PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir comes to the cage accompanied by i kill people. Abu Bakhar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Allah Wakbar. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Emir
vs
Abu Bakhar

185 cm
36
190 lbs
25 - 23 - 1

178 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 25 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emir lands a nice short elbow.
Abu Bakhar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abu Bakhar 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.

Emir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abu Bakhar trying to keep a closed guard but Emir is proving a slippery customer.
Emir trying to control but Abu Bakhar is working from the bottom.
Abu Bakhar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emir won't allow Abu Bakhar to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abu Bakhar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emir postures up.
Emir wants to control from the top but Abu Bakhar keeps moving.
Emir postures up in Abu Bakhar's guard and throws a big left but Abu Bakhar blocks it.
Emir cracks Abu Bakhar with a solid left hand.
Emir trying to control but Abu Bakhar is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Abu Bakhar blocks nicely.
Emir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emir wants to control from the top but Abu Bakhar keeps moving.
Abu Bakhar controls Emir momentarily but Emir frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emir postures up.
Emir stopping the sweep attempt from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emir manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abu Bakhar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emir is trying to keep Abu Bakhar in close.
Abu Bakhar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emir thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abu Bakhar defends well.

Emir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abu Bakhar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Abu Bakhar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Abu Bakhar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Emir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abu Bakhar is aware though and is defending well.
Abu Bakhar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abu Bakhar stands up over Emir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abu Bakhar defends it easily.
Abu Bakhar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emir's head.
Abu Bakhar landing with the ground and pound.
Emir throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abu Bakhar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abu Bakhar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abu Bakhar postures up in Emir's guard and throws a big left but Emir blocks it.

Abu Bakhar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abu Bakhar has managed to get both his arms back between Emir's legs - danger averted.
Emir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abu Bakhar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emir looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abu Bakhar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abu Bakhar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emir's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abu Bakhar trying to control the position from guard on top but Emir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emir has his foot on Abu Bakhar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abu Bakhar works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Janjalani Abu Bakhar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Emir enables Abu Bakhar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Emir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Emir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Emir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abu Bakhar slips nicely into half guard.

Abu Bakhar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emir has managed to free his arm - good work.

Emir actively working from the bottom here.
Abu Bakhar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Abu Bakhar breaks from Emir's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar blocks Emir's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Emir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emir is working hard here to advance position.
Abu Bakhar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abu Bakhar working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut.
Abu Bakhar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abu Bakhar with shots to the head and body - Emir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abu Bakhar landing strikes from the mount and Emir is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Bakhar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Abu Bakhar landing strikes from the mount.

Emir is rocked!
Janjalani Abu Bakhar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Emir that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Emir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abu Bakhar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Emir wants to control but Abu Bakhar is having none of it.
Abu Bakhar lands a big shot there that rocks Emir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Abu Bakhar working Emir over with strikes here.
Abu Bakhar avoids the attempt from Emir to control.
Abu Bakhar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Emir! More shots from Abu Bakhar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
A very excited looking Janjalani Abu Bakhar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.