PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Son Islander (ranked 1665 p4p, 2770 weight class) and Aki Muhammad (ranked 98 p4p, 159 weight class). Son Islander had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Islander
vs
Muhammad

165 cm
26
145
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
135
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Son Islander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aki Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Islander moves into the clinch successfully.
Muhammad takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Muhammad.
Muhammad has a couple of punches blocked by Islander.
Muhammad lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhammad cracks Islander with a nice body shot.
Muhammad stalling in the clinch but Islander improves position.
Muhammad lands an uppercut.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad scores with a shoulder strike.
Islander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muhammad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Islander scores with a shot to the side of Muhammad's head.
Islander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhammad.
Nice body punch from Muhammad - that landed with a thud.
Muhammad tries a body shot but Islander blocks it.
Islander tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Islander throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhammad pushes Islander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Islander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muhammad backwards.
Muhammad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Islander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muhammad is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhammad.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muhammad.
Islander tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad blocks a body shot from Islander.
Islander misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhammad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Muhammad on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Muhammad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Islander tries to throw a body punch but Muhammad avoids it by throwing Islander back against the cage.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Islander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Islander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Muhammad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.
Islander is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Muhammad.
Islander takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Son Islander has been cut.
Islander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammad is leaning against Islander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad gets through Islander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Islander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Muhammad blocks a body shot from Islander.
Muhammad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammad blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
Muhammad lands an uppercut.
Muhammad tries to work over Islander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Islander can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Muhammad is leaning against Islander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands with a short shot to the head.
Islander looking to stall.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Muhammad breaks from the clinch.

Muhammad clinches with his opponent.
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!
Islander working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Islander controls his hands.
Muhammad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
A short left from Muhammad.
Islander struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhammad controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a body punch.
Muhammad lands a body punch.
Muhammad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muhammad presses Islander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muhammad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Islander or not.
Muhammad presses Islander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Muhammad lands a shoulder strike.
Muhammad presses Islander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Muhammad.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muhammad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Islander or not.
Muhammad is working Islander over against the cage.
Muhammad lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aki Muhammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Son Islander's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Muhammad misses.
Muhammad swats away the attempt to clinch by Islander.
Islander ducks under a wild hook from Muhammad.
Muhammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Islander misses with a looping left.
Islander drops his hands momentarily and Muhammad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Islander tries to close the distance and clinch but Muhammad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Islander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhammad.

Islander clinches with his opponent.
Islander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muhammad is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Islander controls his hands.
Islander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Muhammad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad scores with a shot to the side of Islander's head.
Muhammad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Islander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Islander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Islander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islander's elbow.
Islander can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Muhammad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muhammad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aki Muhammad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Islander takes a shot to the head.
Islander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Islander misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Muhammad as the two fighters clinch.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Islander controls his hands.
Muhammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhammad lands a body shot.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhammad lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.

Islander is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Oh Islander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Muhammad scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Muhammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
Islander working aggressively here.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Muhammad.
Muhammad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhammad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhammad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands a hook that snaps the head of Islander backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muhammad lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muhammad lands a shot to the body.
Muhammad gets through Islander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muhammad dips a shoulder and cracks Islander with a mighty uppercut! Islander falls back against the cage and Muhammad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Islander is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Muhammad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aki Muhammad!