PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 2115 p4p, 1860 weight class) and Wykyd Dall (ranked 276 p4p, 245 weight class). 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.

Akharraz
vs
Dall

225 cm
39
215
29 - 34 - 0

185 cm
44
211
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Core Combat

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 29 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wykyd Dall!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz tries to clinch but Dall is having none of it.
Dall misses with the combination.
Dall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Akharraz back to the cage. Dall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.

Akharraz closes the distance and clinches.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Dall's takedown attempt.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.

Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz lands with a good body shot.

Akharraz closes the distance and clinches.
Akharraz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Dall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz misses with a double jab.

Akharraz rushes Dall and presses him up against the cage.
Dall stalls.
Dall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dall tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Dall is trying to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling him.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Dall manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.

It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.

Dall drives through with a takedown into Akharraz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is keeping the position.
Dall won't allow Akharraz to get back to his feet.

Akharraz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dall has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Dall jumps guard.

Akharraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dall, up you get!
Akharraz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akharraz's waist but Akharraz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dall off to one side.
Akharraz misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akharraz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dall.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akharraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dall moves into range and clinches up with Akharraz.
Dall stalls.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Dall's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dall blocks an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dall or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Akharraz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dall blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Akharraz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with an inside leg kick.

Dall feints and as Akharraz raises his hands in defense, Dall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dall prevents Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall throwing strikes from guard but Akharraz blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now.
Akharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Akharraz looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall wants to counter with a clinch but Akharraz pushes him away.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Akharraz.

That has opened up Wykyd Dall's cut even more.
Dall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Akharraz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Dall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dall wants to control from the top but Akharraz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall won't allow Akharraz to get back to his feet.
Dall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akharraz wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.

Akharraz manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dall has Akharraz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akharraz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dall tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dalls head.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akharraz up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Dall misses with some punches.
Akharraz gets through Dall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dall avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Akharraz prevents the takedown attempt.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Dall.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz trying to stall but Dall improves his position.
Dall lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Dall's head.
Akharraz lands a hook that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Dall taking a breather.

Dall pulls guard successfully.
Akharraz being controlled here momentarily.
Akharraz wants to stand but Dall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Akharraz tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Akharraz scores with a head kick. Dall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akharraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall dodges the punch combination from Akharraz.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.

Dall drives through with a takedown into guard.

Akharraz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dall gets a clinch.
Dall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akharraz to keep the fight standing.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?

Dall breaks the clinch.
Dall blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Akharraz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Akharraz has managed to clinch.
Dall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall is struggling to control the position.
Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akharraz smiles and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Akharraz as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz stuffs the takedown attempt from Dall. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.

Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dall tightens his grip and picks Akharraz up, before dumping him to the ground. Akharraz manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Akharraz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch but Dall improves position.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Dall.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akharraz up against the cage.

Dall lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Akharraz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall won't allow Akharraz to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Akharraz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Akharraz.
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.

Akharraz instigates a clinch.

Dall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wykyd Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osama Akharraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akharraz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!