PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir comes to the cage accompanied by -N- The Bay. Jihad has chosen America! Fuck Yeah! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Cain Cormeir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cormeir
vs
Jihad

185 cm
30
226 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jihad to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Cormeir has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cormeir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jihad pinned against the cage. Jihad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cormeir is looking to clinch but Jihad is avoiding it.
Cormeir tries to clinch there but Jihad circles away.
Jihad scores with a nice right hand.
Cormeir slips under a jab from Jihad.

Jihad gets caught napping as Cormeir dives in and scores a takedown. Jihad manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cormeir tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihad is retaining full guard.
Jihad keeping moving, preventing Cormeir from controlling successfully.
Jihad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cormeir preventing the sweep.
Cormeir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cormeir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cormeir scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jihad holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jihad wants to sweep but no luck.
Jihad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jihad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cormeir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cormeir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cormeir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Cormeir postures up in Jihad's guard and throws a big left but Jihad blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormeir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cormeir working some strikes from top position.
Jihad wants to sweep here but Cormeir controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad keeps trying to improve his position.
Cormeir throwing strikes but missing.
Jihad wants to sweep here but Cormeir controlling him for the moment.
Cormeir postures up in Jihad's guard and throws a big left but Jihad blocks it.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cormeir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cormeir throwing strikes but missing.
Jihad has control of Cormeir's left arm, preventing Cormeir from doing any damage.
Cormeir postures up.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jihad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cormeir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cormeir stopping the sweep attempt from Jihad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Jihad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cormeir is one step ahead there.
Jihad is trying to keep Cormeir in close.
Cormeir connects with a couple of short punches.
Jihad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cormeir connects with a couple of short punches.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Jihad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Jihad has wrist control.
Cormeir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cormeir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cormeir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jihad has control of Cormeir's left arm, preventing Cormeir from doing any damage.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but Jihad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jihad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jihad is trying to control the position but Cormeir postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mohammed Jihad hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cormeir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Jihad as Cormeir shoots in.

Cormeir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jihad is looking for a sweep. Cormeir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cormeir working over Jihad with some ground and pound. Jihad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cormeir tries to clinch but Jihad moves out of range.
Cormeir tries to clinch there but Jihad circles away.
Cormeir tries to clinch but Jihad is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cormeir has hold of one of Jihad's legs. Jihad is fighting the takedown attempt but Cormeir gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jihad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jihad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cormeir throws a big right hand that misses.
Jihad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jihad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cormeir's guard.
Jihad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormeir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jihad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cormeir is keeping the position for now.
Jihad looking to sit in guard and control but Cormeir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jihad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jihad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jihad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cormeir keeps working.
Cormeir is trying to get back to full guard.
Jihad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cormeir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jihad lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jihad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jihad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jihad thows a huge punch but Cormeir dodges it nicely.
Cormeir tries to roll over but Jihad keeps him under control.
Jihad throwing shots but Cormeir is blocking nicely.
Cormeir regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jihad.
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cormeir keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Jihad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cormeir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jihad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jihad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cormeir keeping moving, preventing Jihad from controlling successfully.
Jihad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jihad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir pulls Jihad in close to his closed guard and prevents Jihad from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jihad connects with a couple of short punches.
Cormeir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jihad.
Cain Cormeir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jihad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jihad trying to control but Cormeir is working from the bottom.
Cormeir wants to stand and escape but Jihad is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cormeir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Jihad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cormeir's guard.
Jihad throwing strikes but missing.
Jihad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cormeir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jihad throws a big elbow that misses.
Cormeir keeping moving, preventing Jihad from controlling successfully.
Jihad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cormeir has momentary wrist control but Jihad slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormeir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad pushes down on Cormeir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cormeir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cormeir.
Cormeir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jihad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cormeir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jihad throwing strikes but missing.
Jihad scoring with some ground and pound.
Cormeir is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jihad trying to control but Cormeir is working from the bottom.
Jihad is looking to advance position but Cormeir has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jihad is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cormeir lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jihad manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Jihad has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Cormeir. Oh but Jihad has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Cormeir goes limp - he's gone! Jihad jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad took some time post fight to say the following; 'You have balls. I like balls.'.
Cain Cormeir spoke after the fight, saying 'That was BS!!! I demand a rematch!!!'.