PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perfect
vs
Sabah Nur

175 cm
26
169 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

174 cm
37
162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabah Nur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sabah Nur looks to land a right hand but Perfect moved out of range.
Perfect scores with a head kick. Sabah Nur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sabah Nur misses with a kick to the body.
Sabah Nur lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sabah Nur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perfect looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perfect scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perfect lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabah Nur circles away quickly and effectively.
Perfect lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sabah Nur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabah Nur throws the kick towards the body but Perfect avoids it.
Perfect changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perfect fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabah Nur misses with a two punch combination.
Perfect cracks Sabah Nur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perfect misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabah Nur tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looks to land a right hand but Perfect moved out of range.
Perfect walks into a jab.
Sabah Nur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perfect looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sabah Nur throws a sloppy body shot
and Perfect counters with an outside leg kick.
Perfect takes one to the chin there.
Sabah Nur misses with a head kick.
Perfect is looking to counter with head kicks.
Perfect throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sabah Nur on the side of the head.
Perfect takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perfect takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perfect steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur lands a leg kick that knocks Perfect off balance momentarily.
Perfect keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabah Nur.
As Sabah Nur looks to move away, Perfect throws a big counter combo but Sabah Nur just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perfect misses with a double jab.
Perfect avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect lands a body shot.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perfect is just out of range.
Perfect shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sabah Nur throws a sloppy body shot

and Perfect counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sabah Nur!
Sabah Nur is looking for a sweep.
Perfect wants to control but Sabah Nur is keeping him busy.
Sabah Nur wants to control but Perfect postures up.
Sabah Nur is looking to regain half guard here but Perfect keeps moving and retains side control.
Perfect wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabah Nur keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect is really struggling to control Sabah Nur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sabah Nur manages to get back to half guard.
Perfect lands strikes from half guard.
Sabah Nur is looking to control Perfect's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabah Nur avoid being mounted?
Sabah Nur is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabah Nur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perfect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perfect perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabah Nur wants to improve his position but Perfect is controlling well.
Sabah Nur is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perfect trying to control the action but Sabah Nur is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Perfect tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sabah Nur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sabah Nur scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but En Sabah Nur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perfect takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perfect turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabah Nur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perfect looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perfect.
Perfect throws a body kick that misses.
Sabah Nur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
En Sabah Nur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabah Nur scores with a hook to the body. Perfect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perfect staying out of range there.
Perfect motions for Sabah Nur to come forward. Perfect throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabah Nur misses with a hook
and Perfect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabah Nur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sabah Nur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sabah Nur walks into a straight right hand from Perfect.
Sabah Nur lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur lands a really nice looking cross but Perfect seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Perfect misses
enabling Sabah Nur to counter with a crisp jab.
Sabah Nur misses with a wild body shot.
Perfect fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabah Nur is out of range.

Sabah Nur moves into range and clinches up with Perfect.
Perfect blocks an uppercut.

Perfect gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Perfect.
Sabah Nur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur wants to sweep here but Perfect controlling him for the moment.
Perfect is in close to Sabah Nur's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect stopping the sweep attempt from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur has control of Perfect's left arm, preventing Perfect from doing any damage.

Sabah Nur is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perfect postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sabah Nur controls Perfect momentarily but Perfect frees himself.
Sabah Nur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perfect makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Sabah Nur looking for subs off his back but Perfect has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sabah Nur taking some punishment here, with Perfect in his half guard.
Perfect wants to free his trapped foot but Sabah Nur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sabah Nur moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sabah Nur lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sabah Nur preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looking to sit in guard and control but Perfect gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sabah Nur wants to control the position but Perfect says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Perfect has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perfect in particular looking to stall.
Sabah Nur is looking for a sweep. Perfect is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perfect working Sabah Nur over with strikes.
Sabah Nur is looking to control Perfect's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabah Nur avoid being mounted?
Perfect is looking to take a break and control but Sabah Nur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mystery Perfect dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sabah Nur moves in looking to clinch but Perfect pushes him off.
Mystery Perfect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabah Nur throws a good cross that connects.
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perfect moves away.
Sabah Nur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perfect defending well as Sabah Nur loads up on a big left hand.
Sabah Nur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perfect uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Perfect digs a good body shot into Sabah Nur's ribs.
Perfect throws the kick towards the body but Sabah Nur avoids it.
Sabah Nur throws a head kick that misses

and Perfect counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sabah Nur!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur is looking to regain half guard here but Perfect keeps moving and retains side control.
Sabah Nur is trying to control Perfect's posture but Perfect avoids it.
Sabah Nur manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur trying to control but Perfect postures up.
Sabah Nur is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perfect's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perfect's back!
Sabah Nur scores with punches to the body.
Sabah Nur is riding his opponent, not letting Perfect buck him off.

Perfect defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Sabah Nur working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect tries to escape the position.
Sabah Nur tries to keep control of the position but Perfect is staying busy.
Sabah Nur looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Sabah Nur looking for the RNC.
Perfect is in bad spot here.
Sabah Nur tries to keep control of the position but Perfect is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perfect is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sabah Nur gets his way!
Sabah Nur looking to hold on to the position here but Perfect rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Sabah Nur preventing the sweep.
Sabah Nur trying to control the position from guard on top but Perfect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabah Nur throws an elbow that misses. Perfect uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sabah Nur's guard. Nice move by Perfect!

Sabah Nur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect trying to control but Sabah Nur is working from the bottom.

Sabah Nur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perfect gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perfect lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perfect scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sabah Nur is looking to sweep but instead, Perfect has passed into half guard.
Perfect is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mystery Perfect.
I think Perfect has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mystery Perfect!
Our winner, Mystery Perfect, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.