PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 577 p4p, 77 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 505 p4p, 62 weight class). Qasi's entrance music is For Whom The Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Qasi
vs
Uk

180 cm
32
166 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

183 cm
36
165 lbs
28 - 26 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Qasi.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Uk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qasi.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Uk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Uk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Uk throws a hook but Qasi avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Uk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Qasi lands with a shot to the body.
Uk doesn't manage to clinch there - Qasi circles away.
Qasi slips a straight right by Uk.
Qasi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Qasi misses.
Uk misses the shot to the body.
Qasi digs a good body shot into Uk's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Qasi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Qasi. That one must have hurt.
Uk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Qasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Uk.
Uk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Qasi saw that one coming.
Uk misses with a shot to the body
and Qasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Qasi throws a shot from downtown. Uk moves away and avoids it.
Uk throws out a counter right but Qasi avoids it with no problem.
Uk loads up on a big right hand but Qasi slips the punch.
Qasi swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Uk to counter with a crisp jab.
Qasi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uk throws out a counter right but Qasi avoids it with no problem.
Uk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Qasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Uk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uk misses with a body shot.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Qasi's head but Qasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uk cracks Qasi with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Qasi.
Uk throws a hook but Qasi blocks it.
Qasi connects with the punch.
Qasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Qasi moves away and avoids it.
Qasi slips a jab from Uk.
Uk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Uk connects with a right hand. Qasi shakes it off.
Qasi misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Uk.
Qasi staying out of range there.
Qasi misses with a left hand
and Uk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qasi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
Qasi scores with a shot to the body.
Uk scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi lands a nice hook to Uk's body. Uk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Qasi counters with a nice leg kick.
Uk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Qasi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Uk throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Uk doesn't manage to clinch there - Qasi circles away.
Qasi tries to score with a low kick but Uk moves his leg out of the way.
Uk lands a nice shot to the body.
Uk wants to clinch up but Qasi keeps it at a distance.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qasi misses with an uppercut.
Qasi with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uk connects with a right hand. Qasi shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Qasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Uk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qasi cracks Uk with an open hand slap.
Qasi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uk at a distance.
Uk 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.
Uk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uk throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
Uk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Azar Qasi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Qasi throws a lazy head kick
and Uk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uk misses with a wild body shot.
Uk throws out a loose jab but Qasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qasi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Qasi, as that shot connected.
Qasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qasi misses with a leg kick
and Uk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Qasi misses with a body shot
and Uk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Qasi feints and then cracks Uk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uk down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk moves out of range of the leg kick from Qasi.
Uk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qasi staying out of range there.
Qasi misses with a low kick.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk needs to keep his hands up - Qasi had a free shot at his head there.
Qasi connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Qasi.
Uk scores with a punch to the head.
Qasi throws a head kick but Uk moves out of range.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Qasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uk throws a hook to the side of Qasi's head but Qasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uk connects with a single shot there.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uk.
Qasi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uk throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qasi.
Qasi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Uk cracks Qasi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Qasi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uk counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Uk's head but Uk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Qasi takes a swing at Uk's ribcage but misses.
Qasi throws a head kick but Uk moves out of range.
Uk avoids the head kick by Qasi.
Qasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Uk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi moves out of range as Uk strikes.
Uk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Qasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qasi scores with a leg kick.
Qasi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qasi swings for the body but Uk moves out of range.
Qasi moves away from the strike by Uk.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Qasi with a body shot.
Qasi lands the left hand.
Qasi looks to land a body kick but Uk moved away.
Uk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Qasi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uk throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Qasi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Uk.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Uk punishes Qasi's body with a nice straight punch.
Qasi lands with an uppercut that bounces Uk off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uk throws an off balance right hand
and Qasi counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi with a hook.
Qasi lands a high kick!

Uk is rocked!
Qasi and Uk are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Qasi throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Uk into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Qasi knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.