PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Makhdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhdoom comes to the cage accompanied by The Rocky Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makhdoom
vs
Arteta

186 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

179 cm
24
179 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Makhdoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhdoom throws a series of punches but Arteta avoids them all with ease.
Arteta misses with a hook.
Arteta throws the left hand but Makhdoom avoids the punch easily.
Arteta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makhdoom.
Makhdoom takes one on the button.
Makhdoom throws a hook but Arteta avoids it easily.
Arteta swings for the body but Makhdoom moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta lands with a nice body punch.
Makhdoom throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhdoom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arteta.
Makhdoom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arteta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arteta tries to close the distance and clinch but Makhdoom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makhdoom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arteta.
Arteta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arteta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slow jab from Arteta misses its intended target.
Makhdoom throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Makhdoom keeps the fight on the outside.
Makhdoom lands with a nice combination. Arteta backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arteta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makhdoom looks to land a combination but Arteta avoids it well.
Arteta misses with a body shot.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makhdoom keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta defending well as Makhdoom loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Arteta.
Arteta looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhdoom is just out of range.
Arteta sizes up Makhdoom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.
Arteta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makhdoom doesn't seem bothered though.

Arteta clinches with his opponent.
Makhdoom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta gets through Makhdoom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makhdoom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Arteta as the two fighters clinch.
Arteta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.

Makhdoom manages to break the clinch.
Makhdoom slips a straight right by Arteta.
Makhdoom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arteta.
Makhdoom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arteta.
Makhdoom takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Arteta dominated that round.
That's time! Makhdoom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Makhdoom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhdoom avoids the body shot from Arteta.
Makhdoom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Makhdoom does no damage.
Arteta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhdoom moves away.
Arteta lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhdoom takes a swing at Arteta's ribcage but misses.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arteta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makhdoom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arteta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makhdoom misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Arteta. Beautiful body shot.
Makhdoom throws a nice looking combination but Arteta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arteta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arteta avoids the body shot from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom misses with the combination.
Makhdoom lands with an overhand left.
Arteta misses with a body shot
and Makhdoom counters with a left to the body.
Arteta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makhdoom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omar Makhdoom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makhdoom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makhdoom tries to score with a low kick but Arteta moves his leg out of the way.
Makhdoom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makhdoom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arteta avoids it really well and circles away.

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.
Makhdoom looks to land a combination but Arteta avoids it well.
Arteta misses with a shot to the body
and Makhdoom counters with a right hand to the body.
Arteta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhdoom.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arteta tries to clinch up but Makhdoom circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Omar Makhdoom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Makhdoom misses with a few strikes there.
Arteta tries to close the distance and clinch but Makhdoom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arteta catches Makhdoom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makhdoom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arteta fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta scores with a body shot.
Makhdoom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arteta lands a nice shot to the body.
Arteta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arteta wants it to stay on the feet.
Arteta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makhdoom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makhdoom misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta stuffs the takedown.
Arteta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Arteta. Beautiful body shot.
Makhdoom throws a hook but Arteta avoids it easily.
Makhdoom misses with a double jab.
Makhdoom defending well as Arteta loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom misses with the combination.
Diego Arteta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arteta connects with the punch.
Arteta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arteta. Makhdoom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arteta jabs at Makhdoom's body.
Sloppy strikes from Makhdoom. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arteta misses with a body punch
and Makhdoom counters with a one-two to the body.
Makhdoom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arteta misses with a body shot
and Makhdoom counters with a right hand to the body.
Makhdoom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
A big left from Arteta misses.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makhdoom was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta.
Arteta cracks Makhdoom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Arteta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arteta 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Arteta!