PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 46 p4p, 9 weight class) and Brock Rumlow (ranked 28 p4p, 6 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mahmoud
vs
Rumlow

180 cm
33
193 lbs
32 - 6 - 0

183 cm
38
188 lbs
41 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
THE END 32

Urban Fighter

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 32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud blocks a low kick nicely.
Rumlow swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Brock Rumlow has been cut.
Rumlow takes a swing at Mahmoud's ribcage but misses.
Rumlow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Rumlow avoids it easily.
A big right from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud scores with a nice head shot.

Rumlow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahmoud.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Rumlow lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Mahmoud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mahmoud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rumlow lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rumlow.
Mahmoud pushes Rumlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rumlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Rumlow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumlow takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Rumlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow gets through Mahmoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Mahmoud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rumlow up against the cage.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow pushes Mahmoud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Rumlow blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands with a right to the head.
Mahmoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rumlow is defending well for now.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow lands a right hand.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rumlow takes a shot to the head.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Rumlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to stall but Rumlow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rumlow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mahmoud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rumlow can turn it around.
Mahmoud is working Rumlow over against the cage.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud gets through Rumlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands a shot to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
Rumlow looks winded!
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud pushes Rumlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Rumlow.
Mahmoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Rumlow gets through Mahmoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow digs a right hand underneath Mahmoud's ribcage. Mahmoud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Rumlow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but Rumlow blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mahmoud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sameh Mahmoud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Rumlow'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.

Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahmoud throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumlow lands a really nice looking cross but Mahmoud seems unphased.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumlow cracks Mahmoud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahmoud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Mahmoud moves into the clinch successfully.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud presses Rumlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow is breathing heavily.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Sameh Mahmoud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahmoud missing with knees to the body.
Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud pushes Rumlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumlows head.
Mahmoud digs a right hand into Rumlow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rumlow's gas tank.
Mahmoud presses Rumlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahmoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Rumlow's head.
Rumlow can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Rumlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahmoud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahmoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Mahmoud presses Rumlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rumlow can do to turn this around?
A short right from Mahmoud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmoud.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.

Rumlow is rocked!
Mahmoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumlow is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Mahmoud scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud presses Rumlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahmoud cracks Rumlow with a nice body shot.
Mahmoud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud stalling against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud is working Rumlow over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Mahmoud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.
Mahmoud pushes Rumlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahmoud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mahmoud lands a good knee to the midsection. Rumlow won't want to take too many of those.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rumlow or not.
Mahmoud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mahmoud creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rumlow's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rumlow drops to his knees and Mahmoud pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
An out of breath Sameh Mahmoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.