PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Arab Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suleimani
vs
Fenix

186 cm
28
204 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleimani motions for Fenix to come forward. Suleimani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suleimani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suleimani throws a hook but Fenix avoids it easily.
Suleimani takes a swing at Fenix's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Suleimani.
Fenix misses with a straight right.
Fenix throws a lazy right hand but Suleimani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suleimani lands with a cross.
Fenix misses with a right hand
and Suleimani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suleimani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suleimani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suleimani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fenix. Fenix obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Suleimani misses the target.
Suleimani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suleimani misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fenix misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fenix can pounce on him.
Fenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suleimani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fenix wants to clinch.
Suleimani throws a leg kick but Fenix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Fenix does it's job there.
A big right from Suleimani misses.
Fenix tries to clinch but Suleimani moves away
and Suleimani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fenix takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Fenix throws a nice looking combination but Suleimani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suleimani misses with a straight left.
Fenix tries to move into range but Suleimani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fenix misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani avoids the head kick by Fenix.
Suleimani is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suleimani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Suleimani misses the target.
Suleimani swings widly with a right hand
and Fenix counters with a nice leg kick.
Fenix connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suleimani.
Fenix connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suleimani.
Fenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Fenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Suleimani connects with an inside leg kick.
Suleimani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suleimani misses with a left hand
and Fenix counters with a three punch combo that has Suleimani backing up. Suleimani nods at Fenix to acknowledge the strikes.
Fenix throws a head kick but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani scores with a nice strike.
Suleimani connects with a right hand. Fenix shakes it off.
Suleimani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fenix slips a jab from Suleimani.
Fenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleimani.
A jab from Suleimani misses.
As Suleimani backs off Fenix throws a huge counter combo but Suleimani manages to avoid it all.
Suleimani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suleimani slips under a jab.
It looked like Suleimani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Fenix.
Suleimani lands with a shot to the body.
Suleimani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fenix's hands.
Suleimani misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fenix throws a big shot that misses.
Suleimani throws a jab when Fenix was well out of range.
Suleimani with a nice cross.
Fenix throws a right hand that misses
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Suleimani looks to land a left hand but Fenix moved out of range nicely.
Suleimani stuns Fenix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suleimani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suleimani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenix cracks Suleimani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suleimani lands with a hook. Fenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suleimani connects with a single shot there.
Suleimani defending well as Fenix loads up on a big left hand.
Fenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Fenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Qasem Suleimani will probably get the nod.
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.

Suleimani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suleimani blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Suleimani.
Fenix lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fenix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Suleimani misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fenix! But no joy.
Suleimani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suleimani.
Suleimani tests Fenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suleimani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suleimani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suleimani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fenix. That's going to slow Suleimani down.
Fenix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suleimani circles away quickly and effectively.
Suleimani scores with a hook to the body. Fenix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fenix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suleimani.
Fenix is breathing heavily.
Suleimani tests Fenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Suleimani.
Marcus Fenix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Suleimani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suleimani.

Fenix is rocked!
Fenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Suleimani finish him?
Fenix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleimani can pounce on him.
Suleimani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fenix seems to have recovered his senses.
Suleimani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleimani throws out the jab.
Suleimani throws a jab when Fenix was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Fenix misses.
Fenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suleimani.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fenix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qasem Suleimani is winning the standup battle so far.
Suleimani punishes Fenix's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suleimani swings for the body but Fenix moves out of range.
Fenix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Fenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fenix slips under a jab.
Donk. Suleimani catches Fenix right on the button with a cross.
Fenix throws out a leg kick but Suleimani moves out of range and Fenix only half commits.
Fenix pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suleimani back to the cage. Fenix follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Suleimani throws a jab when Fenix was well out of range.
Suleimani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fenix can do to turn this around?
Suleimani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fenix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suleimani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suleimani.
Fenix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suleimani circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suleimani throws a shot from downtown. Fenix moves away and avoids it.
Suleimani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suleimani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suleimani connects with a jab.
Fenix is looking to clinch but Suleimani is avoiding it.
Fenix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fenix staying out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fenix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Suleimani has got the better of the exchanges.
Suleimani throws a hook but Fenix blocks it.
Fenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenix slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Fenix slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Fenix throws a leg kick but Suleimani checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suleimani, right into the meat.
A head kick by Fenix misses
and Suleimani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suleimani scoring well with a low kick there.
Fenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenix throws a body punch but Suleimani moves out of range.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Fenix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Fenix blocks the leg kick.
Fenix looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Suleimani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fenix looks for the body kick but Suleimani saw that one coming.
Suleimani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
Suleimani connects with a body shot that sends Fenix's belly button to the back.
Suleimani walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fenix drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Suleimani swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fenix's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qasem Suleimani!
A victorious Qasem Suleimani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.