PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sohrab Bahmanzade (ranked 2225 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Tyrone Mack (ranked 276 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bahmanzade
vs
Mack

185 cm
25
197
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
190
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sohrab Bahmanzade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Mack!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahmanzade scores with a nice right hand.
Mack ducks right into an uppercut from Bahmanzade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bahmanzade. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bahmanzade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bahmanzade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bahmanzade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bahmanzade.
Mack takes a swing at Bahmanzade's ribcage but misses.
Bahmanzade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bahmanzade misses the shot to the body.
Bahmanzade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Bahmanzade moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Bahmanzade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bahmanzade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bahmanzade throws a right hand that misses
and Mack counters with a right hand to the body.

Bahmanzade cracks Mack with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bahmanzade has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mack to stand back up!

Mack is rocked!
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!
Mack scores with a decent looking hook.
Mack is still on wobbly legs! Can Bahmanzade finish him?
Bahmanzade misses with an uppercut.
Mack seems to have recovered his senses.
Bahmanzade lands the left hand.
Bahmanzade looks to throw the jab but Mack is out of range.
Mack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bahmanzade digs a good body shot into Mack's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Bahmanzade.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade connects with a single shot there.
Bahmanzade throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Mack's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bahmanzade throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Bahmanzade throws a hook to the side of Mack's head but Mack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sohrab Bahmanzade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bahmanzade throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bahmanzade scores with a jab to the body.
Mack fails with a takedown attempt.
Bahmanzade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bahmanzade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mack counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bahmanzade!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahmanzade on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mack in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bahmanzade is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Mack!
A relieved looking Tyrone Mack thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.