PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Behar (ranked 2046 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 230 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Abduwali Hassan enters the cage!

Behar
vs
Hassan

166 cm
30
157
11 - 7 - 0

170 cm
21
154
5 - 1 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Behar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan scores with a nice head shot.
Behar misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Behar slips the punch.
Behar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Behar throws a leg kick
and Hassan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hassan misses with a hook.
Behar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jason Behar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behar slips a jab from Hassan.
Hassan lands a really nice looking cross but Behar seems unphased.
Hassan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Behar's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Behar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Behar.
Behar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Behar. Beautiful body shot.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan jabs at Behar's body.
Behar misses with a body kick.
Hassan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jason Behar has been cut.
Hassan dips to his left and cracks Behar with an uppercut!

Behar is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Behar.
We've been told by Behar's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice jab there from Behar.
Hassan moves out of range as Behar throws a body kick.
Behar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hassan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behar misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Behar there.
Behar throws a leg kick but Hassan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on Behar's shoulder, as Behar tries to avoid the shot.
Behar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hassan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hassan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Behar under the eye.
Hassan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Hassan lands a jab to the head.
Oh Behar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hassan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Behar.
Behar seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hassan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Behar sprawling to the canvas! Behar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hassan finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Behar throws a lazy right hand but Hassan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Behar is looking to score with low kicks.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Behar slips the punch.
Behar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Behar looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Behar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Behar throws a leg kick but Hassan moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abduwali Hassan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Behar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Behar takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Behar.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Behar throws a poor cross that misses
and Hassan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hassan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Behar slips the punch.
Behar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hassan avoids it.
Behar misses with a low kick.
Hassan 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.
Behar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hassan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassan was well out of range. Poor timing from Behar.
Hassan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Behar with a body shot.
Hassan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Behar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Behar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hassan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Behar clinches with his opponent.
Behar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Behar misses with some punches.
Hassan taking a breather.
Hassan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Behar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land.
Hassan blocking some punches.
Hassan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Behar is keeping busy.
Behar misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hassan.
Behar misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Behar misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hassan lands an uppercut.
Behar can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Behar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Behar throws a head punch that misses.
Hassan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hassan tries to throw a body punch but Behar avoids it by throwing Hassan back against the cage.
Hassan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Behar tries a body shot but Hassan blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Behar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land.
Behar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behar tries to work over Hassan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hassan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Behar tries to work over Hassan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Behar working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hassan.
Behar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hassan.
Hassan stalling.
Behar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Behar blocks an uppercut.
Hassan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hassan lands a shoulder strike.
Behar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hassan tries to throw a body punch but Behar avoids it by throwing Hassan back against the cage.

Behar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hassan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Behar, pushing him back against the cage.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behar scores with a shoulder strike.
Behar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Behar can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
Behar misses with a body punch.
Behar takes a shot to the head.
Hassan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Behar misses with a punch to the body.
Behar tries to throw a body punch but Hassan avoids it by throwing Behar back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Behar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hassan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hassan throws a punch but it's blocked by Behar.
Hassan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hassan.
Hassan stalling against the cage.
Hassan lands with a right to the head.

Jason Behar's cut is getting worse.
Behar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hassan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abduwali Hassan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Behar's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Behar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Behar's body.
Behar scores with a hook to the body. Hassan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Behar walks into a straight right hand from Hassan.
Behar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hassan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hassan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hassan misses with a hook. Behar ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Behar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Behar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Behar moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Behar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan thuds his right hand into Behar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Behar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
A little jabbing left from Hassan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hassan lands an overhand right.
Behar throws a body punch but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Behar avoids it with no problem.
Hassan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Behar's hands.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Behar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Behar tries to bum rush Hassan with a series of wild strikes but Hassan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan misses with a body shot
and Behar counters with a nice leg kick.
Hassan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Behar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassan.
A little jabbing left from Hassan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hassan throws out a loose jab but Behar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan looks to throw the jab but Behar is out of range.
Behar is looking to counter punch.
Hassan throws the left hand but Behar avoids the punch easily.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hassan throws a good cross that connects.
Abduwali Hassan 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.
Hassan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Behar throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Behar takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Behar misses.
Hassan swings for the body but Behar moves out of range.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Behar's body.
Behar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Behar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Behar slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behar blocks a jab.
Behar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Behar misses with a double jab
and Hassan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hassan.
Behar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hassan takes a swing at Behar's ribcage but misses.
Behar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jason Behar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Behar swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hassan 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Our winner, Abduwali Hassan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.