PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fathy Ahmad (ranked 4573 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendra Lust (ranked 4677 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ahmad
vs
Lust

152 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Fathy Ahmad!
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, Kendra Lust!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lust closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahmad circles away.
Ahmad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lust throws a hook but Ahmad avoids it easily.
Ahmad moves in looking to clinch but Lust pushes him off.
Lust fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lust shoots in but Ahmad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fathy Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendra Lust.
Ahmad digs a good hook to Lust's body.
Fathy Ahmad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lust shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ahmad napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ahmad explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lust shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Lust moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad has had enough of the clinch but Lust keeps him there for the moment.
Lust has Ahmad pressed against the cage.
Lust is trying to pull guard but Ahmad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ahmad wants to break free but Lust has control.
Lust is trying to pull guard but Ahmad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lust tries to pull guard but Ahmad won't allow it.
Lust looks winded!

Lust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahmad lands with a good body shot.
Lust swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahmad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lust takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahmad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lust misses with a wild combination.
Lust throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ahmad to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahmad throws a solid leg kick but Lust takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ahmad.
Ahmad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ahmad duly obliges.
Ahmad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahmad could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ahmad is looking to clinch but Lust is avoiding it.
Ahmad tries to clinch there but Lust circles away.
Ahmad feints a jab promting Lust to slip. Ahmad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lust slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahmad scores with a nice strike.
Ahmad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ahmad.
Fathy Ahmad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lust gets tackled into the cage by Ahmad. Ahmad maintains the clinch.
Lust tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahmad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lust has Ahmad pressed against the cage, preventing Ahmad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ahmad is trying to force a seperation but Lust has the dominant position.
Ahmad letting Lust take a breather here.
Ahmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Lust has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lust has Ahmad pressed against the cage, preventing Ahmad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lust keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ahmad's efforts to push away.
Lust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahmad's elbow.
Ahmad wants to get back to striking at distance but Lust won't allow it.
Lust manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lust manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fathy Ahmad dominated that round.
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.

Ahmad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lust eats them both and turns towards Ahmad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ahmad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Ahmad both land. Nice combination.
Ahmad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.
Ahmad misses with a double jab.
Lust throws a counter combo.
Ahmad looks to land a combination but Lust avoids it well.
Lust lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ahmad stuffs the takedown.
Lust shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ahmad sprawls well. Ahmad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lust gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Lust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lust drives through and clinches with Ahmad against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lust tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahmad smiles and moves away.
Fathy Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendra Lust.

Lust pushes Ahmad up against the cage in a clinch.
Lust controlling the action here for a moment.
Lust is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ahmad is trying to force a seperation but Lust has the dominant position.

Lust pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahmad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lust is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ahmad.
Ahmad doesn't manage to clinch there - Lust circles away.
Lust has his takedown stuffed
and Ahmad counters with a two punch combo.
Lust avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lust wants to counter with a clinch but Ahmad pushes him away.
A left lands for Ahmad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahmad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lust misses with a takedown
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahmad throws a nice looking combination but Lust bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahmad is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lust shoots in and drives through. Ahmad sprawls well.
Fathy Ahmad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahmad's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahmad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Lust closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Lust has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahmad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahmad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahmad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lust has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmad throws a right and a left that Lust avoids nicely.
Ahmad throws an overhand right that lands on Lust's shoulder, as Lust tries to avoid the shot.
Lust takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahmad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lust.

Lust pushes Ahmad up against the cage in a clinch.
Lust is looking for a takedown.
Lust is trying to pull guard but Ahmad has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fathy Ahmad dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Ahmad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ahmad is trying to push Lust away but Lust has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lust has Ahmad pressed against the cage.

Lust escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lust.
Ahmad closes the distance but Lust moves to the side

and Lust counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lust.
Ahmad is wriggling around but Lust manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lust wants to free his trapped foot but Ahmad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ahmad pushes Lust off looking to stand but Lust dives back in and keeps control.
Lust is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Ahmad has one foot on Lust's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ahmad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lust shoots for a takedown but Ahmad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Ahmad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lust will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahmad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lust misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fathy Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendra Lust.
Ahmad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lust throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmad moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Ahmad. Beautiful body shot.
Ahmad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ahmad misses.
Ahmad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lust backs up against the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ahmad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lust - the referee stops the clock and Ahmad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lust. Ahmad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lust takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lust on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Lust clinches up with Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahmad stops a takedown attempt from Lust.

Lust drags the fight down to the ground.

Lust looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lust working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahmad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahmad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahmad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ahmad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lust has a takedown stuffed.
Ahmad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kendra Lust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fathy Ahmad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lust looks to throw the jab but Ahmad is out of range.
Ahmad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lust manages to circle out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fathy Ahmad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahmad, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fathy Ahmad!