PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bashir Mohammed Elazeez (ranked 4966 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Llamas (ranked 4760 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mohammed Elazeez
vs
Llamas

172 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bashir Mohammed Elazeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Diego Llamas!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llamas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elazeez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elazeez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Llamas throws a counter combo.
Llamas tries to clinch but Elazeez is having none of it.
Llamas tries to clinch there but Elazeez circles away.
Llamas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Llamas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Elazeez avoids it really well and circles away.
Llamas stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Elazeez closes the distance and clinches.
Elazeez is trying to pull guard but Llamas has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bashir Mohammed Elazeez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Elazeez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Elazeez as Llamas shoots in.
Llamas slaps away a takedown attempt from Elazeez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elazeez shoots for a double leg takedown but Llamas sprawls well. He's pushed Elazeez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elazeez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Llamas manages to avoid it.
Llamas wants to clinch

and Elazeez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Llamas won't be happy with that.
Llamas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elazeez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Llamas is trying to control Elazeez's posture but Elazeez avoids it.
Llamas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Elazeez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Llamas on the ground.
Elazeez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llamas trying to remain calm as Elazeez controls from the top position.

Elazeez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Elazeez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Llamas tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Elazeez taking a breather here.
Llamas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llamas wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Llamas darts in looking for a takedown but Elazeez gets double underhooks and turns Llamas into the cage.
Elazeez misses with a takedown
and Llamas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Llamas throws a series of punches but Elazeez avoids them all with ease.
Elazeez throws a series of punches but Llamas avoids them all with ease.
Llamas with the counter takedown but Elazeez avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elazeez leaves Llamas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Llamas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elazeez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elazeez tries to counter with a takedown but Llamas is quick to defend against it.
Elazeez dives in and grabs Llamas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Llamas pushes down on Elazeez's head and hops out.
Llamas doesn't manage to clinch there - Elazeez circles away.
Llamas looks for a takedown but Elazeez sprawls well.
As Llamas tries to get set, Elazeez tries to push him back and clinch up but Llamas manages to avoid the attempt.
Elazeez shoots in and drives through. Llamas sprawls well.
Llamas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Llamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Llamas blocks a head kick by Elazeez.
Elazeez shoots in for a takedown but Llamas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bashir Mohammed Elazeez dominated that round.
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.

Elazeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Llamas as he avoids it easily.

Elazeez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Llamas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Llamas is trying to push Elazeez away but Elazeez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Llamas decides to pull guard.
Elazeez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elazeez advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elazeez wants to pass the guard but Llamas is defending well.
Llamas wants to get back to full guard.
Elazeez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llamas can do to turn this around?
Llamas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Llamas is trying to maintain the position but Elazeez is very close to passing his half guard.
Llamas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elazeez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elazeez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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.
Elazeez trying to control the position from guard on top but Llamas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Elazeez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Llamas lands a high kick!
Elazeez shoots in but no luck this time.
Llamas stuffs the takedown.
Llamas tries to counter with a clinch but Elazeez shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bashir Mohammed Elazeez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Llamas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elazeez as he jumps to the side.
Llamas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elazeez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llamas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elazeez.
Llamas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Llamas looks to land a body kick but Elazeez moved away.
Elazeez throws a big counter combination but Llamas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Llamas shoots in for a takedown but Elazeez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Llamas is breathing heavily.
Elazeez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Llamas.
Elazeez throws a head kick but Llamas moves out of range.
Elazeez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Elazeez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elazeez.
Llamas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Elazeez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elazeez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Elazeez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Llamas's head.
Elazeez trying to mount his opponent but Llamas defends it.
Elazeez prevents Llamas from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elazeez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Llamas is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bashir Mohammed Elazeez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Llamas or perhaps it was just good defense by Elazeez, which made it look bad.
Elazeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Llamas as he avoids it easily.
Llamas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Elazeez moves into the clinch.

Elazeez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Llamas darts in looking for a takedown but Elazeez gets double underhooks and turns Llamas into the cage.
Llamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elazeez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Llamas swings for the body but Elazeez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Elazeez.
Llamas moves out of range of the body kick.
Llamas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Elazeez rushes Llamas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elazeez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamas working hard to break the clinch.
Llamas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Llamas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Elazeez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bashir Mohammed Elazeez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Llamas.
Llamas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Llamas tries to circle away but Elazeez has him pinned against the cage.
Llamas has Elazeez pressed against the cage, preventing Elazeez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elazeez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Llamas walks away with a smile on his face. Elazeez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Llamas slaps away a takedown attempt from Elazeez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elazeez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLlamas.
Llamas misses with a takedown attempt - Elazeez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Llamas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Elazeez.
Llamas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elazeez shoots in looking for a takedown but Llamas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elazeez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elazeez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elazeez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Llamas scores with a head kick. Elazeez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bashir Mohammed Elazeez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Elazeez rushes Llamas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elazeez goes for a takedown attempt but Llamas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Llamas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elazeez feinted with a counter takedown.
Bashir Mohammed Elazeez is winning the standup battle so far.
Elazeez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llamas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elazeez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elazeez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Llamas circles away.
Llamas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Llamas tries to clinch but Elazeez is having none of it.

Elazeez has closed the distance and engaged Llamas in a clinch.
Llamas is trying to break the clinch but Elazeez is controlling him.
Llamas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elazeez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Llamas is looking to control Elazeez's arms but Elazeez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Llamas has his back to the cage.
Elazeez lands a shot to the body.
Elazeez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elazeez stalling against the cage.
Elazeez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elazeez is trying to pull guard but Llamas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Llamas is trying to maintain a safe position but Elazeez gets an underhook and turns Llamas into the cage.
Llamas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elazeez has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elazeez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Llamas trying to control the position but instead, Elazeez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Llamas into the cage.
Diego Llamas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashir Mohammed Elazeez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elazeez lands a hook that snaps the head of Llamas backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bashir Mohammed Elazeez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elazeez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bashir Mohammed Elazeez!