PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxamud Sulub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magic Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sulub
vs
Magic

179 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxamud Sulub !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Magic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sulub tries to land a front kick but Magic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Sulub closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sulub lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sulub accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Sulub drops back looking for a leg! Magic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magic manages to kick Sulub off! Sulub jumps back into Magic's guard.
Sulub is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sulub .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sulub .
Sulub slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sulub has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Magic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sulub . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sulub misses with a head shot.
Sulub looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magic tries to lock up and control but Sulub gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Sulub is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Magic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sulub controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulub misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Magic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sulub misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Magic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sulub tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sulub 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.
Sulub takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulub sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sulub controlling from mount.
Sulub has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Sulub is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Magic is surviving well by controlling Sulub 's body position as best he can.
Sulub throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulub throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sulub controlling the pace for now.

Sulub looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sulub with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxamud Sulub 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.

Sulub throws a head kick that misses.
Sulub lands a slapping body shot.

Sulub moves into the clinch.
Magic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sulub prevents it.

Sulub jumps into guard, dragging Magic to the mat.
Sulub thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Magic is looking to advance position but Sulub has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Maxamud Sulub overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sulub looking to finish with strikes here!
Sulub controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulub seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Magic for as long as he can get away with.
Magic blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulub throwing strikes here but Magic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sulub thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Sulub jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Magic manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Sulub decides to stand back up. Sulub steps back and let's Magic get back to his feet.

Sulub gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magic tries to score a body lock takedown but Sulub shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sulub is looking to take this one to the mat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Magic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sulub 's face.

It looks like Maxamud Sulub has been cut.
Magic is trying to break the clinch but Sulub has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulub tries to pull guard but Magic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magic tries to pull guard but Sulub forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maxamud Sulub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magic Magic.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magic working hard to break the clinch.
Sulub tries for a takedown but Magic manages to get underhooks.
Magic prevents Sulub from breaking the clinch.
Sulub slows down the pace here.
Magic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sulub after a bit of a struggle.
Magic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulub is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magic to keep the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sulub takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Sulub 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sulub keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Magic gets caught flat footed, as Sulub shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Sulub drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sulub has Magic in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxamud Sulub dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxamud Sulub 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sulub shoots for a double leg takedown but Magic sprawls well. He's pushed Sulub 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magic.
Magic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sulub clinches with his opponent.

Sulub pulls guard effortlessly.
Sulub lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sulub throwing strikes from guard but Magic blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sulub sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sulub pushes down on Magic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sulub passes the guard and advances to mount!
Magic wants to try and get back to his feet.
Magic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulub controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulub thowing shots but they're missing.

Sulub gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulub tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Sulub as Magic shoots in.
Maxamud Sulub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magic Magic.
Sulub shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magic sprawls well. Magic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sulub gets slowly back to his feet.
Magic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Magic as Sulub shoots in.
Sulub shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magic pinned against the cage. Magic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sulub throws a push kick but Magic slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulub looks for a takedown but Magic sprawls well.
Magic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sulub manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sulub clinches up with Magic and pushes him back against the cage.
Magic is trying to maintain a safe position but Sulub gets an underhook and turns Magic into the cage.
Sulub wants to get back to striking at distance but Magic won't allow it.
Sulub is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magic is defending well for now.
Magic stops a takedown attempt from Sulub .
Magic is pressed up against the cage. Sulub has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Magic down to the mat. Magic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Sulub with that takedown attempt.
Magic tries to clinch there but Sulub circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxamud Sulub showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sulub 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxamud Sulub !