PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramiz Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen has chosen Limp BizkiT - Rollin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hassan
vs
McQueen

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramiz Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassan moves out of range of the body kick from McQueen.
McQueen throws a right hand that Hassan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hassan also avoids with ease.
McQueen throws a head kick but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan throws a left and a right that both miss
and McQueen counters with a series of strikes. Hassan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hassan looks to clinch

and McQueen counters with a takedown into side control.
McQueen lands a few punches from side control.
McQueen working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQueen lands an elbow.
Hassan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McQueen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McQueen scoring with punches from side control.
McQueen prevents Hassan from escaping the position.
McQueen is looking to take a break and control but Hassan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQueen is putting a hurting on Hassan here, landing some big shots from side control.
McQueen tries to advance to mount but can't.

McQueen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hassan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McQueen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hassan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McQueen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hassan down.
McQueen is looking to take a break and control but Hassan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQueen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hassan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hassan's shoulder. That is not cool.

McQueen stands up and beckons Hassan to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by McQueen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McQueen.
McQueen thumps Hassan with a low kick.
Ramiz Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan is breathing heavily.
McQueen misses with a kick to the body.

McQueen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McQueen showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQueen is keen to just control but Hassan is a slippery customer.
McQueen working the head and body with strikes.
Hassan is in trouble now - McQueen has advanced to mount!
McQueen unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is looking to improve his position but McQueen isn't that keen on the idea.
McQueen content just to control the position here.
McQueen with a couple of short strikes.
McQueen landing strikes from the mount.
McQueen with a couple of short strikes.
McQueen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McQueen looking to control and managing it successfully.
McQueen looking to finish Hassan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hassan!
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by McQueen.
Hassan tries to reverse the position but McQueen maintains control.
McQueen is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McQueen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hassan is looking to get to half guard.
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hassan is trying to stand.
McQueen with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Hassan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQueen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen breaks from Hassan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie McQueen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hassan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McQueen.
Hassan punishes McQueen's body with a nice straight punch.
Hassan misses with a double jab

and McQueen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McQueen controlling the action here.
McQueen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hassan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hassan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McQueen.
McQueen stops Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Hassan is trying to control but McQueen passes into side control!
McQueen working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McQueen trying to control the position but Hassan is working away.
Hassan taking a bit of punishment here - McQueen scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hassan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hassan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hassan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hassan is trying to improve his position.
Hassan is trying to get back to his feet.
Hassan is not content to let McQueen control the position.
McQueen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but McQueen drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McQueen is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on McQueen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McQueen staying calm.
McQueen scoring with punches and elbows.
McQueen moves into full mount!
McQueen lands a nice shot to the head.
Eddie McQueen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hassan is trying to stand.
Hassan tries to lock up and control but McQueen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McQueen unloading with bombs!
McQueen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McQueen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hassan?
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McQueen with the ground and pound from mount.
McQueen landing punches.
BOOM! McQueen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hassan wants to try and get back to his feet.

Hassan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McQueen.
Hassan tries to buck McQueen off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen content just to control the position here.
McQueen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hassan taking shots to the head.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McQueen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McQueen won't let Hassan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hassan is looking to get to half guard.
McQueen cracks Hassan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
McQueen throws a leg kick but Hassan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Hassan misses with a body kick.
Hassan wants to clinch
and McQueen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQueen misses with a kick to the body.
Hassan moves out of range as McQueen throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan throws a shot from downtown. McQueen moves away and avoids it.
McQueen connects with a jab.

McQueen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hassan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McQueen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hassan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McQueen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hassan is trying to improve his position.

McQueen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hassan wants to control but McQueen postures up.
Hassan is trying to buck McQueen off.
McQueen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hassan!

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.
McQueen is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McQueen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McQueen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hassan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hassan trying desperately to get to his feet.
McQueen lands a heavy elbow.

McQueen is working for a guillotine from mount but Hassan frees his head quite easily.
Hassan is desperately trying to improve his position but McQueen has a good base and remains in mount.
McQueen is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McQueen controlling his opponent.
Hassan really wants to buck McQueen off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hassan is wriggling around trying to escape.
McQueen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hassan hang on?
Hassan really wants to buck McQueen off and get back to his feet.
McQueen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McQueen working Hassan over with strikes here.
BOOM! McQueen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hassan is trying to stand up.
McQueen lands a heavy elbow.
Hassan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

McQueen has control of Hassan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hassan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Eddie McQueen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McQueen trying to control but Hassan is having none of it.
McQueen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hassan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McQueen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hassan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

McQueen working for a guillotine from mount but Hassan is in no mood to give up.
Ramiz Hassan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McQueen lands a big shot there that rocks Hassan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie McQueen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McQueen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie McQueen!