PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallulah Begaye (ranked 24149 p4p, 2516 weight class) and Radio Raheem (ranked 254 p4p, 158 weight class). Begaye comes to the cage accompanied by It’s my life. Tallulah Begaye could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Radio Raheem's chin.

Begaye
vs
Raheem

195 cm
31
279
7 - 11 - 0

225 cm
23
300
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Determined

Wrestler Wayfare
⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tallulah Begaye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Radio Raheem!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Raheem.
Raheem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Begaye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Begaye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raheem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Raheem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Begaye moves out of range of the leg kick from Raheem.
Raheem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Begaye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raheem is fending him off so far but Begaye persists. Nope, Raheem circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begaye with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Raheem counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallulah Begaye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raheem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Begaye drops down looking for a counter takedown but Raheem sprawls and moves away.
Begaye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Begaye doesn't seem bothered though.
Raheem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Begaye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raheem jabs at Begaye's body.
Begaye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raheem scores with a hook.
Begaye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raheem.
Begaye drops down looking for a counter takedown but Raheem sprawls and moves away.
Raheem 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raheem stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raheem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raheem scores with a nice strike.
Begaye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raheem misses with a wild combination.
Begaye feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raheem misses with a few strikes there.
Begaye has his takedown stuffed
and Raheem counters with a nice body shot.
Begaye misses with a takedown attempt - Raheem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raheem clobbers Begaye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raheem connects with a jab.
Begaye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raheem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raheem lands with a cross.
Raheem lands a two punch combo.
Raheem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Raheem 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.

Begaye on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Radio Raheem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raheem cracks Begaye with a right hand to the side of the head.
Begaye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raheem stalks Begaye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Begaye's face. Begaye staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem cracks Begaye with an open hand slap.
Begaye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raheem is fending him off so far but Begaye persists. Nope, Raheem circles away and we're back to standing.
Begaye looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem connects with a crisp jab.
Begaye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raheem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallulah Begaye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Begaye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raheem has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raheem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raheem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raheem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Begaye feinted with a counter takedown.
Tallulah Begaye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raheem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Begaye's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raheem connects with a jab.
Raheem is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raheem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Begaye.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raheem! But no joy.
Raheem pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Begaye back to the cage. Raheem follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begaye moves forwards but Raheem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Begaye shoots for a double leg takedown but Raheem sprawls well. He's pushed Begaye's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raheem connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Raheem lands a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Begaye might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Begaye shoots and misses
and Raheem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begaye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Begaye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Begaye checks a leg kick.
Begaye half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raheem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Begaye is able to avoid easily.
Begaye attempts a counter takedown but Raheem avoids it well and moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Begaye. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Begaye throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Raheem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Begaye is in Raheem's guard.

Raheem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Begaye off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radio Raheem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raheem clobbers Begaye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Begaye has his takedown stuffed
and Raheem counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Raheem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Begaye tries for a takedown but Raheem circles away easily
and Raheem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Begaye shoots in but Raheem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raheem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Begaye under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raheem scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raheem cracks Begaye with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raheem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raheem throws a chopping leg kick but Begaye manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Begaye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raheem's waist but Raheem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Begaye off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallulah Begaye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Begaye moves forwards but Raheem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raheem lands the left hand.
Begaye looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raheem lands a jab to the head.
Begaye shoots for a takedown but Raheem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Begaye misses with a takedown
and Raheem counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raheem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raheem lands with a nice combination. Begaye backs away looking to recover.

Begaye shoots in and gets a takedown into Raheem's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Raheem manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Begaye wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raheem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Raheem.
Radio Raheem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raheem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raheem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raheem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raheem tries to bum rush Begaye with a series of wild strikes but Begaye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Begaye.
A little jabbing left from Raheem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Begaye fails with the takedown.
Tallulah Begaye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raheem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raheem connects with the punch.
Begaye with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raheem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radio Raheem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Raheem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radio Raheem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raheem 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 James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radio Raheem!
After the big win, Radio Raheem made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.