PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy comes into the arena with Hard Act To Follow blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying El Sayed's choice of entrance music: Stand Up by Trapt. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tweedy
vs
El Sayed

182 cm
29
180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

178 cm
31
182 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - El Sayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Sayed checks a low kick from Tweedy.
Tweedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Sayed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tweedy.
El Sayed misses with a straight right.
Tweedy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
El Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tweedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from El Sayed.
A punch combination from El Sayed misses.
El Sayed misses with a straight left.
El Sayed lands a body shot.
El Sayed misses with a double jab.
El Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Sayed looks to throw the jab but Tweedy is out of range.

El Sayed rushes Tweedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
El Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Tweedy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed is looking to control Tweedy's arms but Tweedy gets an underhook and turns him. Now El Sayed has his back to the cage.
El Sayed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
El Sayed prevents Tweedy from breaking the clinch.
El Sayed looking to slow down the pace here.
Tweedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Sayed trying to land knees to the body.
El Sayed looking to throw knees to the head but Tweedy is blocking nicely.
Tweedy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tweedy is trying to break the clinch but El Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Tweedy takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Tweedy blocks with his arms.
El Sayed slowing the pace effectively.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Sayed looks gassed!
El Sayed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tweedy.
Tweedy tries to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tweedy.
El Sayed stops a takedown attempt from Tweedy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed goes for a takedown attempt but Tweedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tweedy scores with the left hand. El Sayed knows he should have avoided that one.
El Sayed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from El Sayed misses.

Tweedy shoots in and gets a takedown into El Sayed's guard.
El Sayed wants to stand and escape but Tweedy is having none of it.
Tweedy content to stall in guard here.
Tweedy throwing strikes but missing.
Tweedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Sayed is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
El Sayed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tweedy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tweedy trying to control the position from guard on top but El Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed pulls Tweedy in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Tweedy just wasn't active enough.
El Sayed avoids a kick to the body.
El Sayed misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of El Sayed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tweedy misses with a two punch combination.
El Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tweedy.
El Sayed misses with a looping right.
Tweedy looks to land a combination but El Sayed avoids it well.
El Sayed misses with a head kick.
El Sayed dodges the punch combination from Tweedy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tweedy.
Tweedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
El Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of El Sayed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tweedy!
El Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Sayed lands a head kick!
El Sayed avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as El Sayed blocks the leg kick.
A head kick from El Sayed lands but Tweedy takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Tweedy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tweedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ben Tweedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from El Sayed misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by El Sayed!
A solid leg kick lands there for El Sayed.
Tweedy swinging wildly here.
Tweedy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed El Sayed momentarily.
Tweedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
El Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tweedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tweedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tweedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for El Sayed.
Tweedy moves away from the strike by El Sayed.
El Sayed misses with a two punch combination.
Tweedy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice straight punches there by El Sayed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Sayed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tweedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Sayed throws the left hand but Tweedy avoids the punch easily.
El Sayed punishes Tweedy's body with a nice straight punch.
El Sayed misses with an uppercut
and Tweedy counters with a left and a right that stings El Sayed.
Tweedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El Sayed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tweedy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tweedy tries to land a leg kick but El Sayed saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by El Sayed.
El Sayed is breathing heavily.
El Sayed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by El Sayed.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

El Sayed clinches up with Tweedy and pushes him back against the cage.
Tweedy tries to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling the position.
El Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
El Sayed fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy working hard to break the clinch.
El Sayed fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed lands a shoulder strike.
El Sayed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Tweedy manages to break the clinch.
El Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tweedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tweedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. El Sayed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Sayed lands a jab to the nose.
El Sayed lands a jab to the head.
Tweedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Sayed.
Tweedy stalks El Sayed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Sayed's face. El Sayed staggers backwards, shaken.

Tweedy gets a takedown into half guard.
Tweedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El Sayed is trying to stand back up but Tweedy is controlling him
El Sayed tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tweedy manages to move to mount!
Tweedy landing strikes, looking to finish!
El Sayed taking shots to the head.
Tweedy punching from mount but El Sayed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
El Sayed tries to hold on but Tweedy pushes him away.
Tweedy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tweedy looking to finish El Sayed with some ground and pound. This is bad for El Sayed!
Tweedy throws some wild stikes that El Sayed manages to avoid easily.
Tweedy unloads with some shots from mount but El Sayed bucks and avoids them well.
Tweedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
El Sayed is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tweedy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tweedy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tweedy landing strikes from the mount.
El Sayed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tweedy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. El Sayed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can El Sayed hang on?
Tweedy tries to control but El Sayed wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tweedy is landing with some decent strikes but El Sayed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tweedy thowing shots but they're missing.
Tweedy landing strikes from the mount and El Sayed is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Tweedy dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

El Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tweedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tweedy connects with a body shot that sends El Sayed's belly button to the back.
Tweedy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Tweedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tweedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Sayed.
El Sayed throws an overhand right that lands on Tweedy's shoulder, as Tweedy tries to avoid the shot.
El Sayed fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Sayed is looking to clinch.
El Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Tweedy moves out of range easily.
Tweedy keeps the fight on the outside.

Tweedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
El Sayed wants to control but Tweedy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
El Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tweedy throwing shots but El Sayed is blocking nicely.
El Sayed tries to kick Tweedy off but Tweedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Tweedy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but El Sayed sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy is keen to just control but El Sayed is a slippery customer.
Tweedy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
El Sayed tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tweedy manages to move to mount!
El Sayed's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ben Tweedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns El Sayed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tweedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
El Sayed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

El Sayed is rocked!
Tweedy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
El Sayed is still in real trouble! Can Tweedy finish him?
Tweedy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Sayed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Tweedy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tweedy postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked El Sayed badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tweedy around the waist but Tweedy pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tweedy is the winner by TKO! Tweedy jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Tweedy!
Ben Tweedy made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20 in his post fight interview.