PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 153 p4p, 117 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 24 p4p, 21 weight class). Bin Sari comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Tax Payer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bin Sari
vs
Tax Payer

170 cm
35
146
23 - 11 - 2

176 cm
31
148
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Voodoo Nutrition

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Sari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Sari is looking to counter punch.
A right-left combo lands from Tax Payer.

It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut.
Bin Sari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bin Sari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bin Sari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bin Sari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bin Sari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tax Payer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tax Payer tries to clinch
enabling Bin Sari to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bin Sari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Sari.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bin Sari moves into the clinch.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tax Payer tries to break the clinch but Bin Sari is controlling the position.
Bin Sari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tax Payer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.
Bin Sari lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the head.
Tax Payer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Sari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bin Sari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tax Payer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bin Sari is looking for a counter combo.
Bin Sari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tax Payer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer looks to throw a body kick
and Bin Sari counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tax Payer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tax Payer lands a really nice looking cross but Bin Sari seems unphased.
Tax Payer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bin Sari stuns Tax Payer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Bin Sari moved out of range nicely.
As Tax Payer backs away, Bin Sari returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Tax Payer.
Tax Payer is looking to chop away at Bin Sari's legs.
Nice cross by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer sizes up Bin Sari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bin Sari slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Bin Sari is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tax Payer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bin Sari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bin Sari throws a looping overhand right but Tax Payer ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Sari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tax Payer on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Tax Payer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
That's time! Bin Sari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tax Payer closes the distance and pushes Bin Sari back into the cage.
A short left from Tax Payer.
Bin Sari scores with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.

Bin Sari has closed the distance and engaged Tax Payer in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Sari.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Sari can't find room to land a body shot as Tax Payer controls the action.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Sari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Bin Sari has a couple of punches blocked by Tax Payer.
Bin Sari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tax Payer to keep the fight standing.
Bin Sari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer is trying to break the clinch but Bin Sari has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Sari tries a body shot but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin Sari's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Sari digs a right hand into Tax Payer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tax Payer's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tax Payer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer lands a right hand.
Tax Payer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bin Sari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
Tax Payer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tax Payer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tax Payer misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Bin Sari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bin Sari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tax Payer just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari has a couple of punches blocked by Tax Payer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tax Payer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bin Sari pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari is looking to stand up but Tax Payer isn't so interested in that idea.
Tax Payer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bin Sari's guard.
Bin Sari wants to stand and escape but Tax Payer is having none of it.

Tax Payer stands and steps away. Bin Sari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bin Sari slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer lands with a shot to the body.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tax Payer tries to land a body kick
and Bin Sari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
Tax Payer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tax Payer connects with a jab.

Aishah Bin Sari's cut is getting worse.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
Bin Sari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tax Payer moves in looking to clinch but Bin Sari pushes him off.
Bin Sari feints and then cracks Tax Payer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tax Payer down.

Bin Sari closes the distance and clinches.

Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bin Sari thows a leg kick but Tax Payer checks it

and Tax Payer counters with a crisp one two that drops Bin Sari! Tax Payer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bin Sari to his feet! Bin Sari is in big trouble!

Bin Sari is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Sari staying out of range there.
Oh Bin Sari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tax Payer drops Bin Sari with a huge uppercut! Bin Sari drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tax Payer is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Tax Payer!
Finnish Tax Payer thanked the fans post fight for their support.