PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Human (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Syakir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izzy Human has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Human
vs
Syakir

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Human!
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, Muhamad Syakir!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syakir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Human fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Syakir avoids it really well and circles away.

Human shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Human is taking a breather. Syakir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Syakir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syakir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Human is controlling him.
Human stays in close to Syakir's body and controls the position.
Human knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Syakir on the ground.
Human won't allow Syakir to get back to his feet.
Human is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Human stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Syakir swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syakir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Human controls the pace.

Izzy Human has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Human shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Syakir wants to improve his position but Human is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Human in particular looking to stall.
Syakir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Human.
Human thows a huge punch but Syakir dodges it nicely.
Human is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Syakir wants to control but Human is keeping busy.
Human 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human working the head and body with strikes.
Syakir wants to get back to full guard.
Human is pressing down on Syakir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Syakir is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syakir wants to get back to full guard.
Syakir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Syakir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Human controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Syakir wants to sweep here but Human controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Syakir working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Syakir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Syakir looks winded!
Human wants to control but Syakir postures up.
Human tries to buck Syakir off but Syakir is having none of it.
Human is trying to control Syakir's posture but Syakir avoids it.
I wouldn't like to be where Human is right now.
Human's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Izzy Human.
Human shoots in for a takedown but Syakir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Izzy Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Human has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Syakir has passed into side control.

Syakir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Syakir slaps away a takedown attempt from Human, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Human definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izzy Human. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Human gets a takedown into half guard.
Human looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Syakir tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syakir moves into full guard.
Human controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Izzy Human will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Human changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Syakir tries to avoid it but Human manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Syakir to the ground. Syakir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Human fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Syakir avoids it really well and circles away.
Syakir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Syakir drives through with a takedown into Human's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Human is trying to control the position but Syakir postures up.
Human is controlling Syakir's posture.
Human looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Syakir puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Syakir is looking to advance position but Human won't allow it.
Human is looking to control Syakir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Human avoid being mounted?
Syakir passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syakir in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Human defending against the ground and pound.
Human struggling a bit here.
Human tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Human avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Syakir.
Syakir trying to control the action but Human is working from the bottom.
Human is looking to reverse the position.

Syakir is trying to get an arm triangle but Human is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human prevents Syakir from improving position.
Syakir is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Human's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Human parries the strikes from Syakir easily there. Syakir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Human to escape.
Syakir is looking to take a break and control but Human is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Human is looking to reverse the position.
Syakir working away.
Human is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Syakir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Human has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human has one of Syakir's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Human on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Human tries to get out of the position.

Syakir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Human is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Human wants to control but Syakir postures up.
Human is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Human struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Human throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Syakir wants to control but Human is keeping him busy.
Human keeps Syakir under control for a moment.

Syakir stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Human feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Human stays in close to Syakir's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Izzy Human will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Human darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Human stops Syakir from getting back to his feet.
Human not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Human perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Izzy Human overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Syakir manages to get to full guard.
Human controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Izzy Human just wasn't active enough.

Syakir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Human to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Syakir is trying to control the position but Human postures up.
Human wants to pass the guard but Syakir is keeping the position.
Human is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Izzy Human wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Human looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Human shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Human showed some decent athleticism there.
Human trying to pass the guard but Syakir defending well.
Syakir tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Syakir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Syakir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Human is taking a breather. Syakir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Human is pressing down on Syakir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Syakir is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Human takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Human not doing much here.

We're going to have a standup here because Izzy Human wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Human looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Syakir is fending him off so far but Human persists. Nope, Syakir circles away and we're back to standing.

Syakir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Human is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Human wants to control but Syakir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Syakir is trying to control the action in half guard but Human is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Muhamad Syakir.
Human throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Syakir's waist but Syakir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Human off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izzy Human. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Syakir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Syakir is fighting to break Human's control of his arms but Human is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Human wants to sweep but no luck.
Syakir is fighting to break Human's control of his arms but Human is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Human keeping moving, preventing Syakir from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Syakir wanted to stand there but Human had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Human showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Human, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Human!