PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habib al Habibin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Habibin comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

al Habibin
vs
Fists

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Habib al Habibin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Fists!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Habibin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fists tries to clinch but al Habibin moves out of range.

al Habibin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
al Habibin trying to pass the guard but Fists defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fists is looking to escape.
al Habibin not doing much here.
al Habibin works his way into full mount!

al Habibin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fists is on top in guard.
al Habibin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Habibin keeping moving, preventing Fists from controlling successfully.
al Habibin controls Fists momentarily but Fists frees himself.
al Habibin is pulling down on Fists's head to control his posture.
al Habibin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fists's guard.
al Habibin is stalling in the full guard.
Fists is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
al Habibin wants to control from the top but Fists keeps moving.
al Habibin preventing the sweep.
Fists working a defensive guard here.
al Habibin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fists not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
al Habibin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
al Habibin trying to control but Fists is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from al Habibin.
Fists tries for a takedown but al Habibin circles away easily

and al Habibin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fists looks gassed!
al Habibin passes into half guard.
al Habibin is thwarting Fists's attempts to control the position.
Fists trying to get back to full guard but al Habibin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Habibin controlling the pace for now.

al Habibin is standing up, even though he is in mount.

al Habibin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Habibin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fists does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
al Habibin is looking to advance position but Fists won't allow it.
Fists wants to control but al Habibin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
al Habibin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
al Habibin is thwarting Fists's attempts to control the position.
al Habibin is looking to take a break and control but Fists is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fists is trying to maintain the position but al Habibin is very close to passing his half guard.
Fists moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Habib al Habibin dominated that round.
That's time! al Habibin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

al Habibin darts in trying to clinch

and Fists counters with a shoot takedown. al Habibin fights it but they end up in guard.
al Habibin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fists trying to control but al Habibin is working from the bottom.
Fists tries to stand but al Habibin is controlling from the bottom.
al Habibin wants to sweep here but Fists controlling him for the moment.
al Habibin has his hands on Fists's head, controlling the position.
Fists must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
al Habibin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists trying to control the position from guard on top but al Habibin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
al Habibin looking for a sweep. Not yet al Habibin, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fists shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in al Habibin's guard.
Fists won't allow al Habibin to get back to his feet.
Fists looking to sit in guard and control but al Habibin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fists lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for al Habibin!
Fists landing punches.
Fists trying to control but he's not successful this time.
al Habibin working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Habibin is working hard here to advance position.
Fists trying to control but he's not successful this time.
al Habibin regains half guard.

Fists decides to stand and escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists misses with a takedown
and al Habibin counters with a series of strikes. Fists will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fists lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Habibin closes the distance but Fists moves to the side

and Fists counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fists trying to mount his opponent but al Habibin defends it.
al Habibin wants to improve his position but Fists is controlling well.

Fists is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. al Habibin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fists.
Fists drops an elbow to the side of al Habibin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Habibin won't allow Fists to pass to mount.
al Habibin trying to control from the bottom.
al Habibin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fists prevents al Habibin from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fists misses with a two punch combination.
Fists circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fists decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in al Habibin's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fists trying to control but al Habibin is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fists controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fists cracks al Habibin with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fancy Fists showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Fists shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says al Habibin as he avoids it easily.

Fists has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fists tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

al Habibin has picked Fists up - he's going for a ride! al Habibin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
al Habibin is looking to advance position but Fists won't allow it.
Fists is doing well to control the position and prevent al Habibin from advancing to side control.

al Habibin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fists trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Habibin prevents Fists from standing back up.

al Habibin is working for a kimura but Fists is defending it quite comfortably.
Fists looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fists is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fists throws a leg kick but al Habibin moved away.
Habib al Habibin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

al Habibin takes the fight into the clinch.

al Habibin breaks from the clinch.
al Habibin wants to clinch up but Fists keeps it at a distance.
al Habibin tries to clinch but Fists moves away
and Fists counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

al Habibin closes the distance and clinches.
al Habibin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for al Habibin.
Fists looking to slow down the pace here.
Fists wants to get back to striking at distance but al Habibin won't allow it.
Fists lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Habibin letting Fists take a breather here.
Fists is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but al Habibin is keeping busy.
Fists is trying to break free.

Fists breaks from the clinch.
Fists shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and al Habibin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fists's guard.
Habib al Habibin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fancy Fists.
al Habibin stopping the sweep attempt from Fists.
Fists is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
al Habibin wants to pass the guard but Fists is keeping the position.
al Habibin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fists is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
al Habibin moves into full guard.
Fists won't allow al Habibin to sweep him here.

al Habibin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fists has passed into half guard!

al Habibin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fists wants to control but al Habibin is keeping him busy.
al Habibin is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fists decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Fists changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. al Habibin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Fists stands up.
al Habibin looks for a takedown but Fists sprawls well.
Fists gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so al Habibin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fists can't keep his opponent in guard - al Habibin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Habibin trying to mount his opponent but Fists defends it.
Habib al Habibin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

al Habibin is working for a kimura but Fists is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Habib al Habibin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think al Habibin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Habib al Habibin!