PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cori Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed's entrance music is M.I.A - Paper Planes. A fine choice. Gray has chosen Prodigy _ Baby's got a temper as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mohammed
vs
Gray

172 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

168 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Abdul Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cori Gray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed lands a really nice looking cross but Gray seems unphased.
Mohammed misses with a kick to the body.
Cori Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed is looking to score with low kicks.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by Gray.
Mohammed throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gray is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mohammed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Mohammed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mohammed is in Gray's guard.
Mohammed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gray wants to sweep here but Mohammed controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Abdul Mohammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mohammed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mohammed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mohammed is out of range and Gray settles back down.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Cori Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammed misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Mohammed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Mohammed takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray swings widly with a right hand
and Mohammed counters with a body kick that stops Gray in his tracks momentarily.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mohammed fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mohammed throws out the jab.
Gray throws a leg kick which misses Mohammed's front leg but catches the back leg as Mohammed tries to avoid it.
Mohammed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gray throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray misses with the combination.
Mohammed misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray tried to score with a low kick but Mohammed checks it.
Mohammed throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Mohammed misses the shot to the body.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohammed misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.

Mohammed drives through with a takedown into Gray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mohammed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mohammed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Abdul Mohammed just wasn't active enough.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Mohammed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mohammed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mohammed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mohammed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Abdul Mohammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gray tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Gray throws a series of punches but Mohammed avoids them all with ease.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mohammed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohammed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray wants to clinch.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by Gray.
Mohammed takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray with a jab.
Mohammed slips under a jab from Gray.
Mohammed checks a low kick from Gray.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mohammed throws a leg kick but Gray checks it.
Gray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohammed circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Gray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray checks a low kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray thumps Mohammed with a low kick.
Gray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mohammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mohammed misses with a two punch combination.
Mohammed lands a right hook to the body.
Mohammed scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mohammed to score with a decent uppercut.
Gray swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mohammed scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohammed.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohammed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Mohammed wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Mohammed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mohammed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed misses with a low kick.
Mohammed wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Mohammed dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammed counters with a leg kick.
Mohammed dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Mohammed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cori Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammed lunges at Gray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gray's hand.
Mohammed digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Mohammed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Mohammed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mohammed.
Mohammed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Mohammed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mohammed.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Gray is rocked!
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mohammed to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray is still on wobbly legs! Can Mohammed finish him?
Mohammed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gray momentarily.
Mohammed is looking to wear down Gray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Mohammed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Gray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Mohammed throws a leg kick but Gray checks it.
Gray wants to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray blocks a head kick by Mohammed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mohammed. That's going to slow Gray down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray wants to clinch.
Mohammed throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Mohammed throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mohammed checks it well.
Mohammed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mohammed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abdul Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gray misses
and Mohammed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mohammed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mohammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mohammed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cori Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohammed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gray's shoulder. That is not cool.
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!
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mohammed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Mohammed!
Abdul Mohammed decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.