PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Youseff Shafiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Run Barbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shafiq comes to the cage accompanied by Booty Butt Cheeks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shafiq
vs
Barbie

175 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youseff Shafiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Run Barbie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shafiq tries for a takedown but Barbie circles away easily
and Barbie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shafiq has his takedown stuffed
and Barbie counters with a one-two to the body.
Shafiq with a lazy takedown attempt

and Barbie counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Youseff Shafiq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shafiq jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbie walks away with a smile on his face. Shafiq gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shafiq tries for a takedown but Barbie circles away easily
and Barbie counters with a three punch combo that has Shafiq backing up. Shafiq nods at Barbie to acknowledge the strikes.
Shafiq throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbie counters with a one-two to the body.
Shafiq shoots for a double leg takedown but Barbie sprawls well. He's pushed Shafiq's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shafiq fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shafiq.
Shafiq misses with a takedown
and Barbie counters with a three punch combo that has Shafiq backing up. Shafiq nods at Barbie to acknowledge the strikes.
Shafiq misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shafiq backs up against the cage.
Shafiq doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Barbie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barbie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shafiq has him pressed against the cage.
Barbie wants to get back to striking at distance but Shafiq won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shafiq jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbie walks away with a smile on his face. Shafiq gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Shafiq has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbie tries to circle away but Shafiq has him pinned against the cage.
Barbie is trying to break the clinch but Shafiq is controlling him.

Shafiq jumps into guard, dragging Barbie to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barbie with a flurry of punches that miss.

Barbie wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Shafiq's closed guard. He's half up but Shafiq has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Shafiq pivots and extends the arm, Barbie falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Shafiq! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Youseff Shafiq!
Our winner, Youseff Shafiq, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.