PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 1002 p4p, 164 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 724 p4p, 126 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Sin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Original Nuttah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Al Qarni
vs
Sin

180 cm
37
183 lbs
29 - 19 - 3

182 cm
28
178 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160
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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 29 - 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Al Qarni wants to slow Sin down by chopping away at his legs.
Sin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Qarni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sin at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Qarni.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Qarni missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sin slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Sin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni throws a right hand that misses
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Al Qarni.
A bone on bone clash there as Sin blocks the leg kick.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qarni lands with a shot to the body.
Al Qarni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick but Sin checks it.
Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin misses the jab.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Al Qarni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al Qarni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sin throws a hook but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sin.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Qarni.
Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.

Sin clinches.
Sin lands with a left to the head.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sin lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni takes a shot to the head.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Al Qarni controls the action.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
Sin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Sin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Al Qarni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Sin.
Al Qarni is breathing heavily.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Sin tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Qarni avoids the damage to the body.
Al Qarni struggles to land a body shot inside as Sin controls his hands.
Al Qarni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sins head.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Qarni misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Sin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Al Qarni misses
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sin throws an off balance right hand
and Al Qarni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Qarni.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the body
and Sin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sin misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sin throws a hook to the side of Al Qarni's head but Al Qarni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Sin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Al Qarni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sin. That did some damage!
Al Qarni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Qarni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sin throws out a counter right but Al Qarni avoids it with no problem.
Sin wants to clinch up but Al Qarni keeps it at a distance.
Al Qarni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Qarni can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Sin misses.
Al Qarni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sin finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Qarni's head.
Sin tries to score with a low kick but Al Qarni moves his leg out of the way.
Sin misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the body
and Sin counters with a solid body kick.
Al Qarni throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Al Qarni is predictable there
and Sin counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Al Qarni misses its intended target.
Sin misses with a hook. Al Qarni ducked under it nicely.
Sin blocks a jab.
Al Qarni scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni moves forwards but Sin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Sin scores with a jab. Al Qarni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Qarni misses with a takedown
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Qarni takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Sin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
Sin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni is looking to wear down Sin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Al Qarni lands with a good body shot.
Sin misses the jab.
Sin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Qarni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sin scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Sin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee Sin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sin throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
Sin throws a hook but Al Qarni avoids it easily.
Sin 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.
Al Qarni throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Qarni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sin scores with a push kick.
Al Qarni slips a straight right by Sin.
Al Qarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin misses with a leg kick
and Al Qarni counters with a straight right hand.
Sin thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Qarni throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Qarni misses with a low kick.
Sin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni scores with a sloppy right hand. Sin should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Sin - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Qarni clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Sin blocks it.
Al Qarni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with the head strike.
Al Qarni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Sin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Qarni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Qarni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Sin.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Sin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Al Qarni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Qarni lands a leg kick that knocks Sin off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Qarni. Sin shrugs it off though.
Sin looks to land a body kick but Al Qarni moved away.
Al Qarni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Al Qarni lands with an overhand left.

Al Qarni instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni scores with a shot to the side of Sin's head.
Lee Sin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sin on the inside.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Al Qarni avoids it by throwing Sin back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin scores with a shot to the side of Al Qarni's head.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.

Sin manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Qarni. That's going to slow Sin down.
Some wild striking there from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries to score with a low kick but Sin moves his leg out of the way.
Sin scoring well with a low kick there.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qarni scores with a body shot.
Sin stuns Al Qarni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fahad Al Qarni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Al Qarni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qarni avoids the body shot from Sin.
Al Qarni lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Qarni throws a head kick that misses.
Al Qarni backing away here, and Sin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Al Qarni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Qarni misses with a straight left.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni thumps Sin with a low kick.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws a wild body kick that Sin sees coming a mile off.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Sin counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Qarni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Al Qarni is predictable there
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Qarni misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Qarni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sin finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Qarni's head.
Sin throws out a powerful jab.
Sin looks to land a body kick but Al Qarni moved away.
Al Qarni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Qarni shoots and misses
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin scores with a nice strike.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qarni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sin jabs at Al Qarni's body.
Sin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sin throws a series of punches but Al Qarni moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Sin.
Al Qarni throws a low kick, looking for Sin's leg but Sin calmly moves out of range.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sin.
Al Qarni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sin.
Sin feints and then cracks Al Qarni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Qarni down.
Sin cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

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