PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Habbibi Uleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kickstart. Habbibi Uleh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Sir's chin.

Uleh
vs
Sir

177 cm
26
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Habbibi Uleh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Sir!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uleh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uleh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sir throws a series of punches but Uleh moves out of range.
Uleh throws a body punch but Sir moves out of range.
Sir looks to land a combination but Uleh avoids it well.
Sir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uleh throws a right hand that Sir ducks under and follows up with a left that Sir also avoids with ease.
Sir swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Sir finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uleh looks to score with a jab to the body but Sir is just out of range.
Sir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uleh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sir misses with a series of wild punches.
Sir moves out of range as Uleh strikes.
Sir throws a left and a right that both miss

and Uleh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uleh.
Uleh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Uleh has Sir pressed against the cage, preventing Sir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uleh leaning his opponent against the cage.

Uleh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pablo Sir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uleh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uleh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uleh struggles to land a body shot inside as Sir controls his hands.
Sir is trying to drag Uleh to the mat but Uleh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Uleh stalls.

Uleh has Sir pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Uleh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sir tumbling to the mat - Uleh dives into Sir's guard.
Sir working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uleh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Uleh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sir on the ground.
Sir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sir trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
You get the feeling that Uleh really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Uleh because Sir loaded up on that one.
Sir trying to control but Uleh is having none of it.
Sir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sir unloads with some shots from mount but Uleh bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Sir will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sir misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Sir.
Sir works over Uleh's head and body with a nice combination.
Sir feints a jab promting Uleh to slip. Sir then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uleh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uleh is looking to clinch.
Sir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sir!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Uleh misses.
Sir throws a one two combo.
Uleh dodges the punch combination from Sir.
Sir looks to land a combination but Uleh avoids it well.
Habbibi Uleh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uleh avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Uleh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Sir.
Sir tries to bum rush Uleh with a series of wild strikes but Uleh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uleh throws a big shot that misses.
Pablo Sir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Habbibi Uleh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Sir.
Sir misses with the combination.
Uleh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sir.
Sir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uleh circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Sir.
Sir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sir checks a leg kick nicely.
Sir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uleh circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Uleh.
Sir throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Sir. Those never looked like landing.
Uleh throws a shot from downtown. Sir moves away and avoids it.
Sir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sir misses with a few strikes there.
Sir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uleh.
No joy there for Sir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uleh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Sir. Those never looked like landing.
Pablo Sir seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uleh as he jumps to the side.
Sir is breathing heavily.
Sir fails to land with a series of punches.
Sir tries for a takedown but Uleh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sir dodges the punch combination from Uleh.
Uleh throws a leg kick but Sir moved away.
Uleh looks to land a right hand but Sir moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Sir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uleh was well out of range. Poor timing from Sir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Sir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Uleh throws a series of punches but Sir avoids them all with ease.
Sir misses with a two punch combination.
Sir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sir misses with a two punch combination.
Uleh dodges the punch combination from Sir.
Uleh misses with a low kick.
Sir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uleh misses with a hook. Sir ducked under it nicely.
Sir's corner calls for a 1-2. Sir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Uleh darts in and clinches Sir up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uleh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sir after a bit of a struggle.
Uleh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Uleh slowing the pace effectively.
Uleh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sir looking for a takedown.
Uleh gets through Sir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uleh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sir is trying to break the clinch but Uleh is controlling him.
Uleh slowing the pace effectively.
Uleh is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Habbibi Uleh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Uleh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sir can't fight it off and eventually Uleh manages to take the fight to the floor. Sir looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sir has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Uleh has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir wants to control but Uleh postures up.
Sir is looking for a sweep.
Sir manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uleh is taking a breather. Sir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pablo Sir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uleh trying to control the position from guard on top but Sir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sir is looking for a triangle but Uleh pushes his legs off easily.
Uleh being controlled here momentarily.
Pablo Sir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Uleh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uleh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uleh but Uleh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sir swinging wildly here.
Uleh dodges the punch combination from Sir.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sir lands with a nice combination. Uleh backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Sir.
I've got Sir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Sir!
Pablo Sir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.