PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akin Kiaskari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aqeel Haji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akin Kiaskari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aqeel Haji's chin.

Kiaskari
vs
Haji

198 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akin Kiaskari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aqeel Haji!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiaskari takes the fight into the clinch.
Haji is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haji has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kiaskari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Haji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiaskari smiles and moves away.
Kiaskari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kiaskari cracks Haji with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kiaskari has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haji to stand back up!

Haji is rocked!
Kiaskari stuffs the takedown attempt from Haji. Haji gets slowly back to his feet.
Haji is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiaskari finish him?
Akin Kiaskari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aqeel Haji.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiaskari scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiaskari lands with a straight right. Haji didn't see that one coming.
Haji seems to have recovered his senses.
Haji scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiaskari cracks Haji with a hook to the temple - Haji is on wobbly legs here! Kiaskari swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Haji falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kiaskari wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akin Kiaskari!