PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amoo Sia Mack (ranked 3228 p4p, 363 weight class) and Khai Amur (ranked 4909 p4p, 515 weight class). Amoo Sia Mack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khai Amur's chin.

Sia Mack
vs
Amur

190 cm
25
226 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

197 cm
25
243 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amoo Sia Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khai Amur!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sia Mack misses.
Amur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sia Mack works the jab nicely.
Sia Mack moves out of range as Amur strikes.
Sia Mack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sia Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Amur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sia Mack.
Sia Mack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sia Mack.

Sia Mack is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Amur's half guard.
Sia Mack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Amur defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Amur is defending against the submission attempts here by Sia Mack.
Amur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sia Mack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amur tries to get to full guard but Sia Mack has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sia Mack trying to pass the guard but Amur defending well.
Sia Mack working the head and body with strikes.
Amur is holding on to half guard well.
Sia Mack throwing shots but Amur is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Sia Mack there.
Sia Mack passes to full mount!
Sia Mack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amur is in a horrible position here. Sia Mack smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sia Mack cracks Amur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sia Mack wants to control the pace but Amur is squirming around nicely.
Sia Mack landing strikes from the mount and Amur is in trouble!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Amur wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sia Mack.
Amur blocking the ground and pound.
Sia Mack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sia Mack tries to control but Amur wriggling away.
Sia Mack with shots to the head and body - Amur looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sia Mack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amur avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sia Mack.
Sia Mack trying to control but Amur is having none of it.
Sia Mack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sia Mack breaks from Amur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sia Mack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sia Mack thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sia Mack wants to control the pace but Amur is squirming around nicely.
Amur is trying desperately to improve position.
Sia Mack scoring with strikes but Amur is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sia Mack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amur looks a forlorn figure.
Sia Mack landing strikes from the mount and Amur is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sia Mack lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sia Mack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amur is looking to escape.
Amur wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sia Mack.

Sia Mack working for a guillotine from mount but Amur is in no mood to give up.
Sia Mack wants to control the pace but Amur is squirming around nicely.
Sia Mack lands a big shot there that rocks Amur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amoo Sia Mack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sia Mack takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Sia Mack rushes Amur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sia Mack has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Amur is trying to keep an underhook but Sia Mack manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sia Mack is trying to control. Amur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sia Mack is controlling the pace.
Sia Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amur can do to turn this around?
Sia Mack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sia Mack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sia Mack throwing shots but Amur is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Sia Mack.
Sia Mack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sia Mack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sia Mack is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sia Mack raining down shots from the mount!
Sia Mack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amur can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sia Mack landing strikes from the mount and Amur is in trouble!
Sia Mack tries to control but Amur wriggling away.

Sia Mack jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Amur manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sia Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amur keeps working.
Sia Mack lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sia Mack grinds an elbow into Amur's temple.
Sia Mack moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Amur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sia Mack is staying tight to Amur's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sia Mack tries to score with some ground and pound. Amur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Amur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amur avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sia Mack.
Amur is not content to let Sia Mack control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sia Mack cracks Amur with a big elbow.
Sia Mack working the head with strikes.
Sia Mack postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sia Mack lands some shots froms side control.
Amur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sia Mack throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sia Mack landing a few strikes.
Sia Mack working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sia Mack working the ground and pound.
Sia Mack is looking to take a break and control but Amur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amur gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sia Mack with a couple of short strikes.

Amur defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sia Mack.
Sia Mack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sia Mack in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Amur is working to get back to half guard.
Sia Mack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sia Mack looking to finish Amur with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amur!
Sia Mack lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amoo Sia Mack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Amur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sia Mack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amur scrambles back to his feet.

Sia Mack clinches up with Amur and pushes him back against the cage.
Sia Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Amur.
A short left from Sia Mack.
Sia Mack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Amur is rocked!
Amur tries to circle away but Sia Mack has him pinned against the cage.
Amur is still on wobbly legs! Can Sia Mack finish him?
Amur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amur seems to have recovered his senses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Sia Mack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sia Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amur misses with a looping right.

Sia Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Amur is looking to control Sia Mack's arms but Sia Mack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amur has his back to the cage.
Amur wants to stall.
Amur seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Amur is trying to force a seperation but Sia Mack has the dominant position.
Sia Mack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sia Mack gets through Amur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sia Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sia Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amur was well out of range. Poor timing from Sia Mack.

Sia Mack closes the distance and pushes Amur back into the cage.

Sia Mack gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sia Mack throwing strikes from guard but Amur blocks nicely.
Sia Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sia Mack lands a couple of elbows.
Sia Mack wants to control from the top but Amur keeps moving.
Sia Mack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Amur has momentary wrist control but Sia Mack slips an elbow through the middle.
Sia Mack looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sia Mack throwing strikes from guard but Amur blocks nicely.
Sia Mack trying to control but Amur is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sia Mack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sia Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Sia Mack drops back looking for a leg! Amur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amur manages to kick Sia Mack off! Sia Mack jumps back into Amur's guard.
Amur keeping moving, preventing Sia Mack from controlling successfully.
Sia Mack is really struggling to control Amur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Amur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sia Mack.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Sia Mack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sia Mack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sia Mack can't get the takedown.
A short right from Sia Mack.
Sia Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sia Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sia Mack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sia Mack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Amoo Sia Mack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sia Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khai Amur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Sia Mack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amoo Sia Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sia Mack 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amoo Sia Mack!