PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman (ranked 3840 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Llamas (ranked 4117 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Zayed Abdulrakhman
vs
Llamas

175 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Diego Llamas!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llamas shoots in for a double leg but Abdulrakhman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Llamas shoots in and drives through. Abdulrakhman sprawls well.
Llamas tries to clinch but Abdulrakhman is having none of it.

Abdulrakhman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abdulrakhman lands in his opponent's guard.
Abdulrakhman is looking to pass into half guard but Llamas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Llamas is in guard.

Abdulrakhman scores with a nice shot.
Abdulrakhman keeping moving, preventing Llamas from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llamas throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdulrakhman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Llamas on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamas pushing down on Abdulrakhman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Abdulrakhman is trying is best to control the position here.
Abdulrakhman trying to control from the bottom.
Abdulrakhman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Llamas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdulrakhman keeps working.
Llamas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Llamas winds up and cracks Abdulrakhman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Llamas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Llamas is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrakhman trying to control but Llamas postures up.
Llamas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Llamas prevents Abdulrakhman from improving his position.
Llamas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdulrakhman's head.
Abdulrakhman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdulrakhman tries to get out of the position.
Llamas trying to control from half guard but Abdulrakhman is working away.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llamas scores with a nice head shot.

Abdulrakhman takes the fight into the clinch.
Llamas tries to pull guard but Abdulrakhman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Llamas.
Llamas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Llamas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdulrakhman has him pressed against the cage.
Llamas stalling in the clinch but Abdulrakhman improves position.
Abdulrakhman goes for a takedown attempt but Llamas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Abdulrakhman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Abdulrakhman passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Abdulrakhman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Abdulrakhman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Llamas is trying to stand up here but Abdulrakhman is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Abdulrakhman is looking for a kimura here.

Abdulrakhman looking for a submission but Llamas manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Llamas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Llamas gets tackled into the cage by Abdulrakhman. Abdulrakhman maintains the clinch.
Llamas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abdulrakhman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abdulrakhman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Llamas wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdulrakhman won't allow it.
Llamas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abdulrakhman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llamas is trying to break the clinch but Abdulrakhman has him pressed against the cage.

Abdulrakhman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Llamas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdulrakhman is fending him off so far but Llamas persists. Nope, Abdulrakhman circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Llamas.

Llamas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abdulrakhman to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Llamas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Llamas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdulrakhman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Llamas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abdulrakhman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Abdulrakhman drops back looking for a leg! Llamas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Llamas manages to kick Abdulrakhman off! Abdulrakhman jumps back into Llamas's guard.
Abdulrakhman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abdulrakhman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Abdulrakhman clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrakhman jumps guard but Llamas stands there with Abdulrakhman around his waist. Abdulrakhman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Llamas can't break the clinch.
Llamas tries a body shot but Abdulrakhman blocks it.
Abdulrakhman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Llamas is defending well for now.
Abdulrakhman blocks a body shot from Llamas.
Abdulrakhman taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdulrakhman.
Llamas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Llamas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abdulrakhman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Llamas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abdulrakhman gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abdulrakhman has Llamas pressed against the cage, preventing Llamas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Llamas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abdulrakhman to keep the fight standing.
Abdulrakhman prevents Llamas from breaking the clinch.
Llamas is working for takedown but Abdulrakhman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Llamas avoiding damage as Abdulrakhman throws knees to the body.
Llamas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Llamas jumps guard but Abdulrakhman stands there with Llamas around his waist. Llamas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abdulrakhman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llamas prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman dominated that second round.
That's time! Abdulrakhman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Abdulrakhman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abdulrakhman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Llamas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdulrakhman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdulrakhman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abdulrakhman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Llamas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulrakhman controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulrakhman trying to control but Llamas is working from the bottom.
Abdulrakhman preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abdulrakhman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abdulrakhman wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdulrakhman slaps away a takedown attempt from Llamas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Llamas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Llamas lands a head kick. Abdulrakhman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llamas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Llamas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abdulrakhman defends well and Llamas ends up having to push Abdulrakhman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Llamas.
Llamas shoots in and drives through. Abdulrakhman sprawls well.

Abdulrakhman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Llamas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abdulrakhman distracts Llamas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abdulrakhman throws a big right hand that misses.
Abdulrakhman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Abdulrakhman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrakhman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Llamas's head.
Abdulrakhman looking to pass the guard.
Llamas being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Llamas fails with the takedown

and Abdulrakhman moves into the clinch.
Llamas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abdulrakhman to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Abdulrakhman drags the fight down to the ground.
Llamas is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Abdulrakhman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llamas can do to turn this around?
Llamas wants to control from the top but Abdulrakhman keeps moving.

Llamas has gone for a leg lock! Abdulrakhman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Llamas's guard.

Abdulrakhman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdulrakhman 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Zayed Abdulrakhman!