PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 1249 p4p, 190 weight class) and Takeshi Naoki (ranked 2305 p4p, 346 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Al Qarni
vs
Naoki

180 cm
37
183 lbs
28 - 19 - 3

182 cm
38
179 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Naoki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naoki.
Naoki scores with a hook to the body. Al Qarni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Naoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Qarni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naoki ducks right into an uppercut from Al Qarni.
Nice body punch from Naoki.
Naoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Naoki.
Al Qarni throws a hook but Naoki avoids it easily.
Al Qarni misses with a looping right.
Naoki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al Qarni. Al Qarni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Naoki as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Qarni.
Naoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Qarni.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
A countering left hand to the body from Naoki misses.
Naoki throws a hook but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni looks to land a right hand but Naoki moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki cracks Al Qarni with a good jab.
Al Qarni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naoki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Qarni blocks a head kick by Naoki.
Naoki throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Naoki checks the leg kick.
Al Qarni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naoki tries to land a leg kick but Al Qarni saw it coming and moves away.
Naoki lands a head shot.
Naoki misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Naoki misses
and Al Qarni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naoki's knee momentarily.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
Naoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoki misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Naoki.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni digs a good hook to Naoki's body.
A jab lands there for Naoki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Al Qarni's head.
Naoki misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Qarni tries to clinch there but Naoki circles away.
Al Qarni moves out of range as Naoki strikes.
Naoki misses with a body punch
and Al Qarni counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Al Qarni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Naoki looks to throw the jab but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naoki.
Nice uppercut there from Al Qarni.
Naoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Naoki lands with a good body shot.
Naoki cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.
Naoki lands with an overhand left.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni slips under a jab.
Al Qarni jabs at Naoki's body.
A big right from Naoki misses.
Naoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naoki throws a leg kick which misses Al Qarni's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Qarni tries to avoid it.
Naoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Qarni scores with a leg kick.

Al Qarni has Naoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Naoki avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Al Qarni fails to land.
Naoki lands with a short shot to the head.
Naoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Qarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni blocks a body shot from Naoki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naoki.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naoki or not.
Naoki looks winded!
Naoki misses with some punches.

Al Qarni manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Naoki misses the target.
Al Qarni throws a shot to the body.
Al Qarni checks a low kick from Naoki.
Al Qarni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Naoki on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naoki with a jab.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naoki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeshi Naoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Al Qarni. That snapped Naoki's head back.
Naoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
Naoki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Qarni with a body shot.
Naoki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Qarni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naoki. Naoki obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.
Takeshi Naoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Qarni misses with a leg kick.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naoki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Naoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Naoki takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Naoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qarni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naoki misses with a right hand
enabling Al Qarni to counter with a crisp jab.
Naoki wants to land a leg kick but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni throwing a counter right hand but Naoki manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Qarni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Qarni throws a jab when Naoki was well out of range.
Naoki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Qarni thumps Naoki with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Naoki blocks the low kick.
Naoki wants to land a leg kick but Al Qarni is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Qarni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naoki misses with a low kick as Al Qarni jumps back.
Al Qarni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al Qarni tries to land a leg kick but Naoki saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Naoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Qarni throws a jab when Naoki was well out of range.
Naoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Qarni.
Naoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Naoki tenderised Al Qarni's leg. Al Qarni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naoki motions for Al Qarni to come forward. Naoki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni thuds a left hand into Naoki's body.
Al Qarni thuds a left hand into Naoki's body.
Al Qarni misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Qarni lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naoki manages to avoid it.
Al Qarni throws a lazy right hand but Naoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Qarni lands a glancing blow to the side of Naoki's head.
Al Qarni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the side of Naoki's head but Naoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Naoki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Naoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Naoki takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Naoki digs a good body shot into Al Qarni's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Al Qarni throws a shot from downtown. Naoki moves away and avoids it.
Naoki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naoki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Al Qarni loads up on a big right hand but Naoki slips the punch.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the leg kick from Naoki.
Naoki throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Qarni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naoki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot by Al Qarni.
Naoki throws an overhand right that lands on Al Qarni's shoulder, as Al Qarni tries to avoid the shot.
Al Qarni throws a wild body kick that Naoki sees coming a mile off.
Al Qarni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naoki lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws an overhand right that lands on Al Qarni's shoulder, as Al Qarni tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Al Qarni was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Naoki thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Al Qarni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Naoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Qarni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Naoki throws a hook but Al Qarni avoids it easily.
Naoki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Naoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qarni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.
Naoki misses the shot to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Al Qarni.
A low kick from Naoki misses
and Al Qarni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naoki misses with a low kick as Al Qarni jumps back.
Naoki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fahad Al Qarni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Al Qarni just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni clobbers Naoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al Qarni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naoki. That did some damage!
Naoki missing with a left hand there. Al Qarni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naoki checks a low kick from Al Qarni.
Naoki loads up on a big right hand but Al Qarni slips the punch.
Al Qarni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naoki.
Naoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Qarni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Naoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naoki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Naoki throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Al Qarni has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A left lands for Al Qarni.
Naoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni staying out of range there.
Al Qarni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Naoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qarni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Naoki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Qarnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Naoki avoids the punch easily.
Al Qarni throws a lazy right hand but Naoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Qarni backing away here, and Naoki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Naoki clobbers Al Qarni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Naoki.
Al Qarni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Qarni.
Naoki stuffs the takedown.
Naoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni tries to close the distance and clinch but Naoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
That kick from Naoki tenderised Al Qarni's leg. Al Qarni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naoki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Qarni. Al Qarni obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Al Qarni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Qarni connects with a leg kick. Naoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Naoki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Qarni to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Qarni tries to close the distance and clinch but Naoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Qarni is looking to clinch but Naoki is avoiding it.
Naoki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Qarni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Al Qarni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Al Qarni lands a nice looking body kick.
Naoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
Naoki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Naoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naoki misses with a hook. Al Qarni ducked under it nicely.
Al Qarni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Qarni is defended easily by Naoki.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Qarni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Qarni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Al Qarni. Beautiful body shot.
Naoki tries to work over Al Qarni's front leg with a kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Naoki throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Al Qarni lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naoki looks to throw the jab but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Al Qarni throws a good cross that connects.
Naoki misses with a low kick.
Naoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naoki motions for Al Qarni to come forward. Naoki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naoki lands a slapping body shot.
Naoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Qarni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Qarni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Naoki finds it's way through Al Qarni's defenses.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fahad Al Qarni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Qarni 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fahad Al Qarni!
Fahad Al Qarni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.