PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massoud comes to the cage accompanied by Kulobi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Massoud
vs
Floyd

172 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Raptorz Inc.

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud tries a low kick but Floyd avoids it.
Massoud looks to land a right hand but Floyd moved out of range.
Massoud missing with a left hand there. Floyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Floyd lands a high kick!
Floyd thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Floyd.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Floyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Floyd.
Floyd misses with a kick to the body.
Floyd missing with a left hand there. Massoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Floyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Floyd.
John Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Massoud lands a head shot.
Massoud scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
Massoud blocks the body kick.
Floyd connects with a crisp jab.
Massoud looks to land a left hand but Floyd moved out of range nicely.
Massoud checks a low kick from Floyd.
Massoud lands with a shot to the body.
Floyd throws a sloppy body shot

and Massoud counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Massoud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Massoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Massoud gets through Floyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Massoud misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Massoud.
Floyd with a knee to the head.
Floyd wants to break free but Massoud has control.
Floyd has Massoud pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massoud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Floyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Floyd prevents a body shot from Massoud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floyd.
Floyd is looking to control Massoud's arms but Massoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Floyd has his back to the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Massoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Massoud is leaning against Floyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Massoud.
A short right from Massoud on the inside.
Massoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Massoud misses with a punch to the body.
Massoud prevents a body shot from Floyd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Massoud blocks it with crossed arms.
Floyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Floyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massoud lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Massoud.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massoud.
Massoud lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Massoud.
Massoud tries to throw a body punch but Floyd avoids it by throwing Massoud back against the cage.
Massoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massoud prevents a body shot from Floyd.
Floyd tries to break free but Massoud pushes him back against the cage.
Massoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Massoud.
Massoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Floyd.
Massoud avoids a wild elbow strike from Floyd.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Massoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
Massoud tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Massoud.
Massoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floyd tries to throw a body punch but Massoud avoids it by throwing Floyd back against the cage.
Floyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Massoud.
Floyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Massoud's elbow.
Floyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Massoud dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Floyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Floyd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Massoud is looking to slow Floyd down with leg kicks.
Massoud avoids the head kick by Floyd.
Floyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Massoud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Floyd's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Floyd lands but Massoud takes it in his stride.
Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Massoud moves out of range easily.
John Floyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Massoud blocks a head kick by Floyd.
Floyd is looking to land body kicks.
Massoud lands a nice looking body shot.
Massoud looks to land a right hand but Floyd moved out of range.
Massoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Massoud. Beautiful body shot.
Massoud throws a poor cross that misses
and Floyd counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd lands with a right hand.
Massoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Massoud moves away.
Massoud lands a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Floyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Massoud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Floyd at a distance.
Floyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Massoud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Floyd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Massoud lands with a cross.
Floyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Massoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Floyd.
Floyd throws the kick towards the body but Massoud avoids it.
Floyd throws a head kick but Massoud moves out of range.
Floyd tries to score with a low kick but Massoud moves his leg out of the way.
Massoud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Floyd's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massoud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Floyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Floyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Massoud does no damage.
Massoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Floyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Massoud throws a right hand that Floyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Floyd also avoids with ease.
Massoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Floyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Massoud.
Floyd misses with a kick to the body.
Massoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Floyd momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Floyd. Massoud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Massoud blocks the body kick.
Massoud with a hook.
Massoud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Floyd at a distance.
Floyd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Massoud's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Massoud moves out of range easily.
Floyd slips a jab and a cross from Massoud.
Massoud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Floyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Floyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Floyd.
Massoud digs a good hook to Floyd's body.
Massoud checks the leg kick.
Floyd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Massoud is out of range.
Massoud moves out of range of the body kick.
Floyd throws a head kick but Massoud moves out of range.
Massoud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Massoud takes one to the chin there.
Floyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massoud looks to throw the jab but Floyd is out of range.
Massoud thows a body shot but no joy.
Massoud misses with a leg kick
and Floyd counters with a leg kick.
Massoud closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Floyd misses with a low kick as Massoud jumps back.
Floyd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Massoud rather than just go for the knockout.
Massoud cracks Floyd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Floyd.
Massoud throws a right and a left that Floyd avoids nicely.
Floyd lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floyd works Massoud's body with a nice hook.
Floyd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Massoud misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahmad Massoud will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Floyd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Massoud is able to avoid easily.
Floyd throws a head kick but Massoud moves out of range.
Massoud dodges the punch combination from Floyd.
Floyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Floyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Floyd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Massoud blocks the leg kick.
Massoud throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Massoud.
Floyd misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Floyd finds it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Floyd blocks the leg kick.
Massoud lands with a hook. Floyd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Massoud blocks a low kick nicely.
Massoud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Massoud. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd avoids the body shot from Massoud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud looks to land a left hand but Floyd moved out of range nicely.
Floyd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Floyd looks for the body kick but Massoud saw that one coming.
Massoud avoids the body shot from Floyd.
Floyd throws the kick towards the body but Massoud avoids it.
Floyd thuds his shin into the meat of Massoud's side.
Massoud checks a low kick from Floyd.
Floyd tries to move into range but Massoud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Floyd scores with a head kick. Massoud tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Massoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Massoud - just one landing.
Floyd misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Floyd misses

and Massoud moves into the clinch.
Massoud blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Massoud has a couple of punches blocked by Floyd.
Massoud dodges an elbow strike from Floyd.
Massoud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Massoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Floyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Massoud digs a right hand underneath Floyd's ribcage. Floyd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Floyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Massoud.
Massoud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Massoud has a couple of punches blocked by Floyd.
A short left from Massoud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Massoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Floyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Floyd has a couple of punches blocked by Massoud.
Massoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Massoud.
Floyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floyd.
Massoud tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
Floyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd throws a knee to the head but misses.
John Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Massoud tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd misses with some punches.
Massoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Massoud.
Floyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd blocks a body shot from Massoud.
Floyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Massoud controls his hands.
Floyd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as Massoud controls the action.
Floyd throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massoud lands a left hand.
Massoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Massoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Massoud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Massoud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Massoud!
A victorious Ahmad Massoud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.