PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Ahmed (ranked 5619 p4p, 5672 weight class) and Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 262 p4p, 263 weight class). Berishvili is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Acharuli Gandagana. Mohamed Ahmed has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ahmed
vs
Berishvili

170 cm
18
135
1 - 1 - 0

159 cm
18
135
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berishvili wants to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a right hand to the body.
Berishvili wants to clinch.
Ahmed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berishvili ducks under a wild hook from Ahmed.
Berishvili looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ahmed keeps the fight on the outside.
Berishvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berishvili is looking to clinch but Ahmed is avoiding it.
Ahmed throwing a counter right hand but Berishvili manages to avoid it.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahmed paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Berishvili has managed to clinch.
Berishvili jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahmed walks away with a smile on his face. Berishvili gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berishvili tries to clinch but Ahmed moves away
and Ahmed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berishvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahmed is looking to counter punch.
Berishvili wants to clinch up but Ahmed keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Ahmed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Berishvili tries to clinch up but Ahmed circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahmed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berishvili tries to clinch up but Ahmed circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed keeps the fight on the outside.
Berishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.

Berishvili moves into the clinch successfully.

Ahmed breaks from the clinch.
Berishvili tries to clinch up
and Ahmed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikheil Berishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahmed throws a hook to the side of Berishvili's head but Berishvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berishvili wants to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a left to the body.

Berishvili pushes Ahmed up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Ahmed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berishvili manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Berishvili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahmed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahmed tries to free his leg and advance position but Berishvili is retaining full guard.
Ahmed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Berishvili working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ahmed has passed into half guard!

Berishvili actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed is taking a breather. Berishvili says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Berishvili tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ahmed has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ahmed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berishvili on the ground.
Berishvili is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Ahmed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ahmed lands with a straight right. Berishvili didn't see that one coming.
Berishvili tries to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Ahmed misses its intended target.
Berishvili tries to clinch but Ahmed is having none of it.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahmed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Ahmed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahmed swats away the attempt to clinch by Berishvili.
Ahmed is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berishvili avoids the body shot from Ahmed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berishvili tries to clinch there but Ahmed circles away.
Ahmed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahmed swats away the attempt to clinch by Berishvili.
Berishvili moves in looking to clinch but Ahmed pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahmed misses the target.
Berishvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahmed definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahmed throws a big shot that misses.
Berishvili moves to clinch but Ahmed breaks away
and Ahmed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berishvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Ahmed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahmed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ahmed counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahmed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berishvili tries to clinch up.
Berishvili tries to clinch up
and Berishvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berishvili wants to clinch but Ahmed slips to the side

and Ahmed counters with a crisp right hand that drops Berishvili! Ahmed lets Berishvili back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Berishvili 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!
Berishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Berishvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahmed finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berishvili.
Berishvili tries to clinch but Ahmed moves out of range.
Berishvili seems to have recovered his senses.
Berishvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a crisp right that sends Berishvili to the canvas! Ahmed follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohamed Ahmed!
A victorious Mohamed Ahmed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.