PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Irshaad Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Elmaliah (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.

Sayed
vs
Elmaliah

170 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irshaad Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Elmaliah!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sayed clinches.
Elmaliah wants to break free but Sayed has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
Sayed lands an elbow just above Elmaliah 's eye.
Sayed lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Sayed lands an elbow inside.
Elmaliah misses with a knee to the head.
Sayed scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed lands a knee to the head.
Sayed lands a nice knee to the body.
Sayed lands a damaging elbow.
Elmaliah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Sayed.
Elmaliah looks winded!

Elmaliah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sayed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sayed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Elmaliah in his tracks for a moment.
Elmaliah takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayed with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands an elbow inside that Elmaliah shrugs off.
Elmaliah takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayed lands a nice elbow.
Sayed lands an elbow inside.
Sayed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Sayed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed lands an elbow just above Elmaliah 's eye.
Sayed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Elmaliah's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.

Elmaliah is rocked!
Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Elmaliah in his tracks for a moment.
Elmaliah is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayed finish him?
Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
Sayed landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elmaliah is pressed against the cage. Sayed pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Elmaliah! Two more big strikes from Sayed and Elmaliah crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Irshaad Sayed!