PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saad AbdUllah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonor Jasrai (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.

AbdUllah
vs
Jasrai

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 London, Saad AbdUllah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonor Jasrai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasrai. AbdUllah does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jasrai gets caught flat footed, as AbdUllah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jasrai is looking to stand back up but AbdUllah counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jasrai.

The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. AbdUllah lands a nice short elbow.
AbdUllah stalling.
AbdUllah working Jasrai over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AbdUllah controlling the action here.
AbdUllah passes to side control.
Jasrai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AbdUllah lands a nice forearm strike.
Jasrai is being controlled here.
AbdUllah working the ground and pound.
AbdUllah lands a few punches from side control.
AbdUllah scores with a couple of short elbows.
AbdUllah is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jasrai's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jasrai taking punishment in the form of punches.
AbdUllah cracks Jasrai with a big elbow.
Jasrai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
AbdUllah lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah working the ground and pound.
AbdUllah scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AbdUllah scores with punches from side control.
AbdUllah in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jasrai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with AbdUllah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
AbdUllah working the ground and pound.
AbdUllah scoring with punches from side control.
AbdUllah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jasrai down.
AbdUllah works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
AbdUllah controls the position.
AbdUllah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jasrai to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah landing strikes.
Check out the look on AbdUllah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
AbdUllah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
AbdUllah landing a few strikes.
AbdUllah cracks Jasrai with a big elbow.
AbdUllah scoring with punches from side control.
AbdUllah landing a few strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
AbdUllah scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jasrai is working to avoid the ground and pound but AbdUllah connects with a decent elbow.
AbdUllah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jasrai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AbdUllah cracks Jasrai with an elbow. That is naaassty.
AbdUllah landing strikes.

Jasrai is rocked!
AbdUllah 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.
AbdUllah cracks Jasrai with a big elbow.
Jasrai is still in real trouble! Can AbdUllah finish him?
AbdUllah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
AbdUllah lands an elbow.
Jasrai is working to avoid the ground and pound but AbdUllah connects with a decent elbow.
Jasrai is working to avoid the ground and pound but AbdUllah connects with a decent elbow.
AbdUllah lands some shots froms side control.
AbdUllah takes a little break here. Jasrai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jasrai seems to have recovered his senses.
AbdUllah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jasrai down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saad AbdUllah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. AbdUllah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
AbdUllah throws a nice looking combination but Jasrai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from AbdUllah. Jasrai does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Jasrai misses.
A swing and a miss from Jasrai.
Nice body punch from AbdUllah.
Jasrai misses the shot to the body.

AbdUllah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
AbdUllah controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AbdUllah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
AbdUllah working the head and body with strikes.
AbdUllah working over Jasrai with some ground and pound. Jasrai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AbdUllah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jasrai wants to get back to his feet.
AbdUllah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
AbdUllah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. AbdUllah lands a nice short elbow.
AbdUllah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. AbdUllah connects with a nice short shot to Jasrai's temple.
AbdUllah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
AbdUllah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasrai taking some punishment here, with AbdUllah in his half guard.
AbdUllah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jasrai has hold of AbdUllah's hands but AbdUllah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
AbdUllah drops an elbow to the side of Jasrai's head.
Jasrai is breathing heavily.
AbdUllah working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AbdUllah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
AbdUllah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
AbdUllah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
AbdUllah working Jasrai over with strikes.
AbdUllah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
AbdUllah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
AbdUllah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
AbdUllah trying to control the pace.
AbdUllah drops an elbow to the side of Jasrai's head.
AbdUllah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
AbdUllah controlling the action here.
AbdUllah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
AbdUllah winds up and cracks Jasrai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
AbdUllah controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah working Jasrai over with strikes.
AbdUllah controlling the action here.
AbdUllah winds up and cracks Jasrai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
AbdUllah lands strikes from half guard.
AbdUllah is nestled in close to Jasrai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
AbdUllah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
AbdUllah lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. AbdUllah connects with a nice short shot to Jasrai's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saad AbdUllah dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

AbdUllah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
AbdUllah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
AbdUllah connects with a crisp jab.
AbdUllah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jasrai manages to avoid it.
AbdUllah takes a swing at Jasrai's ribcage but misses.
AbdUllah jabs Jasrai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jasrai misses with a hook
and AbdUllah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jasrai lands a lovely overhand right.
Jasrai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saad AbdUllah is winning the standup battle so far.

Jasrai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AbdUllah landing some decent shots from guard.
Jasrai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
AbdUllah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
AbdUllah lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AbdUllah distracts Jasrai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
AbdUllah landing with the ground and pound.
AbdUllah scoring with punches to the head and body.
AbdUllah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
AbdUllah landing with the ground and pound.
AbdUllah scoring with some ground and pound.
AbdUllah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
AbdUllah works over Jasrai with some ground and pound from guard.
Saad AbdUllah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
AbdUllah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
AbdUllah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jasrai can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonor Jasrai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
AbdUllah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasrai.
AbdUllah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jasrai throws a body shot but no joy.
AbdUllah takes a swing at Jasrai's ribcage but misses.
Jasrai misses with a hook.
AbdUllah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
AbdUllah lands with a shot to the body.
Jasrai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Jasrai.
Jasrai throws a right hand that AbdUllah ducks under and follows up with a left that AbdUllah also avoids with ease.
AbdUllah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
AbdUllah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

AbdUllah drives through with a takedown into guard.
AbdUllah content to stall in guard here.

Jasrai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. AbdUllah is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saad AbdUllah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well AbdUllah 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saad AbdUllah!
Saad AbdUllah spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.