PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Ali Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Serizawa
vs
Ali Baba

184 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
200 lbs
1 - 19 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Ali Baba!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Baba tries for a takedown but Serizawa circles away easily

and Serizawa counters with a shoot takedown. Ali Baba fights it but they end up in guard.
Ali Baba looking to control.
Ali Baba looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali Baba, not yet.
Ali Baba trying to control the position.
Serizawa controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali Baba has his takedown stuffed

and Serizawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Serizawa seems content to control.
Serizawa trying to pass the guard but Ali Baba defending well.

Serizawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Ali Baba is trying to maintain the position but Serizawa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa trying to pass the guard but Ali Baba defending well.
Ali Baba wants to get back to full guard.
Serizawa controlling the action here.
Ali Baba is trying to maintain the position but Serizawa is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali Baba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Serizawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ali Baba won't be happy with that.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Ali Baba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Serizawa wants to control but Ali Baba is keeping him busy.
Ali Baba is looking for a sweep.

Serizawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ali Baba, who protects the arm well.

Serizawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ali Baba, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Serizawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ali Baba regains half guard.
Serizawa is thwarting Ali Baba's attempts to control the position.

Serizawa seems to be working for a kimura but Ali Baba defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba is looking to control Serizawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali Baba avoid being mounted?
Serizawa is looking to advance position but Ali Baba won't allow it.
Ali Baba wants to control but Serizawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ali Baba is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Serizawa is staying active.

Serizawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ali Baba is trying to get back to full guard.

Serizawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ali Baba sees it coming and defends easily.
Serizawa is keen to just control but Ali Baba is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba trying to control here.
Ali Baba is looking for a sweep. Serizawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Serizawa is controlling the pace.

Serizawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ali Baba tries to get to full guard but Serizawa has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ali Baba shoots and misses

and Serizawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ali Baba won't be happy with that.
Tamao Serizawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali Baba is trying to improve his position.
Ali Baba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ali Baba is not content to let Serizawa control the position.
Ali Baba being controlled for a moment.
Serizawa wants to control but Ali Baba is keeping him busy.
Serizawa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ali Baba can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Serizawa tries for a kimura but Ali Baba is defending well.
Serizawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ali Baba stops Serizawa from passing to mount.

Serizawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ali Baba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ali Baba can't do much from the bottom here.
Serizawa trying to control the position but Ali Baba is working away.
Ali Baba tries to bench press Serizawa off him but Serizawa keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa is looking to take a break and control but Ali Baba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Serizawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Ali Baba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Serizawa is looking to take a break and control but Ali Baba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali Baba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Serizawa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ali Baba!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba reaches up to try and control the position but Serizawa seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ali Baba rolls and tries to escape and now Serizawa has his back!
Ali Baba trying to control the action but Serizawa just sinks the hooks in.

Serizawa working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Ali Baba is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Serizawa has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Ali Baba taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tamao Serizawa!