PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Abdallah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdallah has chosen California Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
Abdallah

185 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

SCP Fight Gear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdallah swinging wilding here.
Banner avoids the head kick by Abdallah.
Abdallah throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Abdallah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahmad Abdallah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdallah throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Abdallah shoots in for a double leg but Banner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdallah.
Abdallah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner scores with a one two! Abdallah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Ahmad Abdallah has been cut.
No luck for Banner with that takedown attempt.
Abdallah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Banner drives through with a takedown into guard.

Abdallah looking for subs off his back but Banner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Banner controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah moves into full guard.

Abdallah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Banner passes into half guard.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdallah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Abdallah slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdallah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Abdallah looking for a guillotine here but Banner defends easily.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Banner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Banner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner scoring with some ground and pound.

Abdallah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Abdallah throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Banner escapes and throws Abdallah's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Abdallah looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banner working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Abdallah is looking to regain half guard here but Banner keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Abdallah is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Abdallah is trying to get back to half guard.
Banner trying to control the position but Abdallah is working away.
Abdallah is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banner is putting a hurting on Abdallah here, landing some big shots from side control.

Banner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Abdallah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abdallah tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
Banner controlling the pace.

Abdallah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Abdallah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banner with a poor takedown
and Abdallah counters with a good, hard body kick but Banner shrugs it off.
Abdallah tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdallah.
Banner misses with a takedown
and Abdallah counters with a three punch combo that has Banner backing up. Banner nods at Abdallah to acknowledge the strikes.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Abdallah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdallah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdallah landing some decent shots from guard.

Abdallah drops back looking for a leg! Banner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banner manages to kick Abdallah off! Abdallah jumps back into Banner's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdallah cracks Banner with a solid left hand.

Abdallah stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Abdallah darts in and clinches Banner up against the cage.
Banner prevents the takedown attempt.

Abdallah breaks the clinch.
Abdallah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banner throws a combination that misses
and Abdallah counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdallah tries to clinch up.
Abdallah tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banner.
Abdallah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abdallah as he avoids it easily.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdallah is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Bruce Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdallah lands a head kick. Banner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Abdallah counters by moving into the clinch.

Abdallah manages to break the clinch.

Abdallah has Banner up against the cage in a clinch.

Abdallah manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdallah is retaining full guard.
Abdallah trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Abdallah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Abdallah working for a triangle but Banner defends it easily.
Ahmad Abdallah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdallah wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Abdallah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banner is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abdallah has an active guard here but Banner has managed to pass into half guard.

Abdallah actively working from the bottom here.
Banner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Abdallah wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Abdallah can't escape the position.
Banner punching from mount but Abdallah doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Abdallah regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdallah is looking for a sweep. Banner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Abdallah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Abdallah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abdallah throws a chopping leg kick but Banner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdallah misses with a head kick.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt - Abdallah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Abdallah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banner, pushing him back against the cage.

Abdallah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdallah throws a head kick that misses.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Abdallah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banner is working for takedown but Abdallah is calmly controlling the position for now.
Banner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abdallah just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Abdallah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdallah tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Abdallah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdallah throws a head kick that misses.
Abdallah stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah tries to close the distance and clinch but Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Abdallah shoots in and bounces Banner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banner is adopting a defensive guard.
Banner is trying to hold Abdallah in close to prevent damage but Abdallah has managed to pass into half guard.

Abdallah seems to be working for a kimura but Banner defends the submission attempt.
Banner is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner has hold of Abdallah's hands but Abdallah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Abdallah is trying to work for a kimura but Banner is defending well.
Banner is looking to control Abdallah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banner avoid being mounted?
Banner is staying active underneath Abdallah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abdallah is controlling the pace.
Banner gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah throwing strikes but missing.
Abdallah being controlled here momentarily.

Abdallah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Abdallah has Banner in his guard.

Abdallah working for submissions but it's allowed Banner to get to half guard.
Abdallah has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Abdallah is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Banner pulls his head out easily.

Banner is working for a submission of some sort.
Abdallah punching from the bottom.
Banner is thwarting Abdallah's attempts to control the position.

Abdallah looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Abdallah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdallah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Abdallah!