PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruscle Muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Al Borki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muscle comes into the arena with DMX's- Where My Dogs At blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Muscle
vs
Al Borki

185 cm
31
195 lbs
27 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruscle Muscle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohamed Al Borki!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Borki misses with a head kick.
Al Borki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muscle. Muscle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Al Borki keeps Muscle at a distance using the push kick.
Al Borki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muscle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muscle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Borki counters with a stiff right hand.
Muscle throws a combination that misses
and Al Borki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Borki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muscle misses with a low kick.
Al Borki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muscle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Borki moves away from the strike by Muscle.
Muscle throws a wild body kick that Al Borki sees coming a mile off.
Muscle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Borki connects with a nice looking jab.

Al Borki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Borki.

It looks like Ruscle Muscle has been cut.
Al Borki lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Borki stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Borki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muscle goes for a takedown attempt but Al Borki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Al Borki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muscle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muscle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muscle moves forwards but Al Borki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Borki pushes Muscle away with a front kick.
Muscle is breathing heavily.
Muscle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Borki cracks Muscle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Al Borki dodges the punch combination from Muscle.
Ruscle Muscle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Borki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Al Borki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muscle, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Borki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muscle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Al Borki on the inside.
Al Borki lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muscle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruscle Muscle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Al Borki - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Al Borki to work.
Al Borki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Muscle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Al Borki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Borki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muscle avoids it.
Al Borki pushes Muscle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Borki.
Al Borki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muscle avoiding damage as Al Borki throws knees to the body.
Muscle blocks an elbow strike.
Muscle takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Borki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muscle avoids it.
Muscle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muscle wants to stall.
Muscle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Al Borki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muscle trying to control the position but instead, Al Borki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muscle into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Borki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Al Borki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Borki.
Muscle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Borki is working Muscle over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muscle fails to pull guard.

Muscle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Al Borki uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Al Borki wants to control from the top but Muscle keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Al Borki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruscle Muscle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Al Borki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muscle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Borki moves out of range of the body kick from Muscle.
Ruscle Muscle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Borki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muscle misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Muscle is predictable there
and Al Borki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Muscle misses with a two punch combination.
Muscle misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Borki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muscle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muscle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Borki counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Al Borki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Borki leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Borki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mohamed Al Borki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muscle wants to take the fight to the mat but Al Borki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Borki lands with a short shot to the head.
Muscle managing to block the knees to the body from Al Borki.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Borki.
Muscle wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Borki.
Al Borki missing with knees to the body.
Al Borki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muscle.
Al Borki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muscle backwards.
Al Borki tries to work over Muscle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Borki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Borki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Borki gets through Muscle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Borki tries a body shot but Muscle blocks it.
Muscle wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muscles head.

Ruscle Muscle's cut is getting worse.
Muscle takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Borki.
Al Borki tries to throw a body punch but Muscle avoids it by throwing Al Borki back against the cage.
Al Borki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Borki scores with a shot to the side of Muscle's head.

Ruscle Muscle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Al Borki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Al Borki is pressed up against the cage. Muscle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Al Borki down to the mat. Al Borki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Al Borki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muscle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muscle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Borki.
Al Borki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muscle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muscle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muscle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muscle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Al Borki moves into the clinch.
Muscle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Al Borki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruscle Muscle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muscle managing to block the knees to the body from Al Borki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Al Borki.
Al Borki lands a damaging elbow.
Al Borki stalling.
Al Borki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Borki lands a damaging elbow.
Muscle is trying to break the clinch but Al Borki has him pressed against the cage.
Al Borki struggles to land a body shot inside as Muscle controls his hands.
Al Borki lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jeez, Ruscle Muscle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Al Borki tries to work over Muscle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Borki lands an elbow just above Muscle 's eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohamed Al Borki!
After winning the bout, Mohamed Al Borki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.