PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Smith (ranked 454 p4p, 643 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 67 p4p, 93 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Abdelrahman

176 cm
23
172
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
175
11 - 4 - 0

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith catches Abdelrahman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abdelrahman 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.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Abdelrahman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Smith taking a breather.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a body punch.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Abdelrahman can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries to work over Abdelrahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
Abdelrahman lands with a right to the head.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Smith working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abdelrahman blocking some punches.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Abdelrahman's ribcage. Abdelrahman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agent Smith 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 misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Agent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrahman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdelrahmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
It seemed like Abdelrahman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abdelrahman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abdelrahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Abdelrahman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdelrahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.

Smith moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Smith misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Abdelrahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdelrahman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdelrahman can do to turn this around?
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdelrahman.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Abdelrahman can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman - that landed with a thud.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Agent Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abdelrahman.
A nice left hand lands by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Smith.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith misses with a body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Abdelrahman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abdelrahman checks it well.
Abdelrahman moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdelrahman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdelrahman's hands.

It looks like Shahzad Abdelrahman has been cut.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Abdelrahman counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdelrahmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a head shot.
Abdelrahman swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abdelrahman throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Smith takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Abdelrahman is looking for the big counter here.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abdelrahman! But no joy.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands with a hook. Abdelrahman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdelrahman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agent Smith!
Agent Smith gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).