PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 803 p4p, 113 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 1322 p4p, 185 weight class). Titor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Titor-Going To Space. Abdul Rahman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Titor
vs
Rahman

182 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rahman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Titor moves out of range of the strikes.
Titor fails to land with a series of punches.
Titor misses with a wild body shot.
Titor misses with a wild body shot.
Rahman lands with a nice body punch.
Titor defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Titor defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahman. Titor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Rahman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman throws a looping overhand right but Titor ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Titor misses the target.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rahman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Titor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Titor scores with a spinning back kick!
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Titor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdul Rahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor misses the jab.
Titor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor walks into a straight right hand from Rahman.
Titor catches Rahman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Titor staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Titor or perhaps it was just good defense by Rahman, which made it look bad.
Rahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Titor takes one to the chin there.
Rahman swings for the body but Titor moves out of range.
Titor cracks Rahman with an open hand slap.
Titor throws a leg kick but Rahman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Titor misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Titor counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titor cracks the inside of Rahman's front leg.
Rahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Titor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Titor.
Titor tries a head kick but it misses.
Titor tries to move into range but Rahman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Titor counters with a straight right hand.
Titor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Titor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rahman misses with a hook to the body
and Titor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Titor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rahman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Titor throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
A jab lands there for Titor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor throws a combination. Rahman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rahman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Titor on the side of the head.
Titor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Titor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahman.

A big head kick from Titor and Rahman is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Rahman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Titor is one step ahead there.
Rahman is still in real trouble! Can Titor finish him?
Titor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Titor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rahman seems to have recovered his senses.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Titor won't allow Rahman to sweep him here.
Titor wants to control from the top but Rahman keeps moving.
Titor 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Titor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Titor slips under a jab.
Titor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Titor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Titor.
Titor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rahman just manages to avoid it.
Titor defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Titor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Titor lands a really nice looking cross but Rahman seems unphased.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
and Titor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Titor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titor misses with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Titor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titor trying to control the position but Rahman is working away.
Titor tries to score with some ground and pound. Rahman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Titor crashes against the mat.
Titor tries to score with some ground and pound. Rahman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Titor throws a strike aimed at the side of Rahman's head but Rahman avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Titor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Titor landing strikes.
Titor is trying to ground and pound but Rahman uses the momentary lack of control by Titor to regain half guard.
Titor wants to control but Rahman is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Titor slips a nice elbow through Rahman's hands, connecting with Rahman's forehead.
Rahman is not content to let Titor control the position.
Titor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rahman's head.
Titor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rahman defending well though.
Titor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Titor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rahman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rahman defending well though.
Rahman is trying to maintain the position but Titor is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Titor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Titor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Titor thows a huge punch but Rahman dodges it nicely.
Titor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rahman lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a hook
and Titor counters with a stiff right hand.
John Titor is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman looks to throw the jab but Titor is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahman. Titor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titor moves away.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Rahman lands an overhand right.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Titor moved out of range.
Titor has his takedown stuffed
and Rahman counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Titor.
Rahman looks to throw the jab but Titor is out of range.
Titor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Titor throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman misses with a hook to the body
and Titor counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Titor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Titor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rahman slips a jab from Titor.
Titor with a jab.
Rahman with a hook.
Rahman connects with a crisp jab.

Titor scores with a takedown into Rahman's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titor throwing strikes from guard but Rahman blocks nicely.
Rahman keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
Titor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor postures up in Rahman's guard and throws a big left but Rahman blocks it.
Titor looking to sit in guard and control but Rahman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Titor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Titor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Titor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Titor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdul Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Titor thows a huge punch but Rahman dodges it nicely.

Rahman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Titor pulls his head out easily.
Titor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Titor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Titor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Titor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Titor throwing shots but Rahman is blocking nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Titor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rahman.
The fighters circling - Rahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rahman misses with a looping right.
Titor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Titor scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rahman works the jab nicely.
Titor misses with a wild body shot.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Titor moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
letting Titor counter with a right hand.
John Titor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That has opened up Abdul Rahman's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rahman lands a jab to Titor's midsection.
Titor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Rahman misses with a straight right.
Rahman misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Titor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Titor 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Titor!
John Titor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.