PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mugabe
vs
Mohammed

225 cm
22
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe looks for a takedown but Mohammed sprawls well.

Mugabe gets tackled into the cage by Mohammed. Mohammed maintains the clinch.
Mugabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mohammed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohammed crunches a lovely knee into Mugabe's ribcage.
Mohammed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Mohammed.
Mohammed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mugabe's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mohammed.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mohammed told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mugabe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mohammed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mohammed lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mohammed.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mugabe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mugabe misses with a knee to the head.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mohammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mugabe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed scores a nice knee to the body.
Mohammed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mohammed crunches a lovely knee into Mugabe's ribcage.
Mohammed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Mugabe blocks with his arms.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but Mugabe blocks it.
Mugabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mohammed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mugabe lands a knee to the body.
Mohammed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mugabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Mugabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Mohammed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mugabe.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Mugabe has Mohammed pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mugabe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mohammed tumbling to the mat - Mugabe dives into Mohammed's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed wants to stand up but Mugabe is controlling him.
Mugabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mugabe prevents Mohammed from getting back to his feet.
Mohammed is looking to stand back up but Mugabe counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mohammed.
Mugabe prevents Mohammed from standing back up.
Mugabe winds up and cracks Mohammed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mohammed wants to get back to his feet.

Mohammed manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Mohammed has Mugabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Mugabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mohammed takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mugabe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mohammed regains guard immediately.
Mugabe is working Mohammed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mugabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mohammed's head.
Mugabe is in close to Mohammed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mugabe passes Mohammed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mugabe is keen to just control but Mohammed is a slippery customer.
Mohammed tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mugabe manages to move to mount!
Mugabe landing strikes from the mount.
Mugabe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mohammed wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mugabe with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mugabe working Mohammed over with strikes here.
Mugabe softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Mohammed is out cold! Mugabe jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mugabe!
Rob Mugabe is the new super heavyweight champion!