PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 317 p4p, 489 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 26 p4p, 48 weight class). Cuntmara has chosen $$ Hoes mad $$ as his entrance music. Ibrahim Cuntmara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Xiaodong
vs
Cuntmara

165 cm
31
143
23 - 9 - 0

179 cm
34
145
30 - 15 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conviction

Silverback Sweatshop
NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Cuntmara moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiaodong moves to clinch but Cuntmara breaks away
and Cuntmara counters with a leg kick.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Cuntmara moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara moves forwards but Xiaodong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaodong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Xiaodong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cuntmara just manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
A head kick misses from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuntmara misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cuntmara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Cuntmara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cuntmara cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Cuntmara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong cracks Cuntmara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cuntmara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuntmara misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a big shot that misses.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range.
Cuntmara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.
Cuntmara scores with a nice right hand.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks Cuntmara with an uppercut!
Xiaodong throws a series of punches but Cuntmara avoids them all with ease.

Xiaodong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
Cuntmara tries to break the clinch but Xiaodong is controlling the position.

Cuntmara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Cuntmara off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaodong.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong clobbers Cuntmara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuntmara takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Cuntmara slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuntmara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuntmara lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Xiaodong blocks it well.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Cuntmara keeps it at a distance.
Cuntmara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong thuds a left hand into Cuntmara's body.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara jabs at Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuntmara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Cuntmara pushes him off.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Cuntmara's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuntmara takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuntmara lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cuntmara throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.

Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushes Cuntmara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Cuntmara being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara has had enough of the clinch but Xiaodong keeps him there for the moment.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuntmara blocking some punches.
Cuntmara blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuntmara's efforts to push away.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong cracks Cuntmara with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong digs a right hand into Cuntmara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuntmara's gas tank.
Xiaodong tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.

Cuntmara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuntmara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuntmara can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Cuntmara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiaodong scores with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong lands a really nice looking cross but Cuntmara seems unphased.
Cuntmara looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuntmara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuntmara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong tests Cuntmara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong slips a jab from Cuntmara.
A big left from Cuntmara misses.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Cuntmara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xiaodong scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuntmara should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong tries to move into range but Cuntmara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Cuntmara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Cuntmara moves away and avoids it.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Cuntmara keeps it at a distance.
Cuntmara misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Cuntmara moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
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!
A low kick lands for Cuntmara.
Cuntmara tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuntmara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Cuntmara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xiaodong connects with the punch.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuntmara connects with a high kick.
Cuntmara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuntmara! But no joy.
Xiaodong connects with a looping right hand.
Cuntmara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range and Cuntmara settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Cuntmara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks Cuntmara with an uppercut!
Cuntmara connects with a crisp jab.
Cuntmara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuntmara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Cuntmara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Xiaodong closes the distance and clinches.
Ibrahim Cuntmara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuntmaras head.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara working hard to break the clinch.

Cuntmara breaks from the clinch.
Cuntmara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuntmara throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaodong moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Cuntmara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Cuntmara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Cuntmara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuntmara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Cuntmara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuntmara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a hook
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuntmara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a good cross that connects.
Xiaodong throws a low kick, looking for Cuntmara's leg but Cuntmara calmly moves out of range.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Xiaodong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xiaodong, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
A very excited looking Li Xiaodong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Ibrahim Cuntmara stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.