PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 184 p4p, 94 weight class) and Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 25 p4p, 12 weight class). Bin Sari has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Liu
vs
Bin Sari

173 cm
33
146
29 - 10 - 1

170 cm
37
146
27 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SynCity Fightwear
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin Sari is just out of range.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bin Sari manages to avoid it.
Liu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Bin Sari does no damage.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Bin Sari is out of range.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bin Sari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Bin Sari throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut.
Liu throws a head kick but Bin Sari moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Liu misses
and Bin Sari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Bin Sari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Sari.
A big right from Liu misses.
A little jabbing left from Bin Sari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bin Sari avoids the head kick by Liu.
Bin Sari only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Liu.
Bin Sari throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Bin Sari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liu connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liu catches Bin Sari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Liu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bin Sari blocks a leg kick.
Bin Sari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bin Sari misses with a two punch combination.
Liu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bin Sari just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Bin Sari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liu scores with a hook.
Bin Sari slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Liu.
Liu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bin Sari walks into a left hand.

Bin Sari is rocked!
Liu drops Bin Sari with a straight right hand, right on the button! Liu follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balagot Liu!
A victorious Balagot Liu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.