PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Test Lightweight (ranked 4232 p4p, 6225 weight class) and Perwira Qawi (ranked 453 p4p, 521 weight class). The key to victory for Test Lightweight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lightweight
vs
Qawi

179 cm
18
165
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
160
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Lightweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Perwira Qawi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightweight darts in and clinches Qawi up against the cage.
Qawi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi won't allow it.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but Qawi has him pressed against the cage.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Lightweight. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Qawi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lightweight closes the distance and pushes Qawi back into the cage.

Qawi breaks from the clinch.

Qawi instigates a clinch.

Qawi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Qawi closes the distance and clinches.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lightweight drops back down to his feet.

Qawi breaks from the clinch.

Lightweight has Qawi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lightweight drops back down to his feet.
Qawi lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qawi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Qawi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lightweight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Qawi misses with a two punch combination.
Lightweight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Qawi manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Qawi closes the distance and pushes Lightweight back into the cage.
Lightweight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Qawi walks away with a smile on his face. Lightweight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Qawi fails to land with a series of punches.

Lightweight has Qawi up against the cage in a clinch.
Qawi lands an elbow inside that Lightweight shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lightweight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lightweight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lightweight drops back down to his feet.
Qawi working Lightweight over with knees to the body.

Qawi manages to break the clinch.

Lightweight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lightweight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Qawi walks away with a smile on his face. Lightweight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lightweight pushes Qawi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lightweight drops back down to his feet.
Lightweight jumps guard but Qawi stands there with Lightweight around his waist. Lightweight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lightweight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qawi smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lightweight moves into range and clinches up with Qawi.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Qawi to keep the fight standing.
Qawi lands a knee to the body.
Qawi lands an elbow that stopped Lightweight in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Test Lightweight has been cut.
Qawi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Qawi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lightweight up against the cage.

Qawi drops Lightweight with a big knee straight up the middle! Lightweight is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Lightweight is rocked!

Lightweight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Lightweight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Qawi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qawi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Lightweight moves into the clinch successfully.
Qawi scores with a knee to the head.
Qawi stalling in the clinch.

Qawi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lightweight has managed to clinch.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lightweight drops back down to his feet.

Qawi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Qawi moves into the clinch.
Lightweight seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightweight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qawi smiles and moves away.

Lightweight closes the distance and pushes Qawi back into the cage.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but Qawi has him pressed against the cage.
Qawi lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Qawi.
Qawi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lightweight.
Qawi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lightweight up against the cage.

Qawi breaks the clinch.
Qawi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Lightweight closes the distance and clinches.

Qawi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lightweight has Qawi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Qawi just stands there and leans against the cage.

Qawi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Lightweight forces Qawi back against the cage and clinches.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi won't allow it.

Qawi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lightweight gets a clinch.

Lightweight drags the fight down to the ground.

Lightweight is working an open guard so Qawi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Qawi misses with a series of wild punches.

Lightweight moves into the clinch successfully.

Qawi breaks from the clinch.

Lightweight has managed to clinch.
Lightweight fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Qawi to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lightweight jumps guard but Qawi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Qawi crunches a lovely knee into Lightweight's ribcage.
Lightweight is breathing heavily.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but Qawi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lightweight drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Perwira Qawi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Lightweight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Qawi closes the distance and clinches.

Qawi breaks from the clinch.

Lightweight clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Qawi on the inside.

Qawi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lightweight closes the distance and clinches.
Lightweight jumps guard but Qawi stands there with Lightweight around his waist. Lightweight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Qawi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lightweight has Qawi up against the cage in a clinch.
Qawi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightweight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Qawi breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lightweight moves into range and clinches up with Qawi.
Lightweight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Qawi walks away with a smile on his face. Lightweight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Lightweight. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Qawi lands a big head kick that sends Lightweight tumbling to the mat! Qawi takes a step backwards and waves Lightweight back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Qawi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perwira Qawi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Qawi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lightweight with a big uppercut! Lightweight tries to clinch up but Qawi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lightweight to the mat! Lightweight covers up and Qawi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Perwira Qawi!