PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy St Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

St Roy
vs
Ahmed

190 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy St Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Ahmed!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Roy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmed circles away quickly and effectively.
St Roy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahmed shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahmed tries for a takedown but St Roy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Roy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ahmed moves into the clinch.
St Roy tries to break free but Ahmed pushes him back against the cage.

Ahmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Roy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ahmed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ahmed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ahmed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ahmed has control of St Roy's left arm, preventing St Roy from doing any damage.

Ahmed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Roy is aware though and is defending well.
St Roy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Ahmed pushes St Roy off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Roy sprawls well. St Roy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ahmed gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeremy St Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Ahmed.
Ahmed fails to land the takedown.
St Roy throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ahmed rushes St Roy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Roy can't break the clinch.

St Roy manages to break the clinch.
St Roy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ahmed counters by clinching up.
Ahmed has St Roy pressed against the cage, preventing St Roy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Roy working hard to break the clinch.

Ahmed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Roy stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahmed. Ahmed gets slowly back to his feet.
St Roy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ahmed clinches up with St Roy and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Roy wants to break free but Ahmed has control.
St Roy is trying to push Ahmed away but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ahmed breaks from the clinch.
St Roy throws a combination that misses
and Ahmed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Roy misses with a few strikes there.

Ahmed clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on St Roy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ahmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahmed slips a jab and a cross from St Roy.
St Roy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahmed counters with a one-two to the body.
Ahmed fails with a takedown attempt.
St Roy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Roy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmed.
St Roy is breathing heavily.
St Roy misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Roy misses with a combination

and Ahmed moves into the clinch.

Ahmed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahmed dodges the punch combination from St Roy.
St Roy throws a nice looking combination but Ahmed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ahmed is pushing St Roy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahmed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Roy blocks it with crossed arms.
St Roy prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahmed keeps control of St Roy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

St Roy breaks the clinch.
St Roy throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Roy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Roy misses with a combination

and Ahmed counters by clinching up.

Ahmed pulls St Roy into guard.
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!
St Roy wants to stand but Ahmed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ahmed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ahmed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Roy defends well.
St Roy being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmed's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Ahmed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ahmed shoots for a takedown but St Roy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ahmed dodges the punch combination from St Roy.
St Roy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahmed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Roy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmed.
St Roy misses with a double jab
and Ahmed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Roy misses with a double jab.
St Roy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ahmed eats them both and turns towards St Roy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
St Roy throws a combination that misses

and Ahmed moves into the clinch.
St Roy wants to break the clinch but can't.

St Roy breaks from the clinch.

St Roy gets tackled into the cage by Ahmed. Ahmed maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Roy is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ahmed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahmed shoots in for a takedown but St Roy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Roy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahmed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Roy misses with a double jab

and Ahmed counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahmed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Roy backwards.

St Roy manages to break the clinch.

Ahmed gets a clinch.
St Roy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ahmed gets control of St Roy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ahmed will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Roy is looking to stand up but Ahmed won't let him.

Ahmed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Roy tries to stand but Ahmed is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ahmed holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Ahmed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Roy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jeremy St Roy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed tries to clinch up.

Ahmed moves into the clinch.
Ahmed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Roy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Roy is trying to break the clinch but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage.

Ahmed breaks the clinch.
St Roy misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Roy looks to land a combination but Ahmed avoids it well.
Ahmed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeremy St Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Ahmed.
St Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahmed.
St Roy throws a nice looking combination but Ahmed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ahmed takes the fight into the clinch.
Ahmed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahmed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ahmed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Roy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Roy is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahmed has double underhooks.
St Roy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage.
St Roy is trying to break the clinch but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage.
St Roy is trying to break the clinch but Ahmed is controlling him.
St Roy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmed keeps control of St Roy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Roy is trying to break the clinch but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ahmed pulls guard effortlessly.
Ahmed pulls St Roy in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Ahmed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

St Roy misses with a combination

and Ahmed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahmed.
Ahmed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Ahmed jumps guard.
St Roy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ahmed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Roy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahmed's guard.
St Roy being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahmed trying to strike off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ahmed clinches up with St Roy and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahmed keeps control of St Roy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahmed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Roy's efforts to push away.
Ahmed prevents St Roy from breaking the clinch.
Ahmed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ahmed lands with a right to the head.
St Roy is trying to break the clinch but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage.
Ahmed has St Roy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Roy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Roy is trying to push Ahmed away but Ahmed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ahmed decides to pull guard.
St Roy wants to stand but Ahmed is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ahmed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

St Roy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ahmed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Roy has managed to get both his arms back between Ahmed's legs - danger averted.
St Roy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ahmed is proving hard to escape from.
Mohamed Ahmed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahmed striking off his back but it's not causing St Roy any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Roy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahmed's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahmed managing to control the position.
Ahmed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Roy!

Ahmed looking for a guillotine from mount but St Roy is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jeremy St Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahmed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mohamed Ahmed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Roy tries to buck Ahmed off but Ahmed takes his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Ahmed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ahmed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Ahmed!