PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex KwonDo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

KwonDo
vs
Ali

189 cm
24
245 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

196 cm
23
262 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex KwonDo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
KwonDo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
KwonDo tries for a takedown but Ali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Muhammad Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. KwonDo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KwonDo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Ali stuffs the takedown.

KwonDo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. KwonDo showed some decent athleticism there.
Ali wants to improve his position but KwonDo is controlling well.
KwonDo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KwonDo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ali taking some punishment here, with KwonDo in his half guard.
KwonDo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ali to regain full guard.
KwonDo stands and throws Ali's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ali can't do much from the bottom here.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with KwonDo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
KwonDo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
KwonDo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
KwonDo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
KwonDo tries to score with some ground and pound. Ali controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
KwonDo working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to improve position but can't.
Ali wants to control but KwonDo postures up.
The strikes coming from KwonDo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
KwonDo scoring with punches and elbows.
KwonDo in side control, throwing shots but Ali defends.
KwonDo working away.
KwonDo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ali sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
KwonDo with the ground and pound but Ali regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
KwonDo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ali defending well though.
KwonDo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
KwonDo throwing shots but Ali is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali pushes KwonDo off looking to stand but KwonDo dives back in and keeps control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
KwonDo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
KwonDo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex KwonDo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

KwonDo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ali sprawls well initially but KwonDo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ali is trying to maintain the position but KwonDo is very close to passing his half guard.
KwonDo works his way into full mount!
KwonDo punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
KwonDo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ali's face.
Ali is looking to improve his position but KwonDo isn't that keen on the idea.
KwonDo looking to finish with strikes here!
KwonDo punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KwonDo looking to finish Ali with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ali!
KwonDo misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali is trying to escape the mount.

KwonDo looking to secure an arm triangle but Ali defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex KwonDo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

KwonDo throws a big shot that misses.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but KwonDo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
KwonDo moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali lands a nice hook to KwonDo's body. KwonDo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
KwonDo slips a jab from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

KwonDo pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

KwonDo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
KwonDo misses with a straight left.
Ali looks to throw the jab but KwonDo is out of range.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but KwonDo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but KwonDo manages to avoid it.
KwonDo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
KwonDo misses with a body shot.
Ali looks to land a left hand but KwonDo moved out of range nicely.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from KwonDo misses.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but KwonDo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.

KwonDo closes the distance and pushes Ali back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
KwonDo tries to pull guard but Ali holds him up against the cage and eventually KwonDo drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
KwonDo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from KwonDo.
KwonDo misses with a hook from the clinch.
KwonDo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ali prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex KwonDo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ali tries to break the clinch but KwonDo is controlling the position.
KwonDo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from KwonDo.
KwonDo scores with a nice hook to the head.

KwonDo jumps guard and drags Ali to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rex KwonDo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali postures up.
KwonDo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
KwonDo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ali!
KwonDo dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to improve his position but KwonDo isn't that keen on the idea.
KwonDo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by KwonDo.
Ali holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as KwonDo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
KwonDo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
KwonDo dominating with strikes here.
KwonDo punching from mount but Ali doing a good job of avoiding damage.
KwonDo punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KwonDo landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

KwonDo goes for an armbar but Ali turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ali.
Ali trying to control but KwonDo is working from the bottom.
Ali wants to stand but KwonDo is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now KwonDo is on top in guard.
KwonDo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KwonDo preventing the sweep.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
KwonDo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex KwonDo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
KwonDo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
KwonDo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
KwonDo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. KwonDo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ali throws a sloppy body shot

and KwonDo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ali's guard now.
KwonDo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
KwonDo stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
KwonDo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
KwonDo is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ali keeping moving, preventing KwonDo from controlling successfully.
KwonDo wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
KwonDo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
KwonDo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two 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.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
KwonDo avoids the body shot from Ali.
KwonDo swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
The fighters circling - KwonDo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Ali. No joy for KwonDo on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali misses the jab.

KwonDo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali tries to circle away but KwonDo has him pinned against the cage.

KwonDo breaks from the clinch.
KwonDo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali connects with the punch.
KwonDo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
KwonDo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ali lands a head shot.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
KwonDo staying out of range there.
Ali throws a hook but KwonDo blocks it.
Muhammad Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but KwonDo slips the punch.

KwonDo moves into range and clinches up with Ali.
Ali tries to circle away but KwonDo has him pinned against the cage.
KwonDo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex KwonDo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from KwonDo.
Ali is trying to break free.
Rex KwonDo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
KwonDo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhammad Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KwonDo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali is pressed up against the cage. KwonDo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ali down to the mat. Ali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Ali.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think KwonDo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex KwonDo!