PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 3219 p4p, 350 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 2675 p4p, 298 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bob
vs
Akharraz

183 cm
43
197 lbs
29 - 18 - 2

225 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob lands a jab.

Akharraz rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz tries to circle away but Bob has him pinned against the cage.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Bob.
Akharraz is struggling to control the position.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling the position.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob lands a body punch.
Akharraz trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Bob letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bob blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob letting Akharraz take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Akharraz stalling the fight.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bob fails to pull guard.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.

Bob manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Akharraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bob, up you get!
Bob missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akharraz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Bob is looking to counter the offense by Akharraz and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akharraz tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Akharraz rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Akharraz has Bob pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Bob has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz stalling against the cage.

Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Akharraz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Akharraz manages to circle out of the way.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
A little jabbing left from Akharraz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Bob is predictable there
and Akharraz counters with a straight right hand.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Akharraz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bob tries to keep at a distance but Akharraz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
Akharraz tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bob gets an underhook and turns Akharraz into the cage.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Bob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akharraz walks away with a smile on his face. Bob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bob lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Akharraz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akharraz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akharraz throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.

Akharraz pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Bob back into the cage.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bob is trying to pull guard but Akharraz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Bob is working Akharraz over against the cage.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Akharraz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob blocks an uppercut.

Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Akharraz does no damage.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz stuns Bob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Akharraz catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Akharraz thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Akharraz connects with a looping right hand.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob throws a head kick but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akharraz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Bob throws a front kick that sends Akharraz stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob misses with a shot to the body
letting Akharraz counter with a right hand.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Akharraz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Akharraz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akharraz.
Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akharraz connects with the punch.
Akharraz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osama Akharraz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akharraz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akharraz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!