PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayle Amot Abdalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Amot Abdalla
vs
Ares

150 cm
40
300 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

190 cm
19
282 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rayle Amot Abdalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Ares!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdalla throws the left hand but Ares avoids the punch easily.
Ares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abdalla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdalla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rayle Amot Abdalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdalla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdalla throws a chopping leg kick but Ares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdalla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdalla 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.
Abdalla dodges the punch combination from Ares.
Abdalla throws a wild body kick that Ares sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdalla misses with a low kick.
Ares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdalla throws a low kick but Ares avoids it.

Ares rushes Abdalla and presses him up against the cage.
Ares missing with knees to the body.
Abdalla is looking to control Ares's arms but Ares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdalla has his back to the cage.

Ares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ares wants to hit a switch here but Abdalla passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ares there!
Abdalla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ares hang on?
Ares working to try and regain half guard.
Ares is squirming around, avoiding Abdalla's attempts to control the action.
Ares is desperately trying to improve his position but Abdalla has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ares is still trying to improve position.
Abdalla can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ares is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to hold on but Abdalla postures up.
Ares really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ares is trying to stand up.
Ares bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ares tries to stand but Abdalla is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rayle Amot Abdalla has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Abdalla throws a leg kick that misses.
Abdalla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abdalla misses with a takedown attempt - Ares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Ares moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ares takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abdalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Ares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rayle Amot Abdalla will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abdalla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Rayle Amot Abdalla has been cut.
Abdalla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdalla throws a low kick but Ares moves out of range easily.
Abdalla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abdalla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abdalla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ares clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdalla is looking for a takedown.
Ares lands an elbow that stopped Abdalla in his tracks for a moment.
Ares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdalla avoids it.
Ares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

Ares jumps guard.
Ares is looking to stand up but Abdalla isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ares pushes Abdalla off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abdalla throws a front kick aimed at Ares's knee but Ares avoids it well.
Abdalla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdalla looks to land a body kick but Ares moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ares rushes Abdalla and presses him up against the cage.
Abdalla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Ares manages to pull guard.
Abdalla preventing the sweep.
Abdalla stands and throws Ares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdalla working away.
Ares is looking to regain half guard here but Abdalla keeps moving and retains side control.
Ares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares tries to buck Abdalla off but Abdalla is having none of it.
Ares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abdalla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abdalla works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abdalla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ares keeps working.
Ares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abdalla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abdalla tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abdalla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abdalla trying to control the action but Ares is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ares is trying to control Abdalla's posture but Abdalla avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Ares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rayle Amot Abdalla's cut.
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!

Abdalla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicholas Ares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ares misses the shot to the body.
Abdalla misses with a low kick.
Abdalla throws a chopping leg kick but Ares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdalla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdalla tries to clinch but Ares moves out of range.
Ares tries to clinch up but Abdalla circles away and keeps his distance.

Abdalla tries to keep at a distance but Ares has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares tries to work over Abdalla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ares can't find room to land a body shot as Abdalla controls the action.
Ares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdalla avoids it.
Ares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdalla is defending well for now.
Ares content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ares lands a nice uppercut.
Ares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdalla blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Ares.
Ares misses with a knee to the head.
Abdalla avoids the elbow strike from Ares, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abdalla managing to block the knees to the body from Ares.
Ares taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ares tries to throw a body punch but Abdalla avoids it by throwing Ares back against the cage.
Ares tries to land a knee to the head but Abdalla blocks with his arms.
Ares lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdalla is trying to break the clinch but Ares is controlling him.
Ares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abdalla looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdalla controls his hands.
Abdalla prevents a body shot from Ares.
A left hand lands to the body for Ares.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Ares.

Ares decides to pull guard.
Ares striking off his back but it's not causing Abdalla any problems.
Ares is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Abdalla dives into side control.
Ares sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ares wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ares controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares wants to get back to his feet.
Abdalla is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ares reverses the position - he's now on top in Abdalla's guard.
Ares's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicholas Ares.
Abdalla is looking to score with low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Ares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Ares!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nicholas Ares made sure he mentioned Bloodlust Horde Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.