PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujibur Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ziadouh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rahman
vs
Ziadouh

188 cm
23
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
252 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mujibur Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ziadouh!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziadouh misses with a low kick.
Ziadouh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rahman.
Ziadouh digs a good body shot into Rahman's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Rahman.
Rahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rahman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ziadouh, pushing him back against the cage.
Ziadouh blocks an elbow strike.
Ziadouh wants to get back to striking at distance but Rahman won't allow it.
Ziadouh wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman has Ziadouh pushed against the cage.
Ziadouh avoids a wild elbow strike from Rahman.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman lands an elbow that stopped Ziadouh in his tracks for a moment.
Ziadouh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman throws an elbow that misses.
Ziadouh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ziadouh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ziadouh working hard to break the clinch.
Ziadouh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rahman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ziadouh can turn it around.
Ziadouh can't break the clinch.
Ziadouh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rahman blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rahman throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rahman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rahman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rahman has Ziadouh pressed against the cage, preventing Ziadouh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ziadouh avoids a wild elbow strike from Rahman.
Rahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ziadouh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziadouh is trying to break the clinch but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahman lands a nice elbow.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Ziadouh's head.
Rahman lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Rahman.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ziadouh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman throws a wild body kick that Ziadouh sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziadouh looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahman is just out of range.
Ziadouh looks to land a combination but Rahman avoids it well.
Ziadouh throws an overhand right that lands on Rahman's shoulder, as Rahman tries to avoid the shot.
Rahman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ziadouh.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ziadouh.
Ziadouh misses with a leg kick.
Rahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Rahman gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rahman stalls.
Rahman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ziadouh avoids it.
Ziadouh tries to circle away but Rahman has him pinned against the cage.
Rahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ziadouh's efforts to push away.
Ziadouh has had enough of the clinch but Rahman keeps him there for the moment.
Ziadouh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziadouh tries to break free but Rahman pushes him back against the cage.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ziadouh is looking for a takedown.
Ziadouh prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ivan Ziadouh has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman has Ziadouh pressed against the cage, preventing Ziadouh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ziadouhs head.
Rahman presses Ziadouh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Ziadouh manages to break the clinch.
Ziadouh misses with a wild combination.
Ziadouh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rahman can pounce on him.
Ziadouh throws a body punch but Rahman moves out of range.

Rahman moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Ziadouh controls the action.
Ziadouh blocks an elbow strike from Rahman.
Nice body punch from Rahman - that landed with a thud.
Ziadouh looks winded!
Rahman lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mujibur Rahman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Ziadouh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rahman scores with a body shot.
Rahman throws a head kick that half lands.
Rahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ziadouh can do to turn this around?
Ziadouh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahman.
Rahman scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Ziadouh does no damage.
Ziadouh looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahman is just out of range.
Rahman throws a low kick but Ziadouh moves out of range easily.
Ziadouh tries to bum rush Rahman with a series of wild strikes but Rahman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziadouh checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman lands a head kick. Ziadouh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ziadouh takes a jab right on the kisser.

Rahman closes the distance and pushes Ziadouh back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziadouh has Rahman pushed against the cage.
Rahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ziadouh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziadouh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ziadouh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rahman gets a clinch.

Ziadouh breaks from the clinch.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Ziadouh throws a hook but Rahman avoids it easily.
Ziadouh looks to land a right hand but Rahman moved out of range.
Rahman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivan Ziadouh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziadouh.
Rahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mujibur Rahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ziadouh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rahman has Ziadouh up against the cage in a clinch.
Rahman lands an elbow inside that Ziadouh shrugs off.
Rahman lands a nice elbow.
Rahman has Ziadouh pressed against the cage, preventing Ziadouh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahman tries to land a knee to the head but Ziadouh blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ziadouh is looking to break free of the clinch but Rahman has double underhooks.
Rahman has Ziadouh pressed against the cage, preventing Ziadouh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ziadouh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.
Rahman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Ziadouh is trying to break the clinch but Rahman has him pressed against the cage.
Rahman is pushing Ziadouh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ziadouh wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands a nice shot to the body.
Ziadouh is breathing heavily.
Ziadouh takes an elbow to the temple.
Rahman lands an elbow just above Ziadouh 's eye.
Ziadouh takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rahman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rahman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ziadouh blocks a body shot from Rahman.
Ziadouh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rahman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rahman misses with a knee strike.
Rahman stalling against the cage.
Rahman lands a body shot.
Ziadouh takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands a nice elbow.
Rahman lands an elbow that stopped Ziadouh in his tracks for a moment.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ziadouh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.

Ziadouh is rocked!
Rahman has Ziadouh pressed against the cage. Ziadouh drops his hands and Rahman takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Ziadouh tumbling to the canvas! Rahman rains down with more punches but Ziadouh was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Rahman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mujibur Rahman!