PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan Al Aziz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jubal Early's chin.

Al Aziz
vs
Early

190 cm
25
282 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubal Early!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Aziz circles away from the clinch attempt.

Al Aziz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Early was covering up waiting for the punch and Al Aziz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Al Aziz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Early preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Early tries to strike from the bottom.

Al Aziz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Aziz throws a big right hand that misses.
Early preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Al Aziz scoring with some ground and pound.
Al Aziz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Early working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Early striking off his back but it's not causing Al Aziz any problems.
Al Aziz is pushing down on Early's leg trying to pass to half guard. Early is fighting to maintain full guard but Al Aziz has managed to sneak the leg through.

Early looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Aziz is just content to waste time from the top position. Early takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Al Aziz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Aziz thows a big elbow that misses.

Early working for a triangle but Al Aziz defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al Aziz wants to control from the top but Early keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Al Aziz preventing the sweep.
Al Aziz wants to pass the guard but Early is keeping the position.
Al Aziz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Al Aziz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Early escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Aziz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Early has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Al Aziz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early can't keep his opponent in guard - Al Aziz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Al Aziz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Al Aziz thows a huge punch but Early dodges it nicely.
Al Aziz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Al Aziz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Early defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Aziz working over Early with some ground and pound. Early looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Early is looking for a sweep. Al Aziz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Aziz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Aziz thows a huge punch but Early dodges it nicely.
Al Aziz lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Aziz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Al Aziz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Early missing with punches from the bottom.
Al Aziz is keen to just control but Early is a slippery customer.
Early is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Al Aziz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Early shoots and misses

and Al Aziz counters with a shoot takedown. Early fights it but they end up in guard.
Al Aziz trying to control but Early is working from the bottom.
Al Aziz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Aziz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Early escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Aziz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Al Aziz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Al Aziz cracks Early with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Aziz scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Aziz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Aziz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Al Aziz works over Early with some ground and pound from guard.
Al Aziz postures up and lands a big shot to Early's brow.
Early is breathing heavily.
Al Aziz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Early wants to sweep here but Al Aziz controlling him for the moment.
Al Aziz working some strikes from top position.
Al Aziz connects with a couple of short punches.
Al Aziz with a nice head shot there.
Al Aziz stands and throws Early's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Early manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Aziz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Al Aziz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Aziz prevents Early from improving his position.
Early slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Al Aziz pushing down on Early's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Al Aziz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Early can do to turn this around?
Al Aziz working over Early with some ground and pound. Early looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Early looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Early keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz wants to free his trapped foot but Early is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Al Aziz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Early with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Early striking from the bottom.
Early keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Aziz lands with a punch from half guard.
Early tries to roll over but Al Aziz keeps him under control.
Early is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Al Aziz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Al Aziz's back!

Early working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Al Aziz covering up well under a series of strikes from Early.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Aziz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Early's guard. Nice work there by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz scoring with some ground and pound.

Early is looking for a triangle but Al Aziz pushes his legs off easily.
Al Aziz works over Early with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Aziz is working Early over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Al Aziz chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Al Aziz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Al Aziz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Al Aziz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Al Aziz is landing with some decent strikes but Early is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Early in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Early can't escape the position.
Hassan Al Aziz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Early is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Al Aziz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Al Aziz with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Aziz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Early hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz with the ground and pound from mount.

Early is rocked!
Al Aziz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Early scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Al Aziz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Al Aziz stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hassan Al Aziz!