PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suneet Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trendy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chandler
vs
Ibn La Ahad

170 cm
29
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suneet Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Altair Ibn La Ahad!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler staying out of range there.
Ibn La Ahad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chandler throws a right and a left that Ibn La Ahad avoids nicely.
Ibn La Ahad lands a front kick.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ibn La Ahad tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler throws a combination that misses
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chandler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chandler.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibn La Ahad throws out the jab.
Ibn La Ahad is looking to land body kicks.
Chandler throws a nice looking combination but Ibn La Ahad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibn La Ahad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Altair Ibn La Ahad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibn La Ahad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chandler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ibn La Ahad there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with the combination.
No joy there for Ibn La Ahad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chandler misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Chandler misses.
Ibn La Ahad misses with a hook.
Ibn La Ahad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chandler.
Ibn La Ahad misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ibn La Ahad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibn La Ahad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ibn La Ahad.
Chandler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibn La Ahad.
Chandler misses with a low kick.
Ibn La Ahad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chandler throws a series of punches but Ibn La Ahad moves out of range.
Ibn La Ahad throws a hook but Chandler avoids it easily.
Ibn La Ahad throws an overhand right that lands on Chandler's shoulder, as Chandler tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chandler misses.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a kick to the body.
Altair Ibn La Ahad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Ibn La Ahad.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ibn La Ahad, as that shot connected.
Chandler blocks a leg kick.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses.
Ibn La Ahad throws a jab but it's blocked by Chandler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a leg kick. Chandler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Ibn La Ahad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ibn La Ahad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ibn La Ahad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibn La Ahad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Altair Ibn La Ahad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler dodges the punch combination from Ibn La Ahad.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibn La Ahad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ibn La Ahad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibn La Ahad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ibn La Ahad looks to land a combination. Chandler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ibn La Ahad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibn La Ahad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chandler takes a step back to recover.
Ibn La Ahad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad dodges the punch combination from Chandler.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chandler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibn La Ahad throws the kick towards the body but Chandler avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibn La Ahad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chandler. That did some damage!
Chandler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibn La Ahad.
Suneet Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibn La Ahad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Ibn La Ahad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ibn La Ahad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibn La Ahad throws a right hand that Chandler ducks under and follows up with a left that Chandler also avoids with ease.
Chandler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad 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.

Chandler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ibn La Ahad being controlled for a moment.
Ibn La Ahad stops Chandler from passing to mount.
Ibn La Ahad is not content to let Chandler control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chandler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ibn La Ahad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibn La Ahad is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Ibn La Ahad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Ibn La Ahad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ibn La Ahad looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Ibn La Ahad throws a jab when Chandler was well out of range.
Chandler swinging wildly here.
Chandler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ibn La Ahad falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chandler counters with a single leg into guard. Ibn La Ahad didn't expect that.
Chandler trying to control but Ibn La Ahad is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Suneet Chandler just wasn't active enough.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ibn La Ahad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a sloppy right hand. Chandler should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibn La Ahad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Ibn La Ahad slams his shin into Chandler's torso.
Chandler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibn La Ahad.
A left lands for Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chandler scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ibn La Ahad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibn La Ahad, right into the meat.

Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chandler is fighting to break Ibn La Ahad's control of his arms but Ibn La Ahad is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chandler drops back looking for a leg! Ibn La Ahad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ibn La Ahad manages to kick Chandler off! Chandler jumps back into Ibn La Ahad's guard.
Chandler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ibn La Ahad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler pushes down on Ibn La Ahad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ibn La Ahad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chandler trying to control the pace.
Ibn La Ahad wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chandler is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to maintain the position but Chandler is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Suneet Chandler.
I think Ibn La Ahad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Ibn La Ahad!
A relieved looking Altair Ibn La Ahad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.