PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altaïr Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nancy Botwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botwin has chosen Little Boxes On The Hillside as his entrance music. Altaïr Ibn La Ahad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ibn La Ahad
vs
Botwin

188 cm
25
205 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
216 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Altaïr Ibn La Ahad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nancy Botwin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Botwin blocks a jab.
Botwin takes a swing at Ibn La Ahad's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Ibn La Ahad misses its intended target.
Botwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibn La Ahad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibn La Ahad misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibn La Ahad misses the target.
Ibn La Ahad misses with a hook. Botwin ducked under it nicely.
Botwin shoots in for a double leg but Ibn La Ahad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Botwin looks to throw the jab but Ibn La Ahad is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Botwin.
Botwin looks to land a body kick but Ibn La Ahad moved away.
Botwin misses with a body shot.
Botwin misses with an uppercut.
Botwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Botwin misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botwin looks to clinch
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a left to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Botwin.
Ibn La Ahad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Botwin throws out the jab.
Botwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibn La Ahad was well out of range. Poor timing from Botwin.
Botwin misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ibn La Ahad. No joy for Botwin on that attempt.
Good shot there by Botwin.
Botwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibn La Ahad checks it well.
Botwin throws a body kick that misses
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Nancy Botwin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botwin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibn La Ahad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botwin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Altaïr Ibn La Ahad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nancy Botwin.
Botwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Botwin takes one to the chin there.
Ibn La Ahad avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibn La Ahad.
A low kick from Botwin misses
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibn La Ahad takes a swing at Botwin's ribcage but misses.
Botwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibn La Ahad thuds his shin into the meat of Botwin's side.
Ibn La Ahad tries to score with a low kick but Botwin moves his leg out of the way.
Ibn La Ahad thumps Botwin with a low kick.
Ibn La Ahad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ibn La Ahad duly obliges.
Botwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibn La Ahad manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Botwin.
Botwin jabs Ibn La Ahad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Botwin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ibn La Ahad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ibn La Ahad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Botwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ibn La Ahad doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Botwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Botwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibn La Ahad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Botwin misses.
Nancy Botwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibn La Ahad. Botwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Botwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibn La Ahad circles away.
Botwin jabs Ibn La Ahad right on the nose. Ibn La Ahad blinks but takes it well.
Botwin throws a body punch but Ibn La Ahad moves out of range.
Ibn La Ahad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibn La Ahad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ibn La Ahad clinches up against the cage.
Botwin lands with a right to the head.
Botwin scores with a shot to the side of Ibn La Ahad's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Botwin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibn La Ahad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Botwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibn La Ahad takes a shot to the head.
Ibn La Ahad trying to land knees to the body.
Ibn La Ahad stalling.
Ibn La Ahad has Botwin pressed against the cage, preventing Botwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibn La Ahad tries to throw a body punch but Botwin avoids it by throwing Ibn La Ahad back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Botwin fails to land.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibn La Ahad blocks a body shot from Botwin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibn La Ahad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Botwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibn La Ahad has him pressed against the cage.
Ibn La Ahad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Botwin backwards.
Ibn La Ahad working aggressively here.
Ibn La Ahad lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altaïr Ibn La Ahad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nancy Botwin's cut.
That's time! Ibn La Ahad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ibn La Ahad digs a good hook to Botwin's body.
Botwin throws a wild body kick that Ibn La Ahad sees coming a mile off.
Botwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibn La Ahad.
Botwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Botwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ibn La Ahad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ibn La Ahad lands a slapping body shot.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a body shot that sends Botwin's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Ibn La Ahad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Botwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibn La Ahad was well out of range. Poor timing from Botwin.
Botwin connects with a right hand. Ibn La Ahad shakes it off.
Botwin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ibn La Ahad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botwin manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibn La Ahad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibn La Ahad checks a leg kick nicely.
Botwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibn La Ahad misses the target.
Ibn La Ahad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Botwin is breathing heavily.
Ibn La Ahad throws an overhand right that lands on Botwin's shoulder, as Botwin tries to avoid the shot.
Botwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Botwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibn La Ahad to score with a decent uppercut.

Botwin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibn La Ahad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Botwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Botwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botwin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ibn La Ahad takes a step back to recover.
Botwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibn La Ahad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Botwin eats them both and turns towards Ibn La Ahad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Botwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibn La Ahad finish him?
Ibn La Ahad sizes up Botwin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Botwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Botwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ibn La Ahad tries to sprawl out of it but Botwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ibn La Ahad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Botwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Botwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Botwin tries to land a body kick

and Ibn La Ahad counters with a nice right hand that sends Botwin toppling to the canvas! Botwin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ibn La Ahad finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a superb combination that knocks Botwin out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Ibn La Ahad before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Botwin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Altaïr Ibn La Ahad!
Altaïr Ibn La Ahad retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Altaïr Ibn La Ahad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.