PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Paco (ranked 2686 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 344 p4p, 287 weight class). Abdelrahman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blow The Whistle. Shahzad Abdelrahman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paco
vs
Abdelrahman

181 cm
22
171
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
175
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shadow Warrior Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Paco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Abdelrahman responds with a good body kick, but Paco manages to step out the way in time.
Abdelrahman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paco misses with a hook.
Paco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Paco's leg but Paco calmly moves out of range.
Paco moves out of range of the body kick.
Paco misses with an uppercut.
Paco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paco slips under a jab from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paco blocks a jab.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Paco strikes.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
Paco misses with a straight left.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman misses the body punch
and Abdelrahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman staying out of range there.
Paco ducks under a wild hook from Abdelrahman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paco.
Abdelrahman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abdelrahman looks to land a body kick but Paco moved away.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Paco strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paco on the side of the head.
Abdelrahman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paco is out of range and Abdelrahman settles back down.
Abdelrahman looks to land a left hand but Paco moved out of range nicely.
Paco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman scores with a kick to the body.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paco scores with a hook to the body. Abdelrahman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Paco.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman throws a shot from downtown. Paco moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdelrahman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdelrahman throws a jab when Paco was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paco moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Abdelrahman misses.
A jab from Paco finds it's way through Abdelrahman's defenses.
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Paco.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Paco does it's job there.
Abdelrahman looks to land a left hand but Paco moved out of range nicely.
Paco is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman cracks Paco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdelrahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman throws a wild body kick that Paco sees coming a mile off.
Paco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paco connects with a body shot that sends Abdelrahman's belly button to the back.
Paco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdelrahman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a push kick but Paco slaps the foot to one side.
Paco lands a jab to Abdelrahman's midsection.
Abdelrahman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paco moves away.
Paco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paco looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Abdelrahman takes a swing at Paco's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Paco avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paco throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman tries a quick counter leg kick but Paco is wise to it.
Paco scores with a nice right hand.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paco. That did some damage!
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Paco slips the punch.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abdelrahman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick that misses.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdelrahman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paco throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paco throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Paco down.
Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paco to score with a decent uppercut.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abdelrahman tries to land a leg kick but Paco saw it coming and moves away.
Paco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paco throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes the leg kick and cracks Paco in the body.
Paco throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot.
Paco misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abdelrahman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paco scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Paco misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paco misses the jab.
Abdelrahman throws a lazy right hand but Paco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paco with a jab.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Paco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paco down.
Paco drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Paco thuds a left hand into Abdelrahman's body.
Paco swings for the body but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman connects with a solid leg kick.
Paco throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman tries a quick counter leg kick but Paco is wise to it.
Paco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Paco connects with a body shot.
Paco moves out of range of the strikes.
Paco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman tries to move into range but Paco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Paco down.
Abdelrahman is looking to chop away at Paco's legs.
Paco looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Abdelrahman wants to land a leg kick but Paco is out of range.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Paco's shoulder, as Paco tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco just misses with a punch to the body.
Paco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abdelrahman in his tracks.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdelrahman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Paco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paco down.
Abdelrahman avoids the body shot from Paco.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Paco's leg but Paco calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Paco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paco takes one to the chin there.
Paco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Paco strikes.
Paco just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Paco misses.
Paco throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abdelrahman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Paco blocks it.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman misses with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paco misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Paco steps away.
Abdelrahman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdelrahman throws a good cross that connects.
Paco throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdelrahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paco connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Abdelrahman.
Paco swings for the body but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Abdelrahman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paco slips a straight right by Abdelrahman.
A swing and a miss from Paco.
Abdelrahman moves forwards but Paco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Paco strikes.
A shot to the liver by Abdelrahman. Beautiful body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Paco saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco connects with a body shot that sends Abdelrahman's belly button to the back.
Donk. Abdelrahman catches Paco right on the button with a cross.
Paco connects with a nice looking jab.
Paco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paco scores with a nice head shot.
Paco clobbers Abdelrahman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abdelrahman misses with a right hand
enabling Paco to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice body kick.
Paco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paco misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paco moves away.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Paco moves out of range.
Paco misses with a straight left.
Paco jabs at Abdelrahman's body.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdelrahman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Abdelrahman.
Paco moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Abdelrahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paco throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman is looking to land body kicks.
Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Paco.
Paco checks a low kick from Abdelrahman.
Paco is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Paco backing away here, and Abdelrahman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman motions for Paco to come forward. Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Paco.
Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Paco slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Paco is looking to counter punch.
Paco connects with a body shot that sends Abdelrahman's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a good, hard body kick but Paco shrugs it off.
Paco throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Paco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head.
Paco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paco misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rico Paco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Abdelrahman jabs Paco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Paco moved away.
Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Paco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paco loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Paco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Paco.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Paco.
Paco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Paco misses.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paco was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdelrahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paco swings for the body but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Paco just misses with a punch to the body.
Paco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco stuns Abdelrahman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paco throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paco misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Paco.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paco on the side of the head.
Paco throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Paco off balance momentarily.
Paco throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Paco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paco backing away here, and Abdelrahman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Paco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paco.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick that misses.
Paco misses with a looping left.
Abdelrahman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paco sizes up Abdelrahman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paco throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Abdelrahman lands.
Paco throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looks to land a body kick but Paco moved away.
Abdelrahman defending well as Paco loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman connects with a solid leg kick.
Abdelrahman takes one on the button.
Abdelrahman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abdelrahman avoids the body shot from Paco.
A lazy left from Abdelrahman finds it's target.
Abdelrahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a jab to Paco's midsection.
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Paco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paco misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Paco sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Paco misses the target.
Abdelrahman thows a leg kick but Paco checks it
and Paco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paco.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Paco off balance momentarily.
Paco misses with a body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman is looking to score with low kicks.
Paco lands a nice looking body shot.
Paco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Abdelrahman cracks Paco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman throws a solid leg kick but Paco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a looping overhand right but Paco ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Paco misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdelrahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paco cracks a nice hook into Abdelrahman's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman staying out of range there.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Paco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paco down.
Abdelrahman scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdelrahman connects with the punch.
Paco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
Paco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paco is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Paco.
Paco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdelrahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paco was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abdelrahman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abdelrahman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abdelrahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Paco.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and Abdelrahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paco throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Paco's shoulder, as Paco tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shahzad Abdelrahman.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.