PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Clay (ranked 6373 p4p, 176 weight class) and Mohammed Salah (ranked 6305 p4p, 173 weight class). Cassius Clay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clay
vs
Salah

187 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassius Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Salah!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a body punch but Salah moves out of range.
Clay looks to land a combination but Salah avoids it well.
Salah dives in for a single leg takedown but Clay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Clay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salah quickly recovers to half guard.
Clay throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Salah to regain full guard.

Salah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salah keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Salah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clay forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clay really is a fat lump.
Salah keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Salah.

Clay sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Salah doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Clay paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Salah - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mohammed Salah!