PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atif Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boubacar Binio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Muhammad
vs
Binio

189 cm
21
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
232 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atif Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boubacar Binio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muhammad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Muhammad lands strikes from half guard.
Binio has hold of Muhammad's hands but Muhammad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Binio is pressing down on Muhammad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Binio wants to stand and escape but Muhammad is having none of it.
Muhammad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Binio's head.
Binio trying to control the position.
Muhammad wants to pass the guard but Binio is keeping the position.
Muhammad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binio is trying to control the position but Muhammad postures up.

Muhammad gets to his feet. Binio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Binio fails with the takedown.
Muhammad tries to counter by clinching up but Binio breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muhammad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Binio on his heels. He'll look to pass Binio's guard now, I'm sure.
Binio controls Muhammad momentarily but Muhammad frees himself.
Muhammad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Binio working a defensive guard here.

Muhammad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Binio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muhammad is one step ahead there.
Muhammad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Muhammad stands up and waves to Binio to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muhammad gets the takedown into side control.
Binio looks winded!
Muhammad controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Binio prevents Muhammad from moving into mount.
Muhammad working the head and body with strikes.

Muhammad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Binio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Muhammad working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhammad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Muhammad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Binio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binio tries to escape but Muhammad is in control.
Muhammad working the head and body with strikes.

Muhammad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Muhammad taking a breather here.

Muhammad tries for a kimura but Binio is defending well.
Muhammad looks up at the clock and then as Binio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Muhammad smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Binio regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muhammad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Muhammad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Binio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muhammad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Muhammad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muhammad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Muhammad wants to work for an arm triangle but Binio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Muhammad decides to return to a standing position.

Muhammad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muhammad lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atif Muhammad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Binio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muhammad pinned against the cage. Muhammad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Binio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muhammad swivels and escapes.

Muhammad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Muhammad scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Muhammad is looking for a kimura but Binio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muhammad to get the leverage.
Muhammad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Muhammad there.
Binio is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Muhammad slips a nice elbow through Binio's hands, connecting with Binio's forehead.
Muhammad lands with a punch from half guard.
Muhammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Muhammad is pressing down on Binio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Binio is holding on for now.
Muhammad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Binio is looking to control Muhammad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Binio avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muhammad in particular looking to stall.
Muhammad trying to pass the guard but Binio defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muhammad connects with a nice short shot to Binio's temple.
Muhammad controlling the action here.
Muhammad working over Binio with some ground and pound. Binio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muhammad in particular looking to stall.
Muhammad slips a nice elbow through Binio's hands, connecting with Binio's forehead.
Muhammad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Binio can do to turn this around?
Muhammad wants to pass to mount but Binio is defending the position.

Muhammad is working for a kimura but Binio is defending it quite comfortably.
Muhammad lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Binio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muhammad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Binio taking some punishment here, with Muhammad in his half guard.

Muhammad is looking for a kimura here.
Muhammad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Binio wants to improve his position but Muhammad is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Muhammad.

Muhammad decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Binio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muhammad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Binio to the mat! Binio manages to get full guard.
Muhammad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Muhammad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muhammad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Muhammad passes Binio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Muhammad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Muhammad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atif Muhammad dominated that second round.
That's time! Muhammad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Binio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muhammad to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Binio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muhammad defends well.

Binio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muhammad defends it easily.
Muhammad controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Muhammad drops back looking for a leg! Binio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Binio manages to kick Muhammad off! Muhammad jumps back into Binio's guard.
Binio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muhammad distracts Binio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad stays in close to Binio's body and controls the position.
Muhammad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Binio has momentary wrist control but Muhammad slips an elbow through the middle.
Muhammad preventing the sweep.
Muhammad stands up over Binio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Muhammad with a nice head shot there.
Muhammad passes Binio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muhammad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Muhammad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Binio is defending against the submission attempts here by Muhammad.
Muhammad trying to control the pace.
Muhammad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muhammad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Binio is just riding it out for now. Muhammad eventually gives up the hold.

Muhammad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Binio defends it well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muhammad lands a nice short elbow.
Muhammad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muhammad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Muhammad wants to work for an arm triangle but Binio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Muhammad seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binio trying to hold on to Muhammad's head to control him but Muhammad postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Muhammad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muhammad is nestled in close to Binio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Muhammad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boubacar Binio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atif Muhammad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muhammad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atif Muhammad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muhammad 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atif Muhammad!
Boubacar Binio spoke after the fight, saying 'Next Time maybe.'.