PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1047 p4p, 776 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 143 p4p, 109 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Rai has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abdelrahman
vs
Rai

180 cm
23
175
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
170
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abdelrahman. That one must have hurt.
Rai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Rai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdelrahman works over Rai's head and body with a nice combination.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abdelrahman 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 Rai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Rai does no damage.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Rai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdelrahman on the side of the head.
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rai cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Abdelrahman coming out on top.
Rai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Abdelrahman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abdelrahman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rai throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Rai's leg. Rai is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdelrahman tries a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Abdelrahman tried to score with a low kick but Rai checks it.
Abdelrahman slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Rai doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdelrahman circles away.
Rai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abdelrahman.
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman avoids the body shot from Rai.
Abdelrahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Rai with a jab.
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!
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman digs a good body shot into Rai's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdelrahman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rai's elbow.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rai blocking some punches.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Abdelrahman misses with the head strike.
Rai wants a takedown but no success here.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Rai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rai lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Rai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Rai takes a shot to the head.
Rai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand.

Rai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rai misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Rai throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Abdelrahman thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rai misses the jab.
Abdelrahman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rai takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Rai moves out of range of the body kick.
Rai cracks a nice hook into Abdelrahman's ribs.
Abdelrahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman scores with a body shot.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook.
Abdelrahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Agansing Rai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Abdelrahman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Abdelrahman misses with a leg kick.
Rai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Rai down with leg kicks.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman looks for the body kick but Rai saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Rai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Rai backs away, Abdelrahman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
Rai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Jab, jab by Abdelrahman - just one landing.
Rai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdelrahman.
Rai checks a leg kick nicely.
Rai tries a quick counter leg kick but Abdelrahman is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai scores with a nice head shot.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rai is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdelrahman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abdelrahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdelrahman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abdelrahman tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Abdelrahman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Abdelrahman tries to land a front kick but Rai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot.
Rai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
Rai misses with a left hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman staying out of range there.
Rai swinging wildly here.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rai throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
A swing and a miss from Rai.
Abdelrahman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Rai misses.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai looks to land a left hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range nicely.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Abdelrahman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Rai's leg but Rai calmly moves out of range.
Rai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rai.
Abdelrahman takes a swing at Rai's ribcage but misses.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Rai drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice combination there by Rai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman connects with a solid leg kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rai doesn't seem bothered though.
Rai looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Rai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Abdelrahman.
Rai misses with a hook
and Abdelrahman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Rai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abdelrahman throws a chopping leg kick but Rai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdelrahman thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abdelrahman - the referee stops the clock and Rai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abdelrahman. Rai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Rai misses.
Abdelrahman tried to counter with a leg kick but Rai avoided it.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai scores with a jab. Abdelrahman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Rai misses.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Rai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rai blocks the low kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook.
Abdelrahman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Rai moves out of range easily.
Rai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abdelrahman is out of range and Rai settles back down.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
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!

Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
Abdelrahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Rai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rai throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rai moves away from the strike by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
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!
Rai swings for the body but Abdelrahman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Rai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abdelrahman defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abdelrahman lands a jab.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Rai.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai feints a jab promting Abdelrahman to slip. Rai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abdelrahman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Abdelrahman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rai misses with a left hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a series of strikes. Rai will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rai. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Abdelrahman blocks the leg kick.
Rai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdelrahman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Abdelrahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai throws a low kick but Abdelrahman avoids it.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman is looking to chop away at Rai's legs.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Rai cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Rai tries to clinch but Abdelrahman moves away
and Abdelrahman counters with a leg kick.
Rai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Rai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abdelrahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abdelrahman!
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rai on the side of the head.
Rai dips to his left and cracks Abdelrahman with an uppercut!
Rai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Rai didn't see that one coming.
Rai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rai.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Rai down with leg kicks.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
Abdelrahman throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Rai off balance momentarily.
Good work by Rai as he checks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Rai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Rai's leg. Rai is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Rai throws a hook but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Abdelrahman tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rai is out of range.
No joy there for Rai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rai loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Abdelrahman scores with a hook to the body. Rai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Abdelrahman.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Rai blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdelrahman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
During a confident post fight interview, Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.