PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Hassan (ranked 1807 p4p, 812 weight class) and Worf Mogh (ranked 239 p4p, 57 weight class). Mogh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimme The Loot. Worf Mogh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hassan
vs
Mogh

177 cm
21
146
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
140
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store
Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdi Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mogh misses.
Hassan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hassan.
Mogh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mogh slips a jab from Hassan.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hassan.
Hassan trying to control the position but Mogh is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogh is trying to control Hassan's posture but Hassan avoids it.
Mogh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hassan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mogh is looking for a sweep.
Mogh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hassan's best efforts.
Mogh is trying to get back to full guard.

Hassan is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hassan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mogh is looking for a sweep. Hassan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hassan is controlling the pace.

Hassan seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh wants to get back to full guard.
Hassan slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mogh defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Mogh lands a body shot.
Mogh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mogh sprawls and moves away.
Hassan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Hassan. No joy for Mogh on that attempt.
Hassan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mogh sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Hassan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan dives in and grabs Mogh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mogh pushes down on Hassan's head and hops out.
Hassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mogh.
Mogh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Hassan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hassan content to stall in guard here.
Mogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hassan is one step ahead there.
Hassan trying to control but Mogh is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdi Hassan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mogh catches Hassan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hassan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hassan fails to land the takedown.
Mogh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mogh.
Hassan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mogh defends well and Hassan ends up having to push Mogh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdi Hassan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Mogh breaks from the clinch.

Hassan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mogh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hassan is in Mogh's guard.
Mogh wants to sweep here but Hassan controlling him for the moment.

Mogh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hassan is aware though and is defending well.
Hassan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogh has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hassan has passed into side control.
Hassan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mogh keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mogh struggling a bit here.

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.
Hassan controls the position.
Hassan trying to control the action but Mogh is working from the bottom.
Hassan taking a breather here.
Hassan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mogh keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Worf Mogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hassan shoots in and bounces Mogh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hassan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mogh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hassan manages to get himself to full guard.

Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hassan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hassan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mogh's guard.

Mogh looking to control.
Mogh keeping moving, preventing Hassan from controlling successfully.
Mogh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hassan's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mogh throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mogh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hassan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mogh has managed to get both his arms back between Hassan's legs - danger averted.
Mogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Abdi Hassan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hassan slips a jab and a cross from Mogh.
Mogh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Mogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Mogh misses its intended target.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mogh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mogh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hassan's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogh works over Hassan with some ground and pound from guard.
Mogh trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
Hassan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogh preventing the sweep.
Mogh wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Mogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mogh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mogh connects with a couple of short punches.

Hassan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mogh passes into half guard.
Mogh stalling.
Worf Mogh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mogh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hassan trying to hold on to Mogh's head to control him but Mogh postures up.
Hassan is looking for a sweep. Mogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hassan is concentrating on defense, preventing Mogh from advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mogh working over Hassan with some ground and pound. Hassan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hassan is looking for a sweep. Mogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mogh wants to pass the guard but Hassan is defending well.
Mogh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hassan gets full guard.
Mogh throws a strike but Hassan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan trying to control but Mogh is working from the bottom.
Hassan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mogh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hassan passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogh being controlled for a moment.
Mogh tries to bench press Hassan off him but Hassan keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hassan is trying to get an arm triangle but Mogh is defending well.
Mogh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hassan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Worf Mogh.
I think Hassan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!