PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamza Bin Laden (ranked 3012 p4p, 3013 weight class) and Omar Bin Laden (ranked 381 p4p, 380 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.

Bin Laden
vs
Bin Laden

225 cm
20
170
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamza Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar Bin Laden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Omar Bin Laden. Hamza Bin Laden shrugs it off though.
Hamza Bin Laden stuffs the takedown attempt from Omar Bin Laden. Omar Bin Laden gets slowly back to his feet.
Omar Bin Laden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamza Bin Laden blocks a head kick by Omar Bin Laden.

Hamza Bin Laden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Omar Bin Laden is trying to defend but Hamza Bin Laden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Omar Bin Laden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omar Bin Laden holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamza Bin Laden winds up and cracks Omar Bin Laden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Omar Bin Laden looking for submissions off his back.
Omar Bin Laden is looking to improve his position.
Hamza Bin Laden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omar Bin Laden controlling the position for now.

Omar Bin Laden kicks off Hamza Bin Laden and gets to his feet.

Omar Bin Laden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hamza Bin Laden, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamza Bin Laden is pressed up against the cage. Omar Bin Laden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hamza Bin Laden down to the mat. Hamza Bin Laden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Omar Bin Laden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Omar Bin Laden is looking to stand up but Hamza Bin Laden isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamza Bin Laden trying to control but Omar Bin Laden is working from the bottom.
Hamza Bin Laden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamza Bin Laden won't allow Omar Bin Laden to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar Bin Laden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Omar Bin Laden keeping moving, preventing Hamza Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
Omar Bin Laden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hamza Bin Laden is looking to improve his position.
Hamza Bin Laden tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Omar Bin Laden has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Omar Bin Laden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hamza Bin Laden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Omar Bin Laden working for a guillotine from mount but Hamza Bin Laden is in no mood to give up.
Omar Bin Laden controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Omar Bin Laden stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Bin Laden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hamza Bin Laden tries to sprawl but Omar Bin Laden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hamza Bin Laden pushes Omar Bin Laden off but Omar Bin Laden dives into side control.
Omar Bin Laden taking a breather here.
Omar Bin Laden is looking to take a break and control but Hamza Bin Laden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omar Bin Laden taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Omar Bin Laden 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.
Omar Bin Laden staying calm.
Omar Bin Laden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Omar Bin Laden wants to control but Hamza Bin Laden is keeping him busy.

Omar Bin Laden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hamza Bin Laden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamza Bin Laden struggling a bit here.

Omar Bin Laden decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamza Bin Laden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hamza Bin Laden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Omar Bin Laden pushes Hamza Bin Laden off and gets back to his feet.
Hamza Bin Laden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omar Bin Laden closes the distance and clinches up with Hamza Bin Laden, looking for a takedown. Omar Bin Laden pushes Hamza Bin Laden against the cage but Hamza Bin Laden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Omar Bin Laden clinches.
Omar Bin Laden tries to pull guard but Hamza Bin Laden holds him up against the cage and eventually Omar Bin Laden drops back down to his feet.

Hamza Bin Laden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hamza Bin Laden manages to end up in side control.

Omar Bin Laden explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Omar Bin Laden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hamza Bin Laden sprawls well. Hamza Bin Laden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Omar Bin Laden gets slowly back to his feet.
Omar Bin Laden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHamza Bin Laden.
Hamza Bin Laden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Bin Laden.
Omar Bin Laden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hamza Bin Laden swivels and escapes.

Omar Bin Laden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamza Bin Laden letting Omar Bin Laden take a breather here.
Omar Bin Laden is breathing heavily.
Omar Bin Laden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamza Bin Laden breaks the clinch.
Omar Bin Laden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hamza Bin Laden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hamza Bin Laden won't allow Omar Bin Laden to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamza Bin Laden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Omar Bin Laden has his hands on Hamza Bin Laden's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Bin Laden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Omar Bin Laden closes the distance and clinches up with Hamza Bin Laden, looking for a takedown. Omar Bin Laden pushes Hamza Bin Laden against the cage but Hamza Bin Laden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Omar Bin Laden shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamza Bin Laden sprawls well. He's pushed Omar Bin Laden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hamza Bin Laden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamza Bin Laden trying to control but Omar Bin Laden is working from the bottom.
Hamza Bin Laden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Omar Bin Laden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hamza Bin Laden looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omar Bin Laden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamza Bin Laden's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamza Bin Laden wants to hit a sweep here but Omar Bin Laden passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hamza Bin Laden there!
Hamza Bin Laden is desperately trying to improve his position but Omar Bin Laden has a good base and remains in mount.
Omar Bin Laden controlling from the full mount.
Omar Bin Laden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamza Bin Laden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Omar Bin Laden content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar Bin Laden's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hamza Bin Laden wants to hold on but Omar Bin Laden pushes him away.
Omar Bin Laden controlling his opponent.

Omar Bin Laden looking for a guillotine from mount but Hamza Bin Laden is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamza Bin Laden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Omar Bin Laden content just to control the position here.
Omar Bin Laden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hamza Bin Laden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Omar Bin Laden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Hamza Bin Laden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Omar Bin Laden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar Bin Laden scoring with strikes but Hamza Bin Laden is staying in there.
Omar Bin Laden controlling the position easily from mount.
Omar Bin Laden avoids the attempt from Hamza Bin Laden to control.

Omar Bin Laden jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hamza Bin Laden is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hamza Bin Laden and Omar Bin Laden has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omar Bin Laden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Bin Laden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omar Bin Laden 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Bin Laden!