PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nadir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to M.A.S.H Theme. McAlister has chosen Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nadir
vs
McAlister

188 cm
41
240 lbs
28 - 33 - 1

210 cm
46
259 lbs
45 - 37 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 37 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir is looking to slow McAlister down with leg kicks.

Nadir forces McAlister back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nadir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nadir scores with a shot to the side of McAlister's head.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nadir obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nadir.
Nadir working McAlister over with knees to the body.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nadir obliges.
McAlister looks winded!
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
Nadir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nadir slowing the pace effectively.
McAlister being controlled against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Nadir misses with a body punch.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
Nadir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McAlister or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir presses McAlister against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAlister up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nadir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nadir leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.
Nadir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nadir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nadir swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from McAlister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Nadir keeps it at a distance.
Nadir jabs McAlister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Nadir does no damage.
McAlister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadir duly obliges.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadir circles away.
Nadir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nadir misses with a head kick.
Nadir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAlister.
Nadir clobbers McAlister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands with a nice body punch.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nadir has McAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir trying to stall but McAlister improves his position.
Nadir working McAlister over with knees to the body.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Nadir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McAlister tries to clinch but Nadir moves out of range.

McAlister has managed to clinch.
Nadir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but McAlister avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAlister up against the cage.
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!
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McAlister.
Nadir just leaning against McAlister, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Nadir.
Nadir has McAlister pressed against the cage.
Nadir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McAlister avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir lands a body shot.
Nadir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAlister up against the cage.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nadir throws out a powerful jab.
Nadir feints a jab promting McAlister to slip. Nadir then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McAlister slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Nadir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nadir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nadir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abed Nadir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
Nadir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McAlister is breathing heavily.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir pushes McAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nadir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAlister is defending well for now.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nadir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nadir landing knees to the body.
Nadir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nadir effectively controlling the action here.
Nadir is stalling here.
McAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body.
Nadir working McAlister over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Nadir.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McAlister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nadir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAlister can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir unloads a knee to the mid-section. McAlister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. McAlister won't want to take too many of those.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir is stalling here.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nadir to work.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but McAlister blocks it.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Nadir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir stalling against the cage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
Nadir leaning against his opponent.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Nadir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nadir landing knees to the body.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but McAlister improves position.
Nadir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McAlister.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
Nadir lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
A short body shot lands from Nadir as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Nadir breaks the clinch.
Nadir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nadir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nadir takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but McAlister avoids the damage to the body.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Nadir is trying to trip McAlister. He has hold of a leg but McAlister is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nadir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McAlister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir 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.
Nadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that second round.
That's time! Nadir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nadir scores with a leg kick.
McAlister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McAlister wants to clinch.
Nadir connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAlister. McAlister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nadir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadir swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
Nadir keeps the fight on the outside.

Nadir has McAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir tries a body shot but McAlister blocks it.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir trying to stall but McAlister improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nadir can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
McAlister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nadir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nadir taking a breather.
Nadir is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.

Nadir rushes McAlister and presses him up against the cage.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir slowing the pace effectively.
McAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nadir crunches a lovely knee into McAlister's ribcage.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
Duncan McAlister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Nadir.

Nadir tightens his grip and picks McAlister up, before dumping him to the ground. McAlister manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAlister keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Nadir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McAlister is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McAlister is looking to stand up but Nadir isn't so interested in that idea.
McAlister keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nadir works the jab nicely.
McAlister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nadir can pounce on him.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McAlister moves into the clinch.
Nadir taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Nadir.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands a nice knee to the body.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. McAlister won't want to take too many of those.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadir.
Nadir wants to stall.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Nadir struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
Nadir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abed Nadir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nadir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abed Nadir!
A relieved looking Abed Nadir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.