PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood comes to the cage accompanied by Mamute Pequenino. Chomsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System Of A Down BYOB kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Al Mamood
vs
Chomsky

173 cm
44
171 lbs
36 - 25 - 1

182 cm
38
177 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noam Chomsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Mamood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses the jab.
Chomsky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Al Mamood looks to land a right hand but Chomsky moved out of range.
Iqbal Al Mamood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mamood throws a looping overhand right but Chomsky ducks down to avoid it.
Al Mamood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chomsky tests Al Mamood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chomsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Mamood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Mamood wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Mamood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Mamood fails with the takedown.
Chomsky tries a quick counter leg kick but Al Mamood is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood lands a right hook to the body.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chomsky.
A little jabbing left from Chomsky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chomsky 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 one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood checks a low kick from Chomsky.
Al Mamood attempts a counter takedown but Chomsky avoids it well and moves away.
Al Mamood just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Mamood lands a jab to the head.
Al Mamood lands a nice hook to Chomsky's body. Chomsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chomsky moves out of range as Al Mamood strikes.
Chomsky follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chomsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Mamood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chomsky moves away.
Chomsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Mamood.
Chomsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Mamood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chomsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Mamood checks a low kick from Chomsky.
Al Mamood half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Al Mamood misses with a lunging right hand
and Chomsky counters with a low kick, right behind Al Mamood 's knee.
Al Mamood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chomsky throws a hook but Al Mamood avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood swings for the body but Chomsky moves out of range.
Al Mamood sets himself, and Chomsky steps forward looking for the clinch! Al Mamood avoids it this time.
Chomsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Mamood lands a slapping body shot.
Al Mamood throws out a loose jab but Chomsky uses good head movement 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!
Al Mamood swings for the body but Chomsky moves out of range.
Al Mamood digs a good hook to Chomsky's body.
Chomsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Mamood.
Al Mamood throws a looping overhand right but Chomsky ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Chomsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Mamood throws out a powerful jab.
Chomsky fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Mamood in the body.
Al Mamood misses with a straight right.
Al Mamood throws a shot from downtown. Chomsky moves away and avoids it.
Al Mamood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chomsky manages to avoid it.
Al Mamood misses with a jab to the body
and Chomsky counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Mamood off the cage and back into range.
Al Mamood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Mamood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chomsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Mamood misses with a body punch

and Chomsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chomsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chomsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Mamood.
Al Mamood stalling in the clinch.
Al Mamood throws a punch but it's blocked by Chomsky.

Al Mamood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chomsky ducks under a wild hook from Al Mamood.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chomsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Al Mamood is rocked!
Al Mamood misses with a body punch
and Chomsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Oh Al Mamood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chomsky as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iqbal Al Mamood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chomsky cracks Al Mamood with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Al Mamood falls to his knees and Chomsky doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Chomsky!
In his post fight interview, Noam Chomsky started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.