PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Death March - Motionless in White. En Sabah Nur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dead
vs
Sabah Nur

183 cm
30
168 lbs
25 - 24 - 0

174 cm
39
162 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
House of Valor

Sin City Allstars

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 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sabah Nur. Dead shrugs it off though.
Sabah Nur misses with a wild combination.
Sabah Nur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!

Dead moves into the clinch.

Dead manages to break the clinch.
Dead connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sabah Nur. Sabah Nur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Dead rushes Sabah Nur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Sabah Nur.

Sabah Nur manages to break the clinch.
Dead darts in trying to clinch
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabah Nur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Dead moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sabah Nur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur misses with a few strikes there.
Dead scoring well with a low kick there.

Sabah Nur tries to keep at a distance but Dead has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Sabah Nur blocks an elbow strike from Dead.

Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabah Nur circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sabah Nur counters with a stiff right hand.
Dead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Dead throws a leg kick
and Sabah Nur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabah Nur is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sabah Nur keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabah Nur tries a quick counter leg kick but Dead is wise to it.
Dead gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabah Nur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur misses with a double jab.
Dead lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dead tries to clinch up.
Sabah Nur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dead moves away from the strike by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabah Nur moves away from the strike by Dead.
Dead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dead connects with a right hand. Sabah Nur shakes it off.
Sabah Nur swings widly with a right hand
and Sabah Nur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sabah Nur scores with a decent looking hook.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead cracks Sabah Nur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Dead is just out of range.

Dead takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.

Sabah Nur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dead throws a series of punches but Sabah Nur avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabah Nur misses with a series of wild punches.
Dead thuds his right hand into Sabah Nur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Dead has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dead closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sabah Nur misses with a right hand
and Dead counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sabah Nur gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sabah Nur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!

Dead clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Dead.
Sabah Nur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dead.
Dead is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Dead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sabah Nur!
Sabah Nur throws a body shot but no joy.

Dead clinches with his opponent.
Dead with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabah Nur takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dead wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sabah Nur checks a leg kick.
Dead connects with a single shot there.
Sabah Nur moves out of range of the body kick.
Dead moves to clinch but Sabah Nur breaks away
and Sabah Nur counters with a right hand to the body.
Dead misses with a hook to the body
and Sabah Nur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabah Nur has time to react.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabah Nur.

Dead rushes Sabah Nur and presses him up against the cage.

Sabah Nur breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sabah Nur. Dead shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a body kick that misses.
Sabah Nur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dead throws out the jab.
Sabah Nur lands the left hand.
Sabah Nur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A clash of legs there as Sabah Nur blocks the low kick.
Dead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dead dodges the punch combination from Sabah Nur.
Good work by Sabah Nur as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sabah Nur misses.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Dead moves out of range.
Sabah Nur lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Sabah Nur just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabah Nur misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabah Nur avoids a kick to the body.
Dead wants to clinch
and Sabah Nur counters with a three punch combo that has Dead backing up. Dead nods at Sabah Nur to acknowledge the strikes.
Sabah Nur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sabah Nur scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Dead clinches up against the cage.
Dead is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Sabah Nur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabah Nur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sabah Nur throws a hook but Dead blocks it.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Dead misses.
Dead looks to land a combination but Sabah Nur avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Dead there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sabah Nur tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabah Nur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dead seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dead cracks Sabah Nur with a good jab.
Dead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sabah Nur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Dead forces Sabah Nur back against the cage and clinches.
Dead pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead lands a hook that snaps the head of Sabah Nur backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
A short right from Dead.
Dead working aggressively here.
Dead working aggressively here.
Dead pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sabah Nur blocking some punches.
Sabah Nur blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dead manages to break the clinch.
Dead tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dead, right into the meat.
Dead moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dead tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dead fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabah Nur.
Dead steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sabah Nur. That one must have hurt.
Dead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dead wants to clinch up but Sabah Nur keeps it at a distance.
Dead looks to clinch
and Sabah Nur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dead ducks under a wild hook from Sabah Nur.
Dead is looking to clinch but Sabah Nur is avoiding it.
Dead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabah Nur misses the target.
It looked like Dead was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sabah Nur.
Dead lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dead moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabah Nur breaks the clinch.
Dead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dead finds it's way through Sabah Nur's defenses.
Dead looks to throw a body kick
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice body kick.
Dead loads up on a big right hand but Sabah Nur slips the punch.
Sabah Nur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Dead gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Better Dead has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Sabah Nur manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Sabah Nur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabah Nur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dead ducks right into an uppercut from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabah Nur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabah Nur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
En Sabah Nur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead misses with a straight right.
Sabah Nur moves out of range of the body kick from Dead.
Sabah Nur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dead. That did some damage!
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Sabah Nur moves out of range easily.
Dead scores with a kick to the body.
Sabah Nur misses with a two punch combination.
As Sabah Nur tries to get set, Dead tries to push him back and clinch up but Sabah Nur manages to avoid the attempt.

Dead clinches up with Sabah Nur and pushes him back against the cage.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabah Nur connects with a body shot.
Dead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sabah Nur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabah Nur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Dead
and Sabah Nur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sabah Nur misses with a head kick.
Dead misses with a hook. Sabah Nur ducked under it nicely.
Dead thows a leg kick but Sabah Nur checks it
and Sabah Nur counters with a straight right hand.
Dead scores with a three punch combo!
Dead falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dead throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sabah Nur.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dead moves out of range of the strikes.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sabah Nur tries to bum rush Dead with a series of wild strikes but Dead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dead fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sabah Nur just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabah Nur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dead looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dead wants to clinch up but Sabah Nur keeps it at a distance.
Dead takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dead avoids the head kick by Sabah Nur.
A punch lands to the side of Sabah Nur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sabah Nur works Dead's body with a nice hook.
Dead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabah Nur throws a head kick but Dead moves out of range.
Dead 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.
Sabah Nur scores with a body shot.

Dead darts in and clinches Sabah Nur up against the cage.
Dead is stalling here.
Better Dead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dead will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sabah Nur breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to En Sabah Nur.
I think Dead 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Better Dead!
Better Dead made sure to mention his sponsor, House of Valor in his post fight interview.