PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bilalovski (ranked 8180 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Al Saadoun (ranked 4747 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bilalovski
vs
Al Saadoun

169 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Bilalovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khalid Al Saadoun!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilalovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Saadoun.
Bilalovski tries to clinch up.
Bilalovski with a poor takedown

and Al Saadoun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bilalovski!
Al Saadoun in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Al Saadoun is working Bilalovski over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Saadoun taking a breather here.

Al Saadoun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bilalovski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilalovski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Al Saadoun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilalovski is trying to control Al Saadoun's posture but Al Saadoun avoids it.
Al Saadoun is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bilalovski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bilalovski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bilalovski trying to hold on to Al Saadoun's head to control him but Al Saadoun postures up.
Al Saadoun slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Al Saadoun in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bilalovski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Al Saadoun!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khalid Al Saadoun!