PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 271 p4p, 174 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 43 p4p, 30 weight class). Abdul Rahman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nova Lankinen's chin.

Rahman
vs
Lankinen

182 cm
31
184
20 - 12 - 0

180 cm
28
177
6 - 2 - 0

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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Lankinen.
Lankinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lankinen manages to avoid it.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Rahman avoids it with no problem.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman misses with a body shot.
Lankinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahman.
Lankinen ducks under a wild hook from Rahman.
Rahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lankinen blocks a jab.
Lankinen feints and then cracks Rahman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rahman down.
Lankinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Lankinen misses with a left hand
enabling Rahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Lankinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lankinen unleashes a big counter combination but Rahman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lankinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lankinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman throws a body punch but Lankinen moves out of range.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick from Lankinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lankinen slips a jab and a cross from Rahman.
Rahman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lankinen tries to work over Rahman's front leg with a kick but Rahman checks it.
Lankinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahman. Rahman obviously looking to wear him down.
Lankinen avoids the body shot from Rahman.
Rahman takes one on the button.
Rahman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Rahman drops Lankinen with a beautiful combination! Lankinen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rahman is looking for the KO!

Lankinen is rocked!

It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lankinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lankinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Rahman steps away.
Rahman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lankinen under the eye.
Lankinen slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Lankinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahman as he connects with a hook.
Lankinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Rahman misses.
As Rahman backs off Lankinen throws a huge counter combo but Rahman manages to avoid it all.
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lankinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
Lankinen slips under a jab from Rahman.
Rahman throws a lazy right hand but Lankinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahman scores with a hook.
Rahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lankinen walks into a left hand.
Rahman connects with the punch.
Rahman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rahman throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahman.
Lankinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Lankinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lankinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Lankinen saw that one coming.
Rahman misses with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rahman lands with a hook. Lankinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lankinen moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rahman throws a right hand that Lankinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Lankinen also avoids with ease.
Lankinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abdul Rahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahman throws a looping overhand right but Lankinen ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahman tests Lankinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rahman misses with a body punch
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lankinen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rahman!

Lankinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lankinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lankinen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lankinen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rahman is trying to control Lankinen's posture but Lankinen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lankinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lankinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rahman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Rahman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lankinen throws out the jab.
Rahman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lankinen's head.
Lankinen drops his hands momentarily and Rahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rahman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Lankinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahman as he connects with a hook.
Rahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lankinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahman.
Rahman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Rahman as Lankinen shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lankinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rahman on the side of the head.
Lankinen throws an overhand right that lands on Rahman's shoulder, as Rahman tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankinen can do to turn this around?
Rahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Lankinen's head.
Lankinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rahman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lankinen dodges the punch combination from Rahman.
Lankinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lankinen counters with a stiff right hand.

Rahman is rocked!

Abdul Rahman's cut is getting worse.
A cross from Rahman lands.
Oh Rahman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lankinen is stalking Rahman. Rahman circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lankinen, and it's lights out! Rahman really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nova Lankinen!
Nova Lankinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.