PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 2226 p4p, 2947 weight class) and Kevin McDade (ranked 310 p4p, 395 weight class). Abdelrahman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blow The Whistle. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Abdelrahman
vs
McDade

180 cm
20
175
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
170
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Shadow Warrior Nutrition

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin McDade!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDade moves in looking to clinch but Abdelrahman pushes him off.
Abdelrahman thumps McDade with a low kick.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
McDade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick from Abdelrahman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abdelrahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abdelrahman swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from McDade misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a jab to the body but McDade is just out of range.
Abdelrahman sets himself, and McDade steps forward looking for the clinch! Abdelrahman avoids it this time.
A nice leg kick from Abdelrahman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdelrahman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdelrahman clobbers McDade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abdelrahman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDade on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdelrahman lands a jab to the nose.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - McDade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdelrahman throws a chopping leg kick but McDade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDade has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from McDade misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman tries to score with a low kick but McDade moves his leg out of the way.
Abdelrahman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abdelrahman to score with a decent uppercut.
McDade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the side of McDade's head but McDade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDade unleashes a big counter combination but Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDade moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like McDade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDade tries to bum rush Abdelrahman with a series of wild strikes but Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
McDade slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
McDade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman lands a jab to McDade's midsection.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman looks to land a left hand but McDade moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Abdelrahman.
A swing and a miss from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDade! But no joy.
A head kick by Abdelrahman misses
and McDade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahzad Abdelrahman 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.

Abdelrahman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

It looks like Shahzad Abdelrahman has been cut.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by McDade.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick which misses McDade's front leg but catches the back leg as McDade tries to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a front kick that sends McDade stumbling back into the cage.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
McDade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and McDade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abdelrahman.
McDade lands with an uppercut that bounces Abdelrahman off the cage and back into range.
Abdelrahman connects with a jab.
McDade checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDade moves out of range of the body kick.
McDade takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from McDade misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McDade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdelrahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDade.
McDade misses with a hook.
Abdelrahman lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDade's sensitive parts.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
McDade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDade can do to turn this around?
Abdelrahman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and McDade counters with a stiff right hand.
McDade throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdelrahman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDade 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.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as McDade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for McDade.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdelrahman takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman jabs McDade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdelrahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Abdelrahman catches McDade right on the button with a cross.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as McDade blocks the leg kick.
McDade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
McDade avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shahzad Abdelrahman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McDade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdelrahman throws a head kick but McDade moves out of range.
Abdelrahman jabs McDade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abdelrahman, as that shot connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and McDade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as McDade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from McDade.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a series of punches.
McDade throws out a counter right but Abdelrahman avoids it with no problem.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
McDade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDade misses with a looping left.
Abdelrahman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks McDade off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Abdelrahman.
McDade's corner calls for a 1-2. McDade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abdelrahman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDade. That did some damage!
McDade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but McDade checks it.
McDade throws out a counter right but Abdelrahman avoids it with no problem.
Abdelrahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdelrahman is looking to score with low kicks.
McDade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks McDade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDade down.
Abdelrahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws an off balance right hand

and McDade counters with a beautiful punch that sends Abdelrahman to the canvas!
McDade wants to get up but he can't break Abdelrahman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McDade won't allow Abdelrahman to sweep him here.
McDade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abdelrahman trying to control the position here.
Kevin McDade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Abdelrahman kicks McDade off and gets to his feet.
A low kick from Abdelrahman misses
and McDade counters with a stiff right hand.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.