PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arkangel - Behold The Face Of Death. Mohammed Ul Haq could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Bacon's chin.

Ul Haq
vs
Bacon

160 cm
32
165 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

172 cm
31
152 lbs
28 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Ul Haq connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Bacon as Ul Haq shoots in.
Bacon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ul Haq backs up against the cage.
Bacon avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq misses with a leg kick.
Bacon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ul Haq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ul Haq pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bacon is out of range and Ul Haq settles back down.
Ul Haq tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bacon swivels and escapes.
Mohammed Ul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Bacon loads up on a big right hand but Ul Haq slips the punch.
Bacon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Bacon misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ul Haq.
Ul Haq wants to slow Bacon down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Bacon. Those never looked like landing.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Ul Haq moves out of range.
Ul Haq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ul Haq tried to score with a low kick but Bacon checks it.
Ul Haq wants to slow Bacon down by chopping away at his legs.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but Bacon avoids it.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Bacon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ul Haq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ul Haq avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bacon misses with a few strikes there.
Bacon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ul Haq thows a body shot but no joy.
Bacon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chris Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacon lands with a cross.
Bacon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but Bacon moves out of range easily.
Ul Haq throws a body punch but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ul Haq counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bacon's knee momentarily.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bacon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ul Haq just misses with a punch to the body.
Ul Haq misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bacon blocks the low kick.
Ul Haq misses with a hook to the body
and Bacon counters with a left to the body.
Bacon checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ul Haq closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bacon is trying to buck Ul Haq off.

Ul Haq tries for a kimura but Bacon is defending well.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bacon down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ul Haq lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ul Haq tries to score with some ground and pound. Bacon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ul Haq creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Bacon is rocked!
Bacon wants to get back to his feet.
Ul Haq in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bacon is still in real trouble! Can Ul Haq finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon is trying to escape the position but Ul Haq is controlling the position.
Bacon seems to have recovered his senses.
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Ul Haq drags him back down.
Ul Haq is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Ul Haq dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bacon checks it.
Bacon swinging wildly here.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Ul Haq shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bacon pinned against the cage. Bacon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ul Haq. Bacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammed Ul Haq is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon checks a low kick from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ul Haq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bacon checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ul Haq at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Ul Haq does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ul Haq closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ul Haq lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bacon pushes Ul Haq off and gets back to his feet.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Ul Haq throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ul Haq tries to score with a low kick but Bacon moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bacon is able to avoid easily.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bacon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ul Haq throwing strikes from guard but Bacon blocks nicely.
Ul Haq prevents Bacon from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ul Haq scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bacon is looking to stand up but Ul Haq isn't so interested in that idea.
Ul Haq has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ul Haq wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bacon is looking to stand up but Ul Haq isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ul Haq with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ul Haq might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ul Haq is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ul Haq landing with the ground and pound.
Bacon wants to stand and escape but Ul Haq is having none of it.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
Ul Haq works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mohammed Ul Haq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bacon tries to kick Ul Haq off in order to stand up. Ul Haq Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ul Haq trying to control the action but Bacon is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ul Haq is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ul Haq landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bacon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ul Haq is controlling him well.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bacon down.
Ul Haq works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bacon taking a bit of punishment here - Ul Haq scoring with strikes.
Ul Haq scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bacon is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ul Haq can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Ul Haq!
A victorious Mohammed Ul Haq thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.