PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahman Ahmalabolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tacit Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmalabolic comes to the cage accompanied by Fanta Mojah - Hail The King. Rahman Ahmalabolic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ahmalabolic
vs
Duxx

200 cm
24
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

194 cm
24
262 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahman Ahmalabolic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tacit Duxx!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duxx tries to clinch but Ahmalabolic is having none of it.
Duxx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahmalabolic throws a jab when Duxx was well out of range.
Ahmalabolic missing with a left hand there. Duxx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duxx slips under a jab.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Ahmalabolic pushes him off.
Duxx moves to clinch but Ahmalabolic breaks away
and Ahmalabolic counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tacit Duxx has been cut.
Ahmalabolic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahmalabolic punishes Duxx's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Duxx.
Duxx is looking to clinch.
Ahmalabolic throws a looping overhand right but Duxx ducks down to avoid it.
Ahmalabolic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rahman Ahmalabolic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duxx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic swats away the attempt to clinch by Duxx.
Ahmalabolic missing with a left hand there. Duxx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duxx tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ahmalabolic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duxx thinking.
Duxx wants to clinch
and Ahmalabolic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ahmalabolic scores with a takedown into Duxx's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahmalabolic thows a big elbow that misses.
Duxx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duxx looking for a sweep. Not yet Duxx, not yet.
Duxx keeping moving, preventing Ahmalabolic from controlling successfully.
Ahmalabolic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmalabolic throwing strikes from guard but Duxx blocks nicely.

Duxx has his foot on Ahmalabolic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahmalabolic works his way back into a safe position though.
Duxx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahmalabolic wants to control from the top but Duxx keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahmalabolic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duxx's head.
Ahmalabolic trying to control but Duxx is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic preventing the sweep.
Duxx is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duxx preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ahmalabolic connects with a couple of short punches.
Ahmalabolic landing with the ground and pound.
Ahmalabolic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duxx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahmalabolic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic throws a big right hand that misses.
Ahmalabolic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ahmalabolic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahmalabolic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ahmalabolic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmalabolic trying to control but Duxx is working from the bottom.
Ahmalabolic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahman Ahmalabolic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tacit Duxx's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ahmalabolic swats away the attempt to clinch by Duxx.
A swing and a miss from Ahmalabolic.
Duxx tries to clinch but Ahmalabolic moves out of range.
Duxx takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahmalabolic cracks Duxx with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahmalabolic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duxx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ahmalabolic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahmalabolic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Ahmalabolic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ahmalabolic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ahmalabolic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duxx throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ahmalabolic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rahman Ahmalabolic just wasn't active enough.
Ahmalabolic throws a right hand that misses

and Duxx counters by moving into the clinch.
Ahmalabolic avoids a wild elbow strike from Duxx.
Ahmalabolic swings wildly with an uppercut but Duxx uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic blocks an elbow strike.

Ahmalabolic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ahmalabolic manages to end up in side control.
Duxx takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That has opened up Tacit Duxx's cut even more.
Ahmalabolic lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duxx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmalabolic trying to control the position but Duxx is working away.
The ground and pound from Ahmalabolic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duxx on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duxx is looking for a sweep.
Ahmalabolic is chipping away with strikes.

The cut above Tacit Duxx's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duxx managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duxx is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rahman Ahmalabolic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahmalabolic is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ahmalabolic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duxx down.

Tacit Duxx's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tacit Duxx's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rahman Ahmalabolic!