PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahsan Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamed's entrance music is Ahmed's Theme. A fine choice. Vegas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace Of Spades by Motorhead. Johnny Vegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hamed
vs
Vegas

178 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
159 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Phantom Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed lands a leg kick that knocks Vegas off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Vegas scores with a four punch combination!
Hamed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hamed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vegas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hamed throws a leg kick which misses Vegas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vegas tries to avoid it.
Vegas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hamed.
Hamed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vegas counters with a three punch combo that has Hamed backing up. Hamed nods at Vegas to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Hamed does no damage.
Hamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vegas works over Hamed's head and body with a nice combination.
Hamed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vegas on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Hamed.
Hamed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHamed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vegas.
Vegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vegas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hamed lands a nice looking body shot.
Vegas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vegas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hamed.
Vegas jabs Hamed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vegas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamed on the side of the head.
Hamed throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
and Hamed counters with a nice leg kick.
Vegas tries to bum rush Hamed with a series of wild strikes but Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Hamed avoids nicely.
Hamed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vegas throws a series of strikes that have Hamed backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed feints and then cracks Vegas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vegas down.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas misses with a body punch
and Hamed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Hamed moves out of range.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Hamed counters with a head kick.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Hamed moves out of range.
Hamed tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vegas is defended easily by Hamed.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Hamed.
Hamed throws a leg kick which misses Vegas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vegas tries to avoid it.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Vegas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vegas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vegas misses with a double jab.
As Vegas backs away, Hamed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ahsan Hamed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hamed.
Hamed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vegas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vegas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vegas misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Hamed slams his shin into Vegas's torso.
Vegas misses with a double jab.
Hamed defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
Hamed thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hamed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Hamed appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Hamed scores with a head kick. Vegas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vegas throws a lazy head kick
and Hamed counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamed avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Hamed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vegas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed lands a jab to the nose.
Hamed is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Vegas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vegas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Hamed backs off Vegas throws a huge counter combo but Hamed manages to avoid it all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamed, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Hamed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vegas blocks a leg kick.
Hamed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
Hamed tries to land a leg kick but Vegas saw it coming and moves away.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnny Vegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Vegas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas tries to bum rush Hamed with a series of wild strikes but Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hamed moves away from the strike by Vegas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Vegas misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Hamed misses the target.
A big left from Hamed misses.
Vegas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vegas.
Vegas misses with a jab to the body
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamed throws a front kick aimed at Vegas's knee but Vegas avoids it well.
Hamed lands a front kick.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamed throws a big counter combination but Vegas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hamed slips a jab and a cross from Vegas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice defenses there by Hamed.
Vegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hamed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vegas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vegas.
Hamed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Hamed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamed throws a leg kick that misses.
Hamed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hamed connects with a looping right hand.
Hamed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Vegas scores with a three punch combo!
Hamed's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hamed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vegas's calf.
Hamed throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Hamed looks for the body kick but Vegas saw that one coming.
Hamed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vegas's calf.
Hamed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Vegas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hamed looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Hamed throws a series of punches but Vegas moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hamed.
Vegas moves out of range as Hamed throws a body kick.
Vegas wants to counter with a clinch but Hamed pushes him away.
Vegas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamed.
Hamed moves away from the strike by Vegas.
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hamed! Vegas is out on his feet! Hamed rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Vegas is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Vegas is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahsan Hamed!
Ahsan Hamed is the new featherweight champion!
Ahsan Hamed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.