PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahruf Amien (ranked 6176 p4p, 5577 weight class) and Ace Man (ranked 570 p4p, 544 weight class). Ace Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mahruf Amien's chin.

Amien
vs
Man

170 cm
23
199
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
213
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahruf Amien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Man!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amien's waist but Amien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amien tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amien to the ground. Amien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amien counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Amien to acknowledge the strikes.
Mahruf Amien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amien throws a head kick that Man semi-blocks.
Man shoots in and drives through. Amien sprawls well.
Amien seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amien counters with a left and a right that stings Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amien counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Nice sprawl there from Amien as Man shoots in.
As Man looks to move away, Amien throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man shoots in but Amien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amien throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Amien, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Amien against the cage but Amien circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amien avoids it really well and circles away.
As Man looks to move away, Amien throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahruf Amien dominated that round.
That's time! Amien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick by Amien misses
and Man counters with a left and a right that stings Amien.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Amien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amien as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amien sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Amien was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mahruf Amien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Man.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amien tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amien to the ground. Amien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Man looks to move away, Amien throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.
Amien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Amien throws a big counter combination but Man scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Amien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mahruf Amien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Amien connects with a high kick.
Amien throws a head kick that half lands.
Amien lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amien stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
As Man looks to move away, Amien throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.

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.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amien.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahruf Amien dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amien seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amien but Amien pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amien leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Amien was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mahruf Amien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Man.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Amien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Amien.
Amien slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amien misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick by Amien misses
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Amien counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Amien to acknowledge the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Man might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Amien has got the better of the exchanges.
Amien throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man unleashes a big counter combination but Amien bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Amien really is a fat lump.
A head kick misses from Amien.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Amien.
Amien throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Mahruf Amien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahruf Amien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amien 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Mahruf Amien!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Mahruf Amien!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mahruf Amien!

Mahruf Amien wins by unanimous decision!