PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umar Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - The Unforgiven. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dimachaerus
vs
Muhammed

183 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Umar Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed feints and then cracks Dimachaerus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimachaerus down.
Muhammed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muhammed drops his hands momentarily and Dimachaerus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muhammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dimachaerus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimachaerus dips to his left and cracks Muhammed with an uppercut!
Dimachaerus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muhammed thows a body shot but no joy.
Dimachaerus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muhammed. That's going to slow Dimachaerus down.
Muhammed connects with a nice looking jab.
Dimachaerus wants to land a leg kick but Muhammed is out of range.
Muhammed throws a sloppy head kick and Dimachaerus moves out of range easily.
Muhammed moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimachaerus.
Muhammed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dimachaerus.
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!
Muhammed slips a straight right by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses
and Muhammed counters with a head kick. That will keep Dimachaerus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muhammed.
Muhammed takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed looks for the body kick but Dimachaerus saw that one coming.
Dimachaerus misses with a body shot.
Muhammed throws a looping overhand right but Dimachaerus ducks down to avoid it.
Muhammed avoids the body shot from Dimachaerus.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimachaerus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muhammed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muhammed.
Muhammed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left and a right from Dimachaerus both land. Nice combination.
Dimachaerus is breathing heavily.
Dimachaerus blocks the body kick.
Muhammed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muhammed missing with a left hand there. Dimachaerus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muhammed throws a leg kick
and Dimachaerus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Muhammed.

It looks like Marcus Dimachaerus has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhammed jabs at Dimachaerus's body.
Muhammed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Muhammed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Muhammed lands but Dimachaerus takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Muhammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muhammed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Muhammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimachaerus.
Muhammed lands a jab to Dimachaerus's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muhammed.
Muhammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimachaerus. That did some damage!
Dimachaerus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimachaerus.
Muhammed throws a head kick but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Muhammed throws a leg kick which misses Dimachaerus's front leg but catches the back leg as Dimachaerus tries to avoid it.
Dimachaerus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muhammed lands a leg kick that knocks Dimachaerus off balance momentarily.
Muhammed throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muhammed. Dimachaerus does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Muhammed misses.
Muhammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Muhammed.
A right-left combo lands from Muhammed.
Muhammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dimachaerus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhammed.
Muhammed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimachaerus circles away quickly and effectively.
Muhammed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Muhammed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhammed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhammed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dimachaerus avoids the body shot from Muhammed.
Muhammed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dimachaerus ducks under a wild hook from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws the kick towards the body but Dimachaerus avoids it.
Muhammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimachaerus moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimachaerus throws a shot from downtown. Muhammed moves away and avoids it.
Muhammed throws a right hand that Dimachaerus ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimachaerus also avoids with ease.
Muhammed lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Muhammed.
A solid body kick from Muhammed.
Muhammed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimachaerus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muhammed feints and then cracks Dimachaerus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimachaerus down.
Dimachaerus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muhammed looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimachaerus is just out of range.
Muhammed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Muhammed.
Muhammed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimachaerus throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umar Muhammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Dimachaerus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dimachaerus slips a straight right by Muhammed.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dimachaerus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses.
Muhammed scores with a leg kick.
Dimachaerus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Muhammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimachaerus misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Muhammed misses.
Muhammed thuds his right hand into Dimachaerus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dimachaerus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhammed misses with an uppercut. Dimachaerus saw that one coming.
Muhammed lands with a good body shot.
Dimachaerus checks a leg kick.
Muhammed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dimachaerus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muhammed.
Muhammed looks for the body kick but Dimachaerus saw that one coming.
Muhammed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed throws a sloppy head kick and Dimachaerus moves out of range easily.
Umar Muhammed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimachaerus misses the jab.
Muhammed throws a hook but Dimachaerus blocks it.
Dimachaerus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muhammed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimachaerus misses with the combination.
Muhammed with a hook.
Muhammed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimachaerus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dimachaerus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dimachaerus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook. Muhammed ducked under it nicely.
Dimachaerus throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a combination that misses
and Dimachaerus counters with a straight right hand.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dimachaerus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dimachaerus misses.
Dimachaerus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhammed swings for the body but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Dimachaerus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muhammed avoids the body shot from Dimachaerus.
Muhammed throws a big shot that misses.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammed is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick by Muhammed misses
and Dimachaerus counters with a nice body shot.
Muhammed moves out of range as Dimachaerus strikes.
Dimachaerus throws a shot from downtown. Muhammed moves away and avoids it.
Dimachaerus sizes up Muhammed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muhammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimachaerus defending well as Muhammed loads up on a big left hand.
Dimachaerus scores with a jab. Muhammed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dimachaerus does no damage.
A slow jab from Dimachaerus misses its intended target.
Muhammed throws a chopping leg kick but Dimachaerus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dimachaerus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muhammed - the referee stops the clock and Dimachaerus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muhammed. Dimachaerus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimachaerus misses with a body shot.
Muhammed misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Dimachaerus blocks the low kick.
Dimachaerus moves out of range of the body kick.
Muhammed missing with a left hand there. Dimachaerus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimachaerus lands a jab to the head.
Dimachaerus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muhammed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muhammed.
Muhammed tries to bum rush Dimachaerus with a series of wild strikes but Dimachaerus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muhammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammed misses with an uppercut. Dimachaerus saw that one coming.
Muhammed dodges the punch combination from Dimachaerus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus blocks a leg kick.
Muhammed lands with a slapping head kick.
Muhammed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws a lazy right hand but Muhammed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimachaerus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Muhammed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muhammed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimachaerus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimachaerus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muhammed misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook.
Dimachaerus swings for the body but Muhammed moves out of range.
Muhammed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dimachaerus counter with a right hand.
Muhammed scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umar Muhammed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Dimachaerus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dimachaerus needs to keep his hands up - Muhammed had a free shot at his head there.
Muhammed jabs Dimachaerus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimachaerus slips under a jab from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws out a loose jab but Dimachaerus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimachaerus moves out of range as Muhammed throws a body kick.
Muhammed throws a big shot that misses.
Dimachaerus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimachaerus blocks a jab.
Muhammed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dimachaerus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhammed.
A swing and a miss from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muhammed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimachaerus.
Muhammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dimachaerus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muhammed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muhammed slips under a jab from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus walks into a stiff left hand from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimachaerus avoids the head kick by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook.
Muhammed moves away from the strike by Dimachaerus.
Muhammed throws out a leg kick but Dimachaerus moves out of range and Muhammed only half commits.
Dimachaerus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muhammed misses with a head kick.
Dimachaerus scores with a nice right hand.
Dimachaerus misses with an uppercut. Muhammed saw that one coming.
Muhammed tries to land a front kick but Dimachaerus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muhammed misses with an attempted mid kick.

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.
Dimachaerus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muhammed takes one on the button.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimachaerus moves away.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimachaerus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muhammed.
Muhammed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimachaerus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimachaerus moves away.
Muhammed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muhammed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimachaerus swings for the body but Muhammed moves out of range.
Dimachaerus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimachaerus moves out of range as Muhammed throws a body kick.
Muhammed misses with a two punch combination.
Muhammed pushes Dimachaerus away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus blocks a jab.
Muhammed throws a series of punches but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Marcus Dimachaerus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimachaerus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimachaerus moves away from the strike by Muhammed.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimachaerus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muhammed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimachaerus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muhammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Muhammed.
Dimachaerus misses with a looping right.
Muhammed throws a body punch but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
A lazy left from Dimachaerus finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Muhammed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muhammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhammed throws a nice looking combination but Dimachaerus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimachaerus.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dimachaerus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muhammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimachaerus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimachaerus cracks Muhammed with an open hand slap.
Dimachaerus scores with a one two! Muhammed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dimachaerus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muhammed was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimachaerus.
Muhammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dimachaerus throws a series of punches but Muhammed moves out of range.
Muhammed misses with a straight right.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook.
Umar Muhammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muhammed takes a swing at Dimachaerus's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Dimachaerus.
Well Muhammed 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Umar Muhammed!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Umar Muhammed!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Umar Muhammed!

Umar Muhammed wins by unanimous decision!