PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Soleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Templar
vs
Soleimani

191 cm
42
209 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qasem Soleimani!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar checks a low kick from Soleimani.
A head kick misses from Soleimani.
Templar catches Soleimani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Templar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soleimani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Templar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soleimani throws a leg kick that misses.
Soleimani throws a low kick, looking for Templar's leg but Templar calmly moves out of range.
Soleimani throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch lands to the side of Soleimani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soleimani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soleimani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Templar to score with a decent uppercut.
Soleimani misses with a low kick as Templar jumps back.

Templar dives in and scores a takedown into Soleimani's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templar content to stall in guard here.
Templar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soleimani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Templar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar landing with the ground and pound.

Templar drops back looking for a leg! Soleimani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soleimani manages to kick Templar off! Templar jumps back into Soleimani's guard.
Templar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Templar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soleimani's head.
Templar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Templar distracts Soleimani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar stops Soleimani from standing up.
Templar postures up and lands a big shot to Soleimani's brow.
Templar with a nice head shot there.
Templar distracts Soleimani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soleimani can't keep his opponent in guard - Templar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Templar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Soleimani is rocked!
Templar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soleimani is still in real trouble! Can Templar finish him?
Templar 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.
Templar is controlling the pace.
Soleimani seems to have recovered his senses.

Templar is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Soleimani is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wesley Templar!
After winning the bout, Wesley Templar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.