a jab to the body

and Trash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trash obliges.
Trash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamed avoids it.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamed managing to block the knees to the body from Trash.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamed.
Hamed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trash.
Trash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamed is defending well for now.
Hamed avoiding damage.

Hamed breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Trash.
Trash steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hamed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trash pushes Hamed away with a front kick.
Hamed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trash blocks a head kick by Hamed.
Trash tries to clinch but Hamed moves away
enabling Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamed.

Hamed tries to keep at a distance but Trash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamed blocks an elbow strike from Trash.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamed stalling in the clinch but Trash improves position.
Trash misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamed.
Trash misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Trash throws an elbow but misses.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
Hamed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamed.
Trash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Trash tries a body shot but Hamed blocks it.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
Hamed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trash or not.
Trash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamed backwards.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trash backwards.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Hamed manages to break the clinch.
Hamed thows a leg kick but Trash checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Trash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamed counters with a good low kick that Trash was not able to check.
Hamed scores with a leg kick.
Trash tries to clinch up but Hamed circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trash has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trash.
Trash tries to counter with a clinch but Hamed shakes him off and moves away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hamed wants to land a leg kick but Trash is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Trash misses.
Trash lands a head kick. Hamed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trash checks a leg kick.
Trash takes a swing at Hamed's ribcage but misses.
Hamed feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trash is looking to land body kicks.
Hamed tries to score with a low kick but Trash moves his leg out of the way.
Hamed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trash avoids the head kick by Hamed.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamed connects with a high kick.
Hamed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trash. That did some damage!
Trash is looking to clinch.
It appears Hamed was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hamed throws a head kick that half lands.
Trash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hamed lands a jab to the nose.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trash checks a leg kick.
Hamed keeps the fight on the outside.
Trash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamed. That did some damage!
Trash wants to clinch.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses
and Trash counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trash throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trash misses with a body kick.
Trash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Trash as he checks the leg kick.
Trash throws a sloppy head kick and Hamed moves out of range easily.
Hamed misses with a kick to the body.
Trash misses with a body punch
and Hamed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Hamed finds it's way through Trash's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahsan Hamed dominated that round.
That's time! Hamed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trash avoids a kick to the body.
Hamed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trash.
Hamed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hamed avoids a kick to the body.
Hamed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trash is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hamed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hamed to score with a decent uppercut.
Trash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hamed rather than just go for the knockout.
Trash tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trash tries to clinch
and Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash throws a sloppy head kick and Hamed moves out of range easily.
Hamed throws a push kick but Trash slaps the foot to one side.
Trash wants to counter the offense by Hamed and move into the clinch position.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trash.
Hamed half committed to a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Trash blocks the low kick.
Trash lands a body shot.
Trash misses with a kick to the body
and Hamed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trash's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hamed misses
and Trash counters with a leg kick.
Hamed delivers a nice body kick.
Trash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trash closes the distance but Hamed moves to the side
and Hamed counters with a leg kick.
Trash tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trash throws a lazy body kick
enabling Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trash under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trash eats them both and turns towards Hamed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Trash is rocked!
A good leg kick by Hamed.
Trash tries to work over Hamed's front leg with a kick but Hamed checks it.
Hamed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a leg kick but Trash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trash is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by Hamed.
Hamed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Hamed.
Hamed connects with a high kick.
Trash is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamed finish him?
Hamed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trash tries a low kick but Hamed avoids it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamed.
Trash looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trash seems to have recovered his senses.
Trash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hamed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trash scrambles back to his feet.
Trash blocks a head kick by Hamed.
Hamed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trash throws a leg kick
and Hamed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trash is looking to land body kicks.
Hamed tried to counter with a leg kick but Trash avoided it.
Hamed lands a big head kick that sends Trash to the canvas! Hamed follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahsan Hamed!
Ahsan Hamed retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ahsan Hamed thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.