PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 1709 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 183 p4p, 119 weight class). Ser Bian Warc Riminal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riminal
vs
Hassan

168 cm
31
145
9 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
154
14 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan throws a shot to the body.
Riminal ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riminal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hassan.
Riminal throws a big counter combination but Hassan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Riminal ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hassan with a hook.
Hassan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Hassan misses with a right hand
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Riminal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hassan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Hassan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Riminal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan avoids the body shot from Riminal.
Riminal moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Riminal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Hassan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hassan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riminal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Riminal just misses with a punch to the body.
Riminal thuds a left hand into Hassan's body.
Hassan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Riminal is looking to counter punch.
Riminal blocks a jab.
Riminal loads up on a big right hand but Hassan slips the punch.
Hassan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Riminal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hassan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riminal throws a hook but Hassan avoids it easily.
Hassan throws a jab when Riminal was well out of range.
Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Riminal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hassan.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Riminal throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Riminal scores with a jab to the head.
Riminal blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hassan throws the left hand but Riminal avoids the punch easily.
Riminal misses with a hook. Hassan ducked under it nicely.
Hassan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riminal.
We've been hearing reports that Riminal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Riminal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hassan.
Riminal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hassan.
Riminal takes one on the button.
Riminal throws a lazy uppercut
and Hassan counters with a nice body shot.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riminal moves away.
Hassan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
Riminal scores with a nice head shot.
Riminal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riminal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hassan.
Nice defenses there by Riminal.
Hassan throws a body punch but Riminal moves out of range.
Hassan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riminal slips a straight right by Hassan.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riminal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Riminal misses with a straight left.
Abduwali Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riminal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hassan.
Riminal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hassan! But no joy.
Riminal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice takedown defense from Hassan. No joy for Riminal on that attempt.
Riminal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riminal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Riminal scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riminal manages to avoid it.
Riminal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hassan throws a body punch but Riminal moves out of range.
Hassan connects with a nice looking jab.
Hassan slips a jab from Riminal.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riminal has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riminal manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
Riminal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hassan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riminal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riminal.
Hassan lands with a shot to the body.
Riminal scores with the left hand. Hassan knows he should have avoided that one.
Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
Riminal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Hassan misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Riminal misses its target.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riminal looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Riminal ducks down to avoid it.
Riminal is looking to counter punch.
Hassan connects with the punch.
Riminal throws a series of punches but Hassan moves out of range.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riminal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riminal throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riminal throws a poor cross that misses
and Hassan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hassan misses with a straight left.
Riminal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Riminal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riminal with a nice cross.
A big right from Hassan misses.
Riminal is looking for a counter combo.
Hassan misses with a lunging right hand
and Riminal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hassan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan looks to land a right hand but Riminal moved out of range.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hassan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riminal lands a body shot.
Riminal lands a head shot.
Hassan misses with a straight right.
Riminal swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Jab by Hassan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riminal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hassan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riminal.
Riminal slips under a jab from Hassan.
An attempted straight right counter from Riminal misses the target.
Riminal misses the jab.
Hassan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Riminal is just out of range.
Riminal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hassan. Beautiful body shot.
Riminal moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Hassan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riminal to score with a decent uppercut.
Hassan jabs Riminal right on the nose. Riminal blinks but takes it well.
Riminal misses with a hook. Hassan ducked under it nicely.
Riminal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riminal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riminal blocks a jab.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Riminal misses its target.
Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
Hassan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riminal throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hassan throws the left hand but Riminal avoids the punch easily.
Riminal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Hassan swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Hassan lands a body shot.
Hassan misses with a hook.
Riminal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Riminal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan moves out of range as Riminal strikes.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Riminal's head but Riminal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan throws a shot from downtown. Riminal moves away and avoids it.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riminal.
Riminal moves away from the strike by Hassan.
Riminal throws a lazy right hand but Hassan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal missing with a left hand there. Hassan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riminal moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
Hassan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hassan slips a jab from Riminal.
A little jabbing left from Hassan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
Hassan misses with a right hand
and Riminal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riminal goes for a double leg but Hassan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hassan continues to drive forward.
Riminal looking for a takedown.

Riminal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riminal lands a really nice looking cross but Hassan seems unphased.
Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hassan, as that shot connected.
Hassan swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan connects with a jab.
Hassan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riminal ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Riminal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hassan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riminal.
Riminal throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Riminal misses the shot to the body.
Hassan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
A big right from Hassan misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riminal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riminal looks to land a right hand but Hassan moved out of range.
Hassan tries to move into range but Riminal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riminal slips a straight right by Hassan.
Riminal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. Riminal saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Ser Bian Warc Riminal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Riminal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Riminal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riminal moves out of range of the strikes.
Riminal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hassan misses with a looping left.
Hassan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riminal misses with a double jab.
Riminal misses with a hook. Hassan ducked under it nicely.
Hassan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riminal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Hassan throws a body punch but Riminal moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan takes a swing at Riminal's ribcage but misses.
Riminal misses with a looping left.
Riminal misses with a looping left.
Hassan lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hassan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riminal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riminal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Riminal is just out of range.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riminal moves away.
Riminal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riminal misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on Riminal's shoulder, as Riminal tries to avoid the shot.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riminal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Riminal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hassan to score with a decent uppercut.
Riminal throws out a loose jab but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan throws a hook but Riminal avoids it easily.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riminal.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Riminal's head but Riminal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riminal on the side of the head.
Riminal stuns Hassan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hassan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riminal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hassan scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riminal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hassan doesn't seem bothered though.
Riminal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan slips under a jab.
Riminal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan.
Hassan walks into a jab.
Riminal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan missing with a left hand there. Riminal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassan throws a jab but it's blocked by Riminal.
An attempted straight right counter from Riminal misses the target.
Riminal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal's corner calls for a 1-2. Riminal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Riminal avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Hassan jabs Riminal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riminal blocks a jab.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hassan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riminal.
Riminal stuns Hassan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riminal lands a head shot.
Hassan throws a jab when Riminal was well out of range.
Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riminal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hassan.
Hassan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riminal doesn't seem bothered though.
Riminal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassan.
Hassan defending well as Riminal loads up on a big left hand.
Hassan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. Riminal saw that one coming.
Riminal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan scores with a sloppy right hand. Riminal should have avoided that one.
Riminal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riminal scores with a jab. Hassan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Hassan misses.
A big right from Hassan misses.
Riminal scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Hassan misses.
Riminal moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Hassan misses with a looping left.
Hassan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riminal throws a hook to the side of Hassan's head but Hassan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Hassan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riminal swinging wildly here.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
Riminal moves away from the strike by Hassan.
Hassan moves out of range as Riminal strikes.

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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Abduwali Hassan made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.