PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abedisi Mahamud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monet comes to the cage accompanied by Downstait - Open Your Eyes. Mahamud has chosen Darkest corner - Drummin from darknessg as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Monet
vs
Mahamud

170 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

172 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boros Monet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Abedisi Mahamud!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monet throws a right hand that Mahamud ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahamud also avoids with ease.
A combination from Monet does no damage.
Monet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Mahamud misses.
Monet slips under a jab from Mahamud.
Monet misses with a double jab.
Mahamud is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monet.
Monet misses with a series of wild punches.
Monet slips under a jab.
Monet ducks under a wild hook from Mahamud.
Mahamud goes for a double leg but Monet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monet continues to drive forward.
Mahamud looking for a takedown.
Mahamud changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boros Monet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abedisi Mahamud.
Monet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahamud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monet's waist but Monet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mahamud off to one side.
Monet misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mahamud's calf.
Mahamud dodges the punch combination from Monet.
Mahamud just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahamud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahamud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Monet misses with a two punch combination.
Mahamud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monet.
Boros Monet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mahamud lands with a good body shot.
Mahamud misses with an uppercut.
Mahamud dodges the punch combination from Monet.
Mahamud throws a lazy right hand but Monet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monet misses with the combination.
Monet seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mahamud shoots in for a takedown but Monet shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Monet. Those never looked like landing.
Monet throws a right hand that Mahamud ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahamud also avoids with ease.
Monet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boros Monet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Mahamud.
Monet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahamud.
Monet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahamud misses with a wild combination.
Mahamud shoots in for a takedown but Monet shows good takedown defense.
Monet throws a combination that misses
and Mahamud counters with a left to the body.
Monet misses with a combination
and Mahamud counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet needs to keep his hands up - Mahamud had a free shot at his head there.
Monet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monet fails to land with a series of punches.
Monet looks to land a combination but Mahamud avoids it well.
Mahamud is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Monet stalks Mahamud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mahamud's face. Mahamud staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Mahamud blocks the low kick.
Mahamud fails to land the takedown.
Mahamud just misses with a punch to the body.
Monet misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Monet misses.
Mahamud looks to throw the jab but Monet is out of range.
Mahamud misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Monet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monet misses with a wild combination.
Mahamud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monet pinned against the cage. Monet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monet can pounce on him.
Monet misses with a double jab.
Mahamud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahamud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahamud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mahamud scores with a jab to the body.
Monet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monet.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mahamud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Mahamud gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boros Monet 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.

Monet is looking to slow Mahamud down with leg kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Monet here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Monet feints a jab promting Mahamud to slip. Monet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mahamud slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mahamud misses with an uppercut.
Monet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monet wants to land a leg kick but Mahamud is out of range.
Monet throws a right hand that Mahamud ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahamud also avoids with ease.
Monet misses with a two punch combination.
Monet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahamud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahamud counters with a three punch combo that has Monet backing up. Monet nods at Mahamud to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahamud looks to land a combination. Monet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Monet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahamud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahamud tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mahamud somewhat.
Monet misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet avoids the body shot from Mahamud.
Monet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahamud shoots in but Monet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monet is looking to slow Mahamud down with leg kicks.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mahamud's calf.
Monet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mahamud checks a leg kick nicely.
Monet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahamud circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahamud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahamud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boros Monet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monet swinging wildly here.
Mahamud dodges the punch combination from Monet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahamud misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahamud.
A good leg kick by Monet.
Mahamud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monet moves away.
Monet throws a leg kick which misses Mahamud's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahamud tries to avoid it.
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!
Monet swinging wildly here.
Monet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahamud counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Mahamud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mahamud throws a series of punches but Monet avoids them all with ease.
Monet tries to bum rush Mahamud with a series of wild strikes but Mahamud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Monet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mahamud to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Mahamud stands and steps away. Monet gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet slaps away a takedown attempt from Mahamud, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boros Monet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abedisi Mahamud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monet.
Mahamud tries for a takedown but Monet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahamud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Monet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mahamud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Monet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahamud. Monet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monet.
Mahamud is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monet rather than just go for the knockout.
Monet misses with a wild combination.
Mahamud has a takedown stuffed.
Monet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mahamud misses.
Monet throws a right and a left that Mahamud avoids nicely.
Monet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahamud looks to score with a jab to the body but Monet is just out of range.
Monet throws a series of punches but Mahamud avoids them all with ease.
Monet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahamud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahamud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monet moves away.
Good work by Mahamud as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Monet. Those never looked like landing.
Monet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahamud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monet misses with a series of wild punches.
Monet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mahamud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monet moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boros Monet dominated that second round.
That's time! Monet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Monet misses with a double jab.
Mahamud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monet.
Mahamud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monet moves away from the strike by Mahamud.
Monet swinging wildly here.
Monet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahamud lands a slapping body shot.
Mahamud throws a big shot that misses.
Monet connects with a solid leg kick.

Mahamud feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Monet is looking to stand up but Mahamud isn't so interested in that idea.

Mahamud stands and steps away. Monet gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Monet misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monet misses with a double jab
and Mahamud counters with a left to the body.
Monet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahamud.
Mahamud throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahamud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monet tries to avoid it but Mahamud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monet to the ground. Monet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahamud misses with a body shot.
Mahamud looks to land a right hand but Monet moved out of range.
Mahamud just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahamud missing with a left hand there. Monet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahamud fails to land with a series of punches.
Monet scores with a one two! Mahamud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monet tries to bum rush Mahamud with a series of wild strikes but Mahamud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monet tries to bum rush Mahamud with a series of wild strikes but Mahamud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monet's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Monet duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahamud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monet.
Monet throws a right and a left that Mahamud avoids nicely.
Monet moves out of range of the strikes.
Monet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahamud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monet misses with the combination.
Mahamud catches Monet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monet looks to land a combination. Mahamud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Monet swinging wildly here.
Abedisi Mahamud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahamud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Monet eats them both and turns towards Mahamud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mahamud throws a jab when Monet was well out of range.
Monet connects with an inside leg kick.
Boros Monet is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet misses with a double jab.
Monet misses with a wild combination.
Monet stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Monet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mahamud dives in and scores a takedown into Monet's guard.
Mahamud throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahamud throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahamud forces his way into half guard.
Mahamud tries to pass the half guard into mount. Monet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mahamud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mahamud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Monet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahamud on the ground.
Mahamud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mahamud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahamud throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abedisi Mahamud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boros Monet!
A less than humble Boros Monet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Abedisi Mahamud had this to say: '4 in a row.. what should i do, now.. Training camp was great, but still no result. Well guess im done! Gongrats to Dias still. '.