PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Easy Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuf Arab Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Win
vs
Arab Money

182 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Easy Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yusuf Arab Money!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arab Money.
Nice straight punches there by Arab Money. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arab Money.
Win throws a right hand that misses

so Arab Money counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Arab Money working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arab Money is stalling in the full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Arab Money has eaten all the pies!
Arab Money trying to control but Win is working from the bottom.
Win knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arab Money on the ground.
Arab Money content to stall in guard here.
Arab Money won't allow Win to get back to his feet.
Arab Money is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yusuf Arab Money.
Arab Money ducks under a wild hook from Win.
Easy Win seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win misses with a right hand

and Arab Money counters with a nice double leg into side control. Win won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win is being controlled here.
Win is pushing Arab Money's head away, looking to escape. Arab Money manages to hold on to the position though.
Arab Money lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The strikes coming from Arab Money are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Arab Money working the ground and pound.
Arab Money trying to control the action but Win is working from the bottom.
Arab Money controlling the position.
Arab Money advances to mount.
Win is in a horrible position here. Arab Money smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arab Money lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab Money tries to control but Win wriggling away.
Arab Money lands a big shot there that rocks Win but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Win taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arab Money lands a big elbow.
Win is trying to stand up.
Arab Money content just to control the position here.
Arab Money tries to control but Win wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arab Money is landing with some decent strikes but Win is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arab Money tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arab Money is landing with some decent strikes but Win is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arab Money can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Win is looking to escape.
Arab Money sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Win that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Arab Money looking to finish Win with some ground and pound. This is bad for Win!
Arab Money lands a big elbow.
Arab Money looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arab Money looking to control but Win is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arab Money working Win over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Arab Money sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Win is bucking up trying to escape but Arab Money cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arab Money working Win over with strikes here.
Arab Money lands a big elbow.
Arab Money tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arab Money wants to control the pace but Win is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arab Money lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Win hang on?
Arab Money has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arab Money takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuf Arab Money dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arab Money connects with a body shot that sends Win's belly button to the back.
Win throws a right hand that misses

and Arab Money counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arab Money.
Arab Money trying to control but Win is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arab Money content to stall in guard here.
Win on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Win tries to get out of the position.
Arab Money won't allow Win to get back to his feet.
Arab Money scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yusuf Arab Money has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arab Money postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Win wants to get back to his feet but Arab Money is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arab Money slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Win keeping moving, preventing Arab Money from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arab Money's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arab Money trying to control but Win is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yusuf Arab Money wasn't active enough on the ground.
Win throws the left hand but Arab Money avoids the punch easily.
Win throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Arab Money counters with a shoot takedown. Win fights it but they end up in guard.
Arab Money pushes down on Win's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arab Money slips a nice elbow through Win's hands, connecting with Win's forehead.
Arab Money is looking to take a break and control but Win is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Win keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arab Money has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arab Money thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Win's head.
Arab Money looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Win with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arab Money working over Win with some ground and pound. Win looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arab Money looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Win with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arab Money not doing much here.
Arab Money is trying to control the action in half guard but Win is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arab Money in particular looking to stall.
Arab Money stops Win from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Arab Money connects with a nice short shot to Win's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arab Money slips a nice elbow through Win's hands, connecting with Win's forehead.
Arab Money controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Arab Money there.
Arab Money is trying to control the action in half guard but Win is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arab Money is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arab Money content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Win is refusing to be controlled, as Arab Money sits in half guard.
Arab Money controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yusuf Arab Money.
Win wants to clinch

and Arab Money counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Arab Money is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arab Money trying to control but Win is working from the bottom.
Arab Money pushes down on Win's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arab Money wants to take a breather but Win is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Win has hold of Arab Money's hands but Arab Money slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuf Arab Money showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters circle momentarily. Win darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Win avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Win is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arab Money.
A swing and a miss from Win.
Arab Money takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Yusuf Arab Money has been cut.
Arab Money ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Win cracks Arab Money with a good jab.
Win tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arab Money manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Win misses.
Win misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Win swings widly with a right hand

and Arab Money counters with a single leg into guard. Win didn't expect that.
Arab Money is looking to work some ground and pound but Win has wrist control.
Win can't keep his opponent in guard - Arab Money advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Arab Money looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Win with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arab Money is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arab Money is trying to control. Win wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arab Money 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.
Arab Money drops an elbow to the side of Win's head.
Arab Money slows the pace down in half guard.
Arab Money works his way into full mount!
Win is in a horrible position here. Arab Money smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab Money raining down hammerfists from mount.
Arab Money sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arab Money with a couple of short strikes.
Arab Money looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arab Money lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arab Money takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arab Money postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Win looks a forlorn figure.
Arab Money landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arab Money tries to control but Win wriggling away.
Arab Money controlling from the full mount.
Arab Money has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Win's face.
Arab Money lands a big shot there that rocks Win but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Win is bucking up trying to escape but Arab Money cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arab Money won't let Win get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Arab Money putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Arab Money sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arab Money pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arab Money is landing with some decent strikes but Win is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arab Money trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arab Money looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Win is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Win is bucking up trying to escape but Arab Money cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arab Money tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Win is squirming around, avoiding Arab Money's attempts to control the action.
Arab Money punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuf Arab Money comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arab Money winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuf Arab Money!