PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 199 p4p, 29 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 129 p4p, 19 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fujiwara
vs
Mahmoud

184 cm
28
185 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

180 cm
36
193 lbs
36 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujiwara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujiwara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Fujiwara misses with a straight left.
Fujiwara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fujiwara lands with an overhand left.

Mahmoud instigates a clinch.
Mahmoud digs a right hand into Fujiwara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fujiwara's gas tank.
Fujiwara blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
A short left from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fujiwara can't break the clinch.
Mahmoud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fujiwara.

Fujiwara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujiwara moves away from the strike by Mahmoud.
Fujiwara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Fujiwara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mahmoud counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujiwara moves away.
Fujiwara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.

Fujiwara gets tackled into the cage by Mahmoud. Mahmoud maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
Mahmoud tries to work over Fujiwara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud pushes Fujiwara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fujiwara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahmoud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahmoud throws out a loose jab but Fujiwara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujiwara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Fujiwara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud looks to land a right hand but Fujiwara moved out of range.
Mahmoud connects with a looping right hand.
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Fujiwara is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud lands with an uppercut that bounces Fujiwara off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Fujiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.

Fujiwara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mahmoud is trying to defend but Fujiwara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fujiwara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujiwara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mahmoud defending well though.
Mahmoud wants to improve his position but Fujiwara is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujiwara prevents Mahmoud from improving his position.
Fujiwara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujiwara is thwarting Mahmoud's attempts to control the position.
Fujiwara thows a huge punch but Mahmoud dodges it nicely.
Fujiwara slips a nice elbow through Mahmoud's hands, connecting with Mahmoud's forehead.
Mahmoud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujiwara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fujiwara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahmoud's head.
Mahmoud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara drops an elbow to the side of Mahmoud's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fujiwara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mahmoud to regain full guard.
Mahmoud has control of Fujiwara's left arm, preventing Fujiwara from doing any damage.
Fujiwara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mahmoud is trying to control the position but Fujiwara postures up.
Mahmoud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fujiwara stands and throws Mahmoud's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujiwara tries to score with some ground and pound. Mahmoud controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mahmoud takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mahmoud tries to bench press Fujiwara off him but Fujiwara keeps the position.
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Mahmoud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sameh Mahmoud will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Mahmoud misses its intended target.
A big right from Mahmoud misses.

Mahmoud clinches up with Fujiwara and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mahmoud.
Fujiwara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujiwara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujiwara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahmoud smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fujiwara misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahmoud throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujiwara is just out of range.
Mahmoud might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice cross by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
Fujiwara has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahmoud! But no joy.
Good exchange - Mahmoud coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud drops his hands momentarily and Fujiwara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmoud throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujiwara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud misses the jab.
Fujiwara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fujiwara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Fujiwara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Mahmoud finds it's way through Fujiwara's defenses.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujiwara moves away.
Mahmoud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fujiwara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Fujiwara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Fujiwara jabs at Mahmoud's body.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujiwara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara feinted with a counter takedown.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoud manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara digs a good body shot into Mahmoud's ribs.
Fujiwara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud cracks a nice hook into Fujiwara's ribs.

Mahmoud instigates a clinch.
Fujiwara is looking to control Mahmoud's arms but Mahmoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fujiwara has his back to the cage.

Fujiwara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujiwara lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud looks to land a body kick but Fujiwara moved away.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick

and Fujiwara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mahmoud's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujiwara misses with a looping left.
Fujiwara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mahmoud avoids it really well and circles away.
Mahmoud lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Fujiwara takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud cracks Fujiwara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut. Fujiwara saw that one coming.
Mahmoud thumps Fujiwara with a low kick.
Fujiwara cracks a nice hook into Mahmoud's ribs.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses

and Fujiwara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahmoud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahmoud has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mahmoud is on top in guard.

Fujiwara wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara trying to strike off his back.
Mahmoud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Mahmoud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mahmoud won't allow Fujiwara to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshi Fujiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahmoud trying to control but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara is striking but Mahmoud is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sameh Mahmoud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara tries to roll over but Mahmoud keeps him under control.
Mahmoud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujiwara gets full guard.
Fujiwara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahmoud controls the pace.
Fujiwara tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Fujiwara looking for a guillotine here but Mahmoud defends easily.
Yoshi Fujiwara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujiwara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fujiwara doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fujiwara throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujiwara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Fujiwara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Fujiwara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mahmoud sprawls well. Mahmoud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fujiwara gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sameh Mahmoud.
I've got Mahmoud winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.