PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Khaled (ranked 22393 p4p, 632 weight class) and Malek Mohammed (ranked 3202 p4p, 362 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Khaled
vs
Mohammed

180 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahmad Khaled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malek Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaled wants to clinch but Mohammed slips to the side

so Mohammed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mohammed stopping the sweep attempt from Khaled.
Khaled is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mohammed is controlling him.
Mohammed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khaled is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed wants to stand but Khaled has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaled tries to strike from the bottom.
Mohammed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed postures up in Khaled's guard and throws a big left but Khaled blocks it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mohammed is defended easily by Khaled.
Khaled drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mohammed sprawls and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Khaled
and Mohammed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khaled fails to land the takedown.
Khaled displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohammed.

Mohammed closes the distance and pushes Khaled back into the cage.
Mohammed blocks an elbow strike from Khaled.
Khaled looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khaled is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mohammed stalling against the cage.
Mohammed tries for a takedown but Khaled manages to get underhooks.
Ahmad Khaled has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malek Mohammed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed jumps guard but Khaled turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Khaled pulls guard.
Mohammed controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khaled wants to sweep here but Mohammed controlling him for the moment.
Khaled keeping full guard, as Mohammed tries to pass.
Khaled is trying to control the position but Mohammed postures up.
Mohammed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaled avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khaled is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mohammed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Khaled changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohammed tries to avoid it but Khaled manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohammed to the ground. Mohammed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khaled shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammed but Mohammed pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Mohammed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Still in half guard, Mohammed seems content to control.
Khaled is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaled is trying to get back to full guard.
Khaled keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khaled is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Khaled looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khaled misses with a takedown
and Mohammed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malek Mohammed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khaled blocks a head kick by Mohammed.
A low kick from Mohammed misses

and Khaled counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khaled won't allow Mohammed to sweep him here.
Mohammed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Khaled landing some decent shots from guard.
Khaled is working Mohammed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mohammed keeping moving, preventing Khaled from controlling successfully.
Mohammed controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaled throws a big right hand that misses.
Khaled distracts Mohammed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khaled with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khaled lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled postures up in Mohammed's guard and throws a big left but Mohammed blocks it.
Mohammed is controlling Khaled's posture.
Khaled tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohammed is retaining full guard.

Khaled avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khaled scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khaled throws an elbow that misses. Mohammed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khaled's guard. Nice move by Mohammed!

Mohammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khaled is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mohammed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled is pulling down on Mohammed's head to control his posture.
Mohammed postures up.
Khaled lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mohammed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khaled.
Khaled being controlled here momentarily.
Mohammed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khaled's guard.

Mohammed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaled is looking to sweep but instead, Mohammed has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mohammed in particular looking to stall.
Khaled is trying to maintain the position but Mohammed is very close to passing his half guard.
Mohammed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mohammed trying to control the pace.
Khaled has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khaled tries to get to full guard but Mohammed has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mohammed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mohammed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Mohammed is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mohammed tries to stand but can't do so whilst Khaled controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahmad Khaled will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohammed.

Mohammed tries to sprawl but Khaled drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Mohammed pushes Khaled off and gets back to his feet.
Khaled dips to his left and cracks Mohammed with an uppercut!
Khaled tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.

Khaled feints and as Mohammed raises his hands in defense, Khaled changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Khaled had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mohammed defends it easily.

Mohammed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khaled looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mohammed stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Mohammed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammed wants it to stay on the feet.
Mohammed feints the counter takedown.
Mohammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khaled rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mohammed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mohammed tries for a takedown but Khaled sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khaled tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammed goes for a double leg but Khaled avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khaled continues to drive forward.
Ahmad Khaled has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malek Mohammed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled shoots for a double leg takedown but Mohammed sprawls well. He's pushed Khaled's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khaled shoots in for a double leg but Mohammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mohammed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khaled just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mohammed pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed controlling Khaled's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khaled accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khaled preventing the sweep.
Mohammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mohammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khaled is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaled working a defensive guard here.
Khaled throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Khaled is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed stands and throws Khaled's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khaled is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mohammed is chipping away with strikes.
Mohammed is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Khaled is looking to reverse the position.

Mohammed stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ahmad Khaled is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mohammed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Khaled's guard.
Khaled wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mohammed manages to pass to side control.

Mohammed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mohammed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khaled defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malek Mohammed really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mohammed looks for the body kick but Khaled saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohammed.

Mohammed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mohammed showed some decent athleticism there.
Khaled striking from half guard on the bottom.
Khaled is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaled is trying to maintain the position but Mohammed is very close to passing his half guard.

Mohammed is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Khaled still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Khaled has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khaled sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mohammed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Khaled tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malek Mohammed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mohammed tries to improve position but can't.
Khaled postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mohammed is trying to get back to half guard.
Khaled tries to score with some ground and pound. Mohammed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Khaled wants to control but Mohammed is keeping him busy.
Khaled moves into full mount!
Mohammed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khaled thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mohammed felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mohammed holds on to Khaled around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Mohammed throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mohammed controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khaled with the ground and pound but Mohammed uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Khaled trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
Khaled pushing down on Mohammed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mohammed is looking to escape.
Khaled wants to free his trapped foot but Mohammed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khaled thows a huge punch but Mohammed dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is trying to get back to full guard.
Khaled scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mohammed is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mohammed is looking for a sweep. Khaled is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mohammed works his way to full guard. Good work.

Mohammed is looking for a triangle but Khaled pushes his legs off easily.
Khaled slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mohammed is trying to get back to full guard.
Mohammed is looking to control Khaled's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mohammed avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Khaled had his way with Malek Mohammed in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mohammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Khaled gets a double leg takedown into Mohammed's guard.
Mohammed is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khaled dives into side control.

Khaled is putting a hurting on Mohammed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mohammed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khaled asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mohammed keeping his opponent close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled lands strikes from half guard.

Mohammed is rocked!
Khaled lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mohammed quite badly. Mohammed pulls Khaled in close trying to recover. Khaled postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mohammed on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mohammed doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Khaled!
Ahmad Khaled thanked the fans post fight for their support.