PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Head Coach (ranked 2905 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdulla Al Hassan (ranked 4522 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Coach
vs
Al Hassan

170 cm
37
165 lbs
27 - 21 - 3

177 cm
25
159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 27 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Head Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdulla Al Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coach has Al Hassan up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coach.
Coach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Hassan tries to pull guard but Coach holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Hassan drops back down to his feet.
Coach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coach scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Coach.
A body shot lands from Coach.
Coach connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Abdulla Al Hassan has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coach.
Al Hassan looks winded!
Al Hassan looking to stall.
Coach lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coach crunches a lovely knee into Al Hassan's ribcage.
Coach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coach lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Coach.
Coach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coach lands an elbow just above Al Hassan 's eye.
Coach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coach.
Coach scores with a shoulder strike.
Coach landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Coach - that landed with a thud.
Coach working Al Hassan over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Coach.
Knees to the body from Coach.
A hook to the body from Coach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach scores with a shot to the side of Al Hassan's head.

Coach breaks the clinch.

Coach takes the fight into the clinch.
Coach utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coach landing knees to the body.
Coach lands a shot to the body.
Al Hassan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coach with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Al Hassan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coach lands a body shot.
Coach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Coach.
Coach lands an elbow inside that Al Hassan shrugs off.
Coach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coach utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Hassan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Coach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Hassan takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Coach.
Coach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Hassan.
Coach scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Coach.
Al Hassan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Hassan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Hassan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coach lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Coach.
Coach lands a good knee to the midsection. Al Hassan won't want to take too many of those.
Coach lands a good knee to the midsection. Al Hassan won't want to take too many of those.
Coach lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coach.
Coach landing knees to the body.
Coach lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coach.
Coach lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Coach.
Coach digs a right hand into Al Hassan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Hassan's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Coach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdulla Al Hassan's cut.
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.

Coach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coach scores with a knee to the head.
Coach lands a nice uppercut.
Al Hassan takes an elbow to the temple.
Coach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Hassan can do to turn this around?
Al Hassan has had enough of the clinch but Coach keeps him there for the moment.
Al Hassan is trying to push Coach away but Coach has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Al Hassan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coach lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Al Hassan is rocked!
Coach lands a knee to the body.
Al Hassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Coach finish him?
Coach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Al Hassan seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coach.
Coach lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Hassan is breathing heavily.
Coach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Hassan backwards.
Coach lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach lands an elbow inside that Al Hassan shrugs off.

That has opened up Abdulla Al Hassan's cut even more.
Coach lands an elbow inside.
Coach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coach lands a knee to the body.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Coach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Coach drives through and clinches with Al Hassan against the cage.
Al Hassan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coach pushes Al Hassan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coach scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Coach.
Coach lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Abdulla Al Hassan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Coach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Coach.
Coach landing knees to the body.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coach pushes Al Hassan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Hassan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coach digs a right hand underneath Al Hassan's ribcage. Al Hassan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coach lands a nice knee to the body.
Coach lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Hassan backwards.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coach lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coach lands an elbow inside that Al Hassan shrugs off.
Coach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section. Al Hassan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coach gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Head Coach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coach gets through Al Hassan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Hassan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coach landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coach presses Al Hassan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coach pushes Al Hassan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coach lands a body shot.
Coach lands a hook to the side of the head.

Abdulla Al Hassan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Coach lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Coach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coach scores with a shoulder strike.
Coach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Hassan or not.
Al Hassan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coach landing knees to the body.
Coach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Hassan backwards.
Coach lands a good knee to the midsection. Al Hassan won't want to take too many of those.
Coach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coach pushes Al Hassan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coach lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Coach.
Al Hassan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Coach dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdulla Al Hassan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Coach connects with an inside leg kick.

Coach forces Al Hassan back against the cage and clinches.
Coach is leaning against Al Hassan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Coach.
Coach lands a nice knee to the body.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coach lands an elbow just above Al Hassan 's eye.
A hook to the body from Coach.
Coach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Hassan.
Still in the clinch, Coach scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Coach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coach lands a knee to the body.
Al Hassan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Hassan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach crunches a lovely knee into Al Hassan's ribcage.

Coach lands a big knee to the head and Al Hassan goes down! Coach is looking to finish!
Al Hassan is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Coach's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abdulla Al Hassan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Hassan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Hassan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Coach moves into the clinch.
Coach crunches a lovely knee into Al Hassan's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coach.
Al Hassan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Coach.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdulla Al Hassan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Head Coach!
Head Coach thanked the fans post fight for their support.