PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bakak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Religion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Osama Bakak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bakak
vs
Religion

195 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

STAR Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osama Bakak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Religion!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Religion is looking to land body kicks.
Religion moves out of range of the leg kick from Bakak.
Bakak connects with a body shot.
Bakak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakak lands with a nice combination. Religion backs away looking to recover.
Bakak lands with a shot to the body.
Religion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bakak rushes Religion and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Religion goes for a takedown attempt but Bakak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bakak connects with a body shot that sends Religion's belly button to the back.
Bakak circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bakak clinches up with Religion and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Religion turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Religion manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from Religion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Religion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Religion throws an elbow but Bakak slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Religion throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bakak works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Religion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Religion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bakak's head.
Religion working Bakak over with strikes.
Religion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bakak defending well though.
Bakak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Religion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bakak's head.
Bakak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Religion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Religion's back!
Will Bakak go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bakak is looking for the choke from the back position but Religion is controlling his hands well.

Bakak working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bakak is breathing heavily.

Religion defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Religion is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Religion is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Religion is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bakak gets his way!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakak missing with strikes.
Religion looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bakak somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bakak throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bakak throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bakak lands shots from the back.
Bakak missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakak misses with an elbow to the head.
Religion has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bakak.

Bakak is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Religion is trying to get back to his feet but Bakak has full control of the position and if anything, Religion has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakak tries to get the hooks in deep but Religion pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Religion wants to clinch.

Bakak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bakak working over Religion with some ground and pound. Religion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bakak looks to land a strike but Religion avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bakak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bakak trying to control but Religion is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Religion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Religion keeping moving, preventing Bakak from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bakak won't allow Religion to get back to his feet.
Bakak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

We're going to have a standup here because Osama Bakak wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bakak pushes Religion back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Religion backwards.
Religion goes for a takedown attempt but Bakak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bakak works Religion's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Religion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Religion showed some decent athleticism there.
Religion is breathing heavily.
Religion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Religion wants to stand up but Bakak is controlling the position.
Bakak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Religion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bakak's guard.
Religion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bakak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Religion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Religion's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakak has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Religion's body.
Bakak lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bakak tries to keep control of the position but Religion is staying busy.

Religion is in a bad position with Bakak working for a choke. Religion manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Religion throwing strikes from guard but Bakak blocks nicely.
Religion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Religion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Religion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Religion landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Religion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bakak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Religion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Religion throws a big right hand that misses.
Osama Bakak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Religion throws an elbow that misses. Bakak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Religion's guard. Nice move by Bakak!
Bakak wants to pass the guard but Religion is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Bakak dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bakak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Religion tries to clinch up but Bakak circles away and keeps his distance.
Osama Bakak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Religion shoots for a takedown but Bakak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bakak misses with a low kick.
Bakak lands a jab-cross combination.
Religion takes one on the chin but seems OK.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Religion can't get the takedown.
Bakak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Religion throws an elbow that misses.
Bakak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Religion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Religion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bakak is defending well for now.
Religion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Religion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bakak is defending well.
Osama Bakak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Religion.
Bakak lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakak pushes Religion back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Religion tries to score a body lock takedown but Bakak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bakak tries to circle away but Religion has him pinned against the ropes.
Religion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bakak.
Bakak has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Religion after a bit of a struggle.
Bakak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Religion is defending well.
Religion is trying to force a seperation but Bakak has the dominant position.
Bakak avoiding damage as Religion throws knees to the body.
Bakak prevents the takedown attempt.
Bakak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bakak lands a nice uppercut.
Religion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bakak walks away with a smile on his face. Religion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Religion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bakak to score with a decent uppercut.
Bad Religion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Religion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bakak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Religion's head.

Bakak has closed the distance and engaged Religion in a clinch.
Bakak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Religions head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Religion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Religion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bakak.

Religion has Bakak pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Religion pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Bakak tumbling to the mat - Religion dives into Bakak's guard.
Religion throws a big right hand that misses.
Religion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bakak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Religion throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Religion wants to stand but Bakak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bakak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Religion manages to get himself to full guard.
Bakak wants to pass the guard but Religion is keeping the position.
Bakak won't allow Religion to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakak trying to control the position from guard on top but Religion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bakak prevents Religion from getting back to his feet.
Bakak looking to pass the guard.
Bakak trying to control the position from guard on top but Religion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Religion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Bakak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakak 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Bakak!