PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 2875 p4p, 323 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 3430 p4p, 381 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Amana
vs
Assad

162 cm
21
167 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
161 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Organic Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad cracks Amana with an open hand slap.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Amana darts in and clinches Assad up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Amana.
Amana has Assad pushed against the cage.
Amana lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Amana as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Amana.
Assad working aggressively here.
Amana lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assad tries a body shot but Amana blocks it.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Amana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amana.
A left hand lands to the body for Amana.
Assad misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Amana lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.
Amana scores with a hook to the body.
Amana leaning against his opponent.
Amana digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Amana is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Amana.
Amana lands a shoulder strike.
Amana lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amana slows down the pace here.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amana has Assad pushed against the cage.
Amana blocks an uppercut.
Assad misses with a punch to the body.
Amana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Assad up against the cage.
Amana lands a nice uppercut.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana lands a shoulder strike.
Assad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amana prevents a body shot from Assad.
Amana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Amana prevents a body shot from Assad.
Amana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amana is leaning against Assad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Amana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Amana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Amana - that landed with a thud.
Amana blocks a body shot from Assad.
Amana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Amana.
Assad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Amana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Assad can turn it around.
Amana effectively controlling the action here.
Amana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Amana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assad misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Amana.

Assad is rocked!
Amana lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Assad to his knees! Amana keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lalama Amana!
Lalama Amana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Zach Assad was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.