PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrin Smooth Oranges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Mahamud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smooth Oranges has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Darrin Smooth Oranges could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ali Mahamud's chin.

Smooth Oranges
vs
Mahamud

185 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darrin Smooth Oranges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ali Mahamud!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Mahamud.
Mahamud throws a nice head kick!

Mahamud instigates a clinch.

Mahamud breaks the clinch.
Smooth Oranges lands with a straight right. Mahamud didn't see that one coming.
Mahamud circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mahamud clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mahamud.
Smooth Oranges is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahamud scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Mahamud pulls guard.
Mahamud is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Mahamud pushes Smooth Oranges off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mahamud is defended easily by Smooth Oranges.
Mahamud looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mahamud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Mahamud closes the distance and clinches.
Smooth Oranges takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth Oranges tries a body shot but Mahamud blocks it.
Mahamud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darrin Smooth Oranges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Mahamud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahamud obliges.
Mahamud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Mahamud.
Mahamud is struggling to control the position.
Mahamud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smooth Oranges or not.

Mahamud manages to pull guard.
Mahamud throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mahamud is adopting a defensive guard.

Mahamud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahamud doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud has Smooth Oranges pulled in close to control his posture.
Smooth Oranges wants to stand and escape but instead Mahamud has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smooth Oranges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahamud on the ground.
Smooth Oranges keeping moving, preventing Mahamud from controlling successfully.

Mahamud stands and steps away. Smooth Oranges gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud thuds a left hand into Smooth Oranges's body.
Mahamud throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smooth Oranges tries to clinch
and Mahamud counters with a solid body kick.
Mahamud tries to clinch up but Smooth Oranges circles away and keeps his distance.

Mahamud gets a clinch.
Smooth Oranges is trying to force a seperation but Mahamud has the dominant position.
Mahamud is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smooth Oranges pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Mahamud.
Mahamud has Smooth Oranges pressed against the cage, preventing Smooth Oranges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahamud working Smooth Oranges over with knees to the body.
Smooth Oranges is trying to force a seperation but Mahamud has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahamud obliges.
Mahamud keeps control of Smooth Oranges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mahamud manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahamud throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smooth Oranges would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Mahamud pushes Smooth Oranges off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Smooth Oranges.
Smooth Oranges tries to clinch

and Mahamud counters by moving into the clinch.
Mahamud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mahamud working Smooth Oranges over with knees to the body.
Smooth Oranges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mahamud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smooth Oranges has Mahamud up against the cage in a clinch.

Mahamud has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smooth Oranges uses from the top position.
Smooth Oranges tries to stand but Mahamud is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahamud is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Mahamud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mahamud lands with a slapping head kick.
Smooth Oranges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mahamud counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smooth Oranges is in trouble now - Mahamud has advanced to mount!
Mahamud controlling the pace for now.
Mahamud throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahamud sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mahamud sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mahamud scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahamud throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mahamud trying to control but Smooth Oranges is having none of it.
Mahamud looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud wants to control the pace but Smooth Oranges is squirming around nicely.
Mahamud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mahamud trying to control but Smooth Oranges is having none of it.
Smooth Oranges on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smooth Oranges tries to get out of the position.

That's four 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.
Mahamud takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mahamud postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smooth Oranges looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahamud landing strikes from the mount and Smooth Oranges is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Mahamud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smooth Oranges takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahamud digs a good hook to Smooth Oranges's body.
Mahamud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mahamud tries to clinch up.
Darrin Smooth Oranges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mahamud has Smooth Oranges up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahamud lands an elbow inside that Smooth Oranges shrugs off.

It looks like Darrin Smooth Oranges has been cut.
Mahamud working Smooth Oranges over with knees to the body.
Mahamud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smooth Oranges is trying to break free.
Mahamud goes for a takedown attempt but Smooth Oranges pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mahamud clinches up with Smooth Oranges and pushes him back against the cage.

Mahamud drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahamud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smooth Oranges manages to get himself to full guard.
Mahamud wants to control from the top but Smooth Oranges keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahamud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahamud wants to control from the top but Smooth Oranges keeps moving.
Mahamud's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Mahamud has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mahamud with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth Oranges keeping moving, preventing Mahamud from controlling successfully.
Mahamud controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mahamud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mahamud trying to control the position from guard on top but Smooth Oranges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ali Mahamud just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahamud lands with a kick to the temple. Smooth Oranges shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mahamud throws a head kick that half lands.
Smooth Oranges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahamud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smooth Oranges but Smooth Oranges pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darrin Smooth Oranges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Mahamud.
Mahamud throws a body punch but Smooth Oranges moves out of range.
Smooth Oranges cracks Mahamud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smooth Oranges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smooth Oranges goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darrin Smooth Oranges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Mahamud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrin Smooth Oranges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smooth Oranges takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Mahamud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahamud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Mahamud!