PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes into the arena with Lebanon blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

al Hadj
vs
Nut

191 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
197 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nut.
Nut doesn't manage to clinch there - al Hadj circles away.
Nut looks to land a body kick but al Hadj moved away.
al Hadj scores with the left hand. Nut knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohamed al Hadj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj misses with a body shot.
al Hadj throws a right and a left that Nut avoids nicely.
Nut throws a push kick but al Hadj slaps the foot to one side.
al Hadj scores with a nice strike.
al Hadj ducks under a wild hook from Nut.
A jab from Nut misses.
al Hadj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nut checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nut.
Nut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
Nut avoids the body shot from al Hadj.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj scores with a jab. Nut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as al Hadj checks a leg kick.
Nut throws a big shot that misses.
al Hadj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nut.
Nut doesn't manage to clinch there - al Hadj circles away.
Nut misses with a body kick.
al Hadj swings for the body but Nut moves out of range.
Nut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
al Hadj lands a front kick.
Nut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Nut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nut looks for the body kick but al Hadj saw that one coming.
al Hadj is looking to chop away at Nut's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a low kick but Nut avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj connects with an inside leg kick.
al Hadj takes a swing at Nut's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nut's hands.
al Hadj blocks the body kick.
Nut throws a front kick aimed at al Hadj's knee but al Hadj avoids it well.
al Hadj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nut at a distance.
Nut tries to clinch but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj thows a body shot but no joy.
al Hadj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nut.
al Hadj misses with a wild body shot.
Nut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
al Hadj stalks Nut and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nut's face. Nut staggers backwards, shaken.
Nut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nut tries to clinch up.
Nut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nut pivots, looking for a leg kick but al Hadj is out of range and Nut settles back down.
Nut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick and Nut moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from al Hadj.
al Hadj digs a good hook to Nut's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Hadj scoring well with a low kick there.
Nut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nut misses with a looping left.
al Hadj lands a jab.
Nice body kick from al Hadj.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nut moves away.
al Hadj connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
al Hadj connects with a leg kick. Nut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as al Hadj checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
That's time! al Hadj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

al Hadj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nut circles away quickly and effectively.
al Hadj feints and then cracks Nut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nut down.
Nut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Hadj swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Hadj.
al Hadj blocks a leg kick.
al Hadj blocks the body kick.
Nut misses with a wild combination.
Nut cracks al Hadj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Hadj misses with a wild body shot.
al Hadj throws a leg kick
and Nut counters with a good, hard body kick but al Hadj shrugs it off.
al Hadj avoids the head kick by Nut.
al Hadj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nut is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from al Hadj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a poor cross that misses
and Nut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nut.
Mohamed al Hadj is winning the standup battle so far.
al Hadj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Hadj misses with a looping right.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
Nut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Hadj.
al Hadj misses the shot to the body.
al Hadj misses with a head kick.
al Hadj looks to score with a jab to the body but Nut is just out of range.
A head kick by al Hadj misses
and Nut makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. al Hadj really felt that one!
al Hadj is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from al Hadj both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut tests al Hadj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nut throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Nut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Hadj.
A bone on bone clash there as al Hadj blocks the leg kick.
Nut blocks a jab.
Nut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from al Hadj.
Nut misses with a straight right.
al Hadj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nut is looking to slow al Hadj down with leg kicks.
al Hadj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Hadj misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut wants to clinch up but al Hadj keeps it at a distance.
Nut has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nut there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from al Hadj misses.
Nut tries to land a front kick but al Hadj steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Hadj misses with a wild combination.
al Hadj misses with a hook. Nut ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Nut misses its intended target.
al Hadj throws a low kick but Nut avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Nut blocks the low kick.
Nut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nut. Nut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
al Hadj scores with a nice right hand.
Nut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nut sizes up al Hadj with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
al Hadj digs a good hook to Nut's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj takes a swing at Nut's ribcage but misses.
al Hadj avoids the body shot from Nut.
Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al Hadj throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from al Hadj.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj misses with a wild body shot.
Nut blocks a head kick by al Hadj.
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 Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.
Nut doesn't manage to clinch there - al Hadj circles away.
Nut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches al Hadj on the side of the head.
al Hadj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
al Hadj throws a front kick aimed at Nut's knee but Nut avoids it well.
Nut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Hadj digs a good hook to Nut's body.
Nut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Hadj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nut.
al Hadj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nut throws a leg kick but al Hadj sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a jab.
Nut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. al Hadj checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Nut tenderised al Hadj's leg. al Hadj is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Hadj, right into the meat.
al Hadj checks a leg kick nicely.
al Hadj throws a combination that misses
enabling Nut to counter with a crisp jab.
Nut tries to land a front kick but al Hadj steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Hadj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nut throws a shot from downtown. al Hadj moves away and avoids it.
al Hadj misses with a hook.
Nut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nut throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut is looking to clinch but al Hadj is avoiding it.
Nut misses with a kick to the body
and al Hadj counters with a big head kick but Nut shrugs it off.
A cross from al Hadj lands.
al Hadj keeps the fight on the outside.
Nut takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
al Hadj moves out of range as Nut throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Hadj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj walks into a jab.
al Hadj swings for the body but Nut moves out of range.
Nut throws a body punch but al Hadj moves out of range.
Nut throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Hadj.
Nut lands a head kick. al Hadj smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
al Hadj does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj digs a good body shot into Nut's ribs.
Nut throws a head kick that misses
and al Hadj counters with a two punch combo.
al Hadj moves out of range of the body kick.
al Hadj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nut.
Nut moves out of range of the body kick from al Hadj.
Nut wants to clinch.
Nut misses with the body kick
and al Hadj counters with a nice body shot.
al Hadj cracks Nut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Hadj scores with a nice body kick.
Nut's hands are dropping dangerously low here and al Hadj connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nut scrambles back to his feet.
Nut throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Nut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj looks to score with a jab to the body but Nut is just out of range.
Nut looks to throw the jab but al Hadj is out of range.
Nut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Hadj. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Nut to counter with a crisp jab.
al Hadj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nut paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sam Nut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nut.
al Hadj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nut tries to score with a low kick but al Hadj moves his leg out of the way.
Nut throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and al Hadj counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Nut.
Well al Hadj 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
In his post fight interview, Mohamed al Hadj started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.