PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Al Haddad (ranked 4150 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Dettman (ranked 24547 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Al Haddad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Al Haddad
vs
Dettman

178 cm
26
157 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
157 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohammed Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Al Haddad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dettman throws a nice looking combination but Al Haddad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dettman misses with a two punch combination.
Al Haddad dodges the punch combination from Dettman.

Al Haddad has managed to clinch.
Al Haddad tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Al Haddad back against the cage.

Al Haddad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Haddad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dettman.
Dettman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Haddad eats them both and turns towards Dettman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Al Haddad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Al Haddad clinches up with Dettman and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dettman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Al Haddad with that takedown attempt.

Al Haddad drives through and clinches with Dettman against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Al Haddad is trying to pull guard but Dettman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Al Haddad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Haddad can't get the takedown.
Dettman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dettman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
Al Haddad dodges the punch combination from Dettman.
Dettman swinging wildly here.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Al Haddad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dettman sprawls and moves away.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Al Haddad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Al Haddad showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Al Haddad seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Al Haddad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dettman tries to kick Al Haddad off but Al Haddad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Al Haddad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dettman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Haddad.
Al Haddad passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Haddad wants to stand but Dettman is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Al Haddad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dettman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Al Haddad wants to stand but Dettman is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Al Haddad working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dettman wants to try and get back to his feet.
Al Haddad is looking to stand but Dettman has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

Al Haddad with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Haddad looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Al Haddad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dettman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dettman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Al Haddad is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dettman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dettman shrugs it off.

Al Haddad jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dettman manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Al Haddad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Haddad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Dettman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dettman swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Al Haddad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dettman defends well and Al Haddad ends up having to push Dettman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dettman throws a counter combo.
Al Haddad is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Dettman misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dettman. Those never looked like landing.
Al Haddad tries to counter with a takedown but Dettman is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dettman misses with a double jab.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Dettman misses with a series of wild punches.

Al Haddad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dettman is trying to defend but Al Haddad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Al Haddad seems to be working for a kimura but Dettman defends the submission attempt.
Al Haddad is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Al Haddad stands up and beckons Dettman to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Dettman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Al Haddad closes the distance and clinches.
Dettman is looking to break free of the clinch but Al Haddad has double underhooks.
Dettman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Haddad closes the distance and clinches up with Dettman, looking for a takedown. Al Haddad pushes Dettman against the cage but Dettman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Al Haddad is looking to clinch but Dettman is avoiding it.

Al Haddad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dettman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Haddad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dettman walks away with a smile on his face. Al Haddad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dettman throws a nice looking combination but Al Haddad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Al Haddad changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dettman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Al Haddad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Haddad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dettman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Al Haddad asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Al Haddad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dettman has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Al Haddad decides to stand back up. Al Haddad steps back and let's Dettman get back to his feet.
George Dettman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Haddad fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Al Haddad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dettman misses with a looping left.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dettman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dettman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Haddad eats them both and turns towards Dettman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice takedown defense from Dettman. No joy for Al Haddad on that attempt.
Dettman throws a big shot that misses.
Dettman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Haddad defending well as Dettman loads up on a big left hand.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Haddad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dettman circles away.
Dettman scores with a one two! Al Haddad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dettman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dettman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dettman misses with a few strikes there.
Al Haddad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Al Haddad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Al Haddad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Dettman sneaks out the side door and pushes Al Haddad away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Al Haddad is looking to clinch but Dettman is avoiding it.
Al Haddad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dettman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Haddad shoots in and drives through. Dettman sprawls well.
Dettman misses with a two punch combination.
Dettman throws a nice looking combination but Al Haddad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad slips under a jab from Dettman.

Al Haddad shoots in and bounces Dettman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Al Haddad 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.
Dettman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Al Haddad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Al Haddad wants to get up but he can't break Dettman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Haddad 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.

Al Haddad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dettman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Al Haddad drops back looking for a leg! Dettman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dettman manages to kick Al Haddad off! Al Haddad jumps back into Dettman's guard.
Mohammed Al Haddad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Al Haddad 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.
Al Haddad tries to free his leg and advance position but Dettman is retaining full guard.

Al Haddad 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Al Haddad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dettman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dettman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Haddad prevents Dettman from getting back to his feet.

Al Haddad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dettman wriggles free and stands up.
Al Haddad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dettman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sloppy strikes from Dettman. Those never looked like landing.
Dettman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dettman misses with an uppercut. Al Haddad saw that one coming.
Al Haddad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Haddad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Dettman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Dettman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Al Haddad shoots for a takedown but Dettman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dettman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dettman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dettman duly obliges.
Al Haddad slips a jab and a cross from Dettman.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dettman enables Al Haddad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dettman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Al Haddad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Al Haddad is looking to stand up but Dettman won't let him.

Al Haddad 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.

Dettman is working an open guard so Al Haddad takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Haddad fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dettman throws a series of punches but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad tries to counter with a takedown but Dettman is quick to defend against it.

Al Haddad shoots in and gets a takedown into Dettman's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad stops Dettman from standing up.

Al Haddad stands and steps away. Dettman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Al Haddad misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Haddad ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.

Dettman tries to sprawl but Al Haddad drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Al Haddad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dettman has managed to free his arm - good work.

Al Haddad is looking for a kimura but Dettman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Al Haddad to get the leverage.
Al Haddad tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Al Haddad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dettman defends it well.

Dettman kicks off Al Haddad and gets to his feet.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dettman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Al Haddad drops back looking for a leg! Dettman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dettman manages to kick Al Haddad off! Al Haddad jumps back into Dettman's guard.

Al Haddad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Al Haddad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Al Haddad drops back looking for a leg! Dettman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dettman manages to kick Al Haddad off! Al Haddad jumps back into Dettman's guard.
Al Haddad tries to free his leg and advance position but Dettman is retaining full guard.
Dettman wants to stand up but Al Haddad is controlling him.

Al Haddad drops back looking for a leg! Dettman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dettman manages to kick Al Haddad off! Al Haddad jumps back into Dettman's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Haddad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Al Haddad is looking to clinch but Dettman is avoiding it.
Al Haddad shoots in looking for a takedown but Dettman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Al Haddad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Al Haddad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Haddad slips under a jab from Dettman.
Dettman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch lands to the side of Al Haddad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dettman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Al Haddad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dettman did well to prevent Al Haddad getting side control.

Al Haddad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Haddad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dettman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Haddad.

Al Haddad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dettman sees it coming and defends easily.
Al Haddad prevents Dettman from standing back up.

Al Haddad is looking for a kimura here.
Mohammed Al Haddad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Dettman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dettman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Haddad.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Dettman.
I've got Dettman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Dettman!