PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Ozdemir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadar Abdelrashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozdemir comes to the cage accompanied by The Rap. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ozdemir
vs
Abdelrashid

188 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hassan Ozdemir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khadar Abdelrashid!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozdemir lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Abdelrashid misses
and Ozdemir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ozdemir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdelrashid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ozdemir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ozdemir scores with a one two! Abdelrashid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Khadar Abdelrashid has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrashid throws out a loose jab but Ozdemir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozdemir misses with a combination
and Abdelrashid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abdelrashid throws a combination that misses
and Ozdemir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abdelrashid looks gassed!
Ozdemir misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrashid counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozdemir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ozdemir lands with a nice combination. Abdelrashid backs away looking to recover.
Ozdemir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdelrashid should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ozdemir misses with a double jab
and Abdelrashid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abdelrashid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdelrashid misses with a double jab
and Ozdemir counters with a series of strikes. Abdelrashid will be more careful next time no doubt.

That has opened up Khadar Abdelrashid's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ozdemir drops Abdelrashid with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abdelrashid looks back up at him and smiles so Ozdemir waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

The cut above Khadar Abdelrashid's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ozdemir misses with the combination.
Ozdemir misses with a few strikes there.
Ozdemir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ozdemir lands with an uppercut that bounces Abdelrashid off the cage and back into rage.

Khadar Abdelrashid's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abdelrashid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozdemir.
Ozdemir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrashid was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozdemir.
Abdelrashid slips a jab from Ozdemir.
Abdelrashid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ozdemir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khadar Abdelrashid's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hassan Ozdemir!