PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 1254 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 143 p4p, 117 weight class). Axmed Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chai
vs
Abdullah

201 cm
23
270
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
269
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Silverback Sweatshop

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Abdullah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chai swivels and escapes.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah just manages to avoid it.

Abdullah scores with a takedown into Chai's guard.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Chai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Chai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chai trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Abdullah seems keen to control Chai's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Abdullah is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah prevents Chai from improving his position.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Chai dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Abdullah seems content to control.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Chai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Abdullah is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to hold on to Abdullah 's head to control him but Abdullah postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chai throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chai throws out a leg kick but Abdullah moves out of range and Chai only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abdullah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abdullah in side control, throwing shots but Chai defends.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chai lands a two punch combo.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Chai circles away easily
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Abdullah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chai tries to avoid it but Abdullah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chai to the ground. Chai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abdullah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Abdullah getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Chai wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Abdullah working over Chai with some ground and pound. Chai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah working Chai over with strikes.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abdullah lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abdullah throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with a hook. Abdullah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Abdullah dives in and scores a takedown into Chai's guard.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Axmed Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah .
Abdullah with a poor takedown
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Abdullah avoided it.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
Abdullah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abdullah lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.

Abdullah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chai was covering up waiting for the punch and Abdullah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai seems keen to control Abdullah 's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Axmed Abdullah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chai walks into a jab.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai sizes up Abdullah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abdullah shoots in for a double leg but Chai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.

Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chai!
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chai some visible discomfort.
Chai wants to control but Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.
Abdullah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Abdullah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but Chai is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai dodges the ground and pound from Abdullah .
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah scoring with punches and elbows.
Chai defending against the ground and pound.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but Chai is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chai taking a bit of punishment here - Abdullah scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Abdullah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chai napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chai down.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Abdullah is putting a hurting on Chai here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
Chai tries to bench press Abdullah off him but Abdullah keeps the position.
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
Chai is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to buck Abdullah off but Abdullah is having none of it.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdullah tries to score with some ground and pound. Chai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Abdullah .
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Abdullah 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abdullah trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Axmed Abdullah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abdullah in side control lands a decent elbow.

Chai is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abdullah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

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