PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amr Al As (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clintsari
vs
Al As

185 cm
19
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amr Al As!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clintsari throws a shot from downtown. Al As moves away and avoids it.
Al As slips under a jab.
Al As has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Al As drops his hands momentarily and Clintsari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al As swings for the body but Clintsari moves out of range.
Clintsari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al As bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Al As misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clintsari has Al As up against the cage in a clinch.
Al As wants to break free but Clintsari has control.
Clintsari working aggressively here.
I was talking to Clintsari 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clintsari working aggressively here.
Al As lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As trying to control the position but instead, Clintsari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Al As into the cage.
Clintsari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clintsari lands a hook that snaps the head of Al As backwards.
Clintsari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clintsari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Clintsari .

Al As pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al As with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Al As instigates a clinch.
Clintsari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clintsari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clintsari has Al As pressed against the cage, preventing Al As from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al As blocks a body shot from Clintsari .
Al As lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clintsari backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clintsari misses with a body punch.
Clintsari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al As is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al As.
A shot in the inside from Al As.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al As stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clintsari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al As lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clintsari .
Clintsari working aggressively here.
Clintsari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al As fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al As misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al As blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari prevents Al As from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al As.
Al As lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clintsari backwards.
Clintsari struggles to land a body shot inside as Al As controls his hands.

Al As pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clintsari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clintsari throws a hook but Al As avoids it easily.
Al As throws a hook but Clintsari avoids it easily.
Clintsari misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Al As on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clintsari misses with a looping left.
Al As uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clintsari .
Clintsari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al As.
Clintsari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clintsari connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari misses with a right hand
and Al As counters with a nice body shot.
Clintsari punishes Al As's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Al As - that will leave a mark!
Al As tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clintsari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al As lands with a good body shot.
Al As lands with a straight right. Clintsari didn't see that one coming.

Clintsari closes the distance and pushes Al As back into the cage.
Clintsari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al As backwards.
Al As blocking some punches.
Al As blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Al As breaks the clinch.

Clintsari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Al As tries to break free but Clintsari pushes him back against the cage.
Al As effectively controlling the action here.
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 Rusoposkinen Clintsari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clintsari 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clintsari misses with a hook to the body
and Al As counters with a two punch combo.
Clintsari misses with a body punch
letting Al As counter with a right hand.
Clintsari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al As moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clintsari misses with a hook.
Clintsari tries to clinch but Al As is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Clintsari .
Clintsari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clintsari misses with a left hand
letting Al As counter with a right hand.
Clintsari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clintsari throws a hook but Al As blocks it.
Al As blocks a jab.
Al As connects with a single shot there.
Clintsari throws an overhand right that lands on Al As's shoulder, as Al As tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clintsari tries to clinch but Al As moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Al As on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clintsari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al As manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Al As on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al As ducks under a wild hook from Clintsari .
Clintsari throws a poor cross that misses
and Al As counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Clintsari drives through and clinches with Al As against the cage.
Al As is looking to break free of the clinch but Clintsari has double underhooks.
Al As lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clintsari backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Clintsari .
Al As blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Al As.
Clintsari throws a punch but it's blocked by Al As.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clintsari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clintsari misses with the head strike.
Al As blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clintsari .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al As lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clintsari backwards.
Al As scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Clintsari is rocked!
Al As lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Clintsari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al As throws a big uppercut that drops Clintsari ! More strikes from Al As and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Clintsari lies dazed against the cage as Al As celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amr Al As!
Amr Al As is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Amr Al As thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.