PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atif Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Douglas
vs
Muhammad

194 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Atif Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas fails to land the takedown.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Muhammad pushes him off.
Douglas shoots in but no luck this time.
Douglas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas shoots for a double leg takedown but Muhammad sprawls well. He's pushed Douglas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Muhammad closes the distance and clinches.
Muhammad lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muhammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Muhammad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Muhammad breaks the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Muhammad circles away.
Muhammad looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Muhammad.

Muhammad clinches with his opponent.
Muhammad controlling the action here for a moment.

Muhammad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhammad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Douglas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has a takedown stuffed.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Muhammad circles away and keeps his distance.

Muhammad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Douglas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muhammad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muhammad fails with a takedown attempt.

Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Muhammad wants a takedown but no success here.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Muhammad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Muhammad has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Muhammad keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Douglas looking for a takedown.
Douglas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Douglas looking to stall.

Muhammad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.

Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Muhammad in a clinch.
Muhammad wants a takedown.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Muhammad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Muhammad breaks the clinch.
Muhammad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Douglas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Douglas sets himself, and Muhammad steps forward looking for the clinch! Douglas avoids it this time.

Muhammad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Muhammad advances to full mount.
Douglas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atif Muhammad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Douglas misses with a takedown attempt

and Muhammad counters by moving into the clinch.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhammad controls his hands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Muhammad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muhammad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Douglas is defending well.
Douglas jumps guard but Muhammad stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muhammad walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Muhammad stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Muhammad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a double jab

and Muhammad moves into the clinch.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muhammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Muhammad breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Muhammad as Douglas shoots in.
Douglas darts in looking for a takedown but Muhammad gets double underhooks and turns Douglas into the cage.
Douglas sets himself, and Muhammad steps forward looking for the clinch! Douglas avoids it this time.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt
and Muhammad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muhammad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Muhammad has taken the fight to the clinch.

Muhammad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muhammad shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Atif Muhammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muhammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas throws a series of strikes that have Muhammad backpedaling.

It looks like Atif Muhammad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Douglas or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhammad, which made it look bad.
Muhammad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muhammad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muhammad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Douglas.
Muhammad fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhammad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Douglas tries to clinch but Muhammad is having none of it.
Douglas shoots for a takedown but Muhammad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Douglas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muhammad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Muhammad seems unphased.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.

Muhammad takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muhammad walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muhammad misses with a wild combination.
Muhammad tries for a takedown but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Douglas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Muhammad sprawls and moves away.
Douglas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muhammad's waist but Muhammad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.

Muhammad closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atif Muhammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atif Muhammad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas throws a body punch but Muhammad moves out of range.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muhammad circles away.
Muhammad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muhammad wants it to stay on the feet.

Muhammad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Douglas manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Muhammad keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atif Muhammad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Douglas tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas tries to break free but Muhammad pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muhammad smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown but Muhammad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhammad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas closes the distance but Muhammad moves to the side
and Muhammad counters with a big head kick but Douglas shrugs it off.
Douglas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muhammad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muhammad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Douglas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muhammad is fending him off so far but Douglas persists. Nope, Muhammad circles away and we're back to standing.

Douglas tries to sprawl but Muhammad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad trying to control the action but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
Muhammad throwing shots but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Muhammad is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douglas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muhammad on the ground.
Douglas won't allow Muhammad to pass to mount.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Muhammad has control of the leg.
Muhammad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kenny Douglas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Muhammad seems to be working for a kimura but Douglas defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to control but Muhammad is keeping busy.
Douglas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Douglas trying to control here.
Douglas is looking for a sweep. Muhammad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muhammad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Douglas wants to improve his position but Muhammad is controlling well.
Douglas is concentrating on defense, preventing Muhammad from advancing position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Muhammad, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Muhammad against the cage but Muhammad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Douglas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muhammad tries to avoid it but Douglas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muhammad to the ground. Muhammad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Douglas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Muhammad has one foot on Douglas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Muhammad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Kenny Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atif Muhammad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Douglas is looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atif Muhammad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muhammad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atif Muhammad!