PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul The Refugee (ranked 3132 p4p, 430 weight class) and Von Magnaron (ranked 2058 p4p, 309 weight class). Abdul The Refugee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Von Magnaron's chin.

The Refugee
vs
Magnaron

190 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN
Project Mayhem

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul The Refugee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by The Refugee misses
and Magnaron counters with a nice body shot.
The Refugee closes the distance but Magnaron moves to the side
and Magnaron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Refugee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Magnaron moves out of range of the body kick.
The Refugee throws a sloppy head kick and Magnaron moves out of range easily.
Magnaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magnaron moves out of range of the body kick.
Magnaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Refugee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magnaron drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Refugee defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Refugee throws a wild body kick that Magnaron sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a body shot.
Magnaron scores with a hook to the body. The Refugee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Refugee.
Magnaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Refugee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magnaron throws out a counter right but The Refugee avoids it with no problem.
The Refugee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magnaron counters with a straight right hand.
The Refugee is looking to land body kicks.
The Refugee misses with the body kick
and Magnaron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Abdul The Refugee has been cut.
The Refugee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Refugee with a poor takedown
and Magnaron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Refugee looks to land a body kick but Magnaron moved away.
Abdul The Refugee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Refugee slips a straight right by Magnaron.
The Refugee throws a leg kick
letting Magnaron counter with a right hand.
Magnaron lands a nice hook to The Refugee's body. The Refugee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Refugee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Magnaron. That snapped The Refugee's head back.
A lazy body kick from The Refugee

so Magnaron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Refugee being controlled here, momentarily.
Magnaron stands and throws The Refugee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Refugee is looking for a sweep.
The Refugee is working hard here to advance position.
The Refugee is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Refugee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Refugee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Magnaron presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Magnaron scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magnaron raining down shots from the mount!

The Refugee is rocked!
Magnaron lands a big elbow - The Refugee is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and The Refugee is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Von Magnaron!
Von Magnaron decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.