PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basit Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Quack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quack has chosen The Duck Song as his entrance music. Howard Quack acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ali
vs
Quack

188 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basit Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Quack!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Quack blocks a head kick by Ali.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Quack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basit Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Quack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quack just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali tries to bum rush Quack with a series of wild strikes but Quack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Ali throws a jab when Quack was well out of range.
Ali scores with a nice body kick.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Quack throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quack throws a push kick but Ali slaps the foot to one side.
Quack misses with the combination.
Ali lands a high kick!
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali looks to land a combination but Quack avoids it well.
Quack is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali throws a series of punches but Quack avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quack. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Quack backs away looking to recover.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quack closes the distance and clinches up with Ali, looking for a takedown. Quack pushes Ali against the cage but Ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a jab.
Ali throws a series of punches but Quack avoids them all with ease.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quack just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Quack.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Quack misses with a leg kick.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Ali tenderised Quack's leg. Quack is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A low kick from Quack misses
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Quack shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Quack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quack is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ali rather than just go for the knockout.
Quack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ali is able to avoid easily.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali works over Quack's head and body with a nice combination.
Quack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ali.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quack is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ali.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Quack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali throws a series of punches but Quack avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basit Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quack circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Quack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quack circles away quickly and effectively.
Quack tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Quack dodges the punch combination from Ali.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Quack moves out of range easily.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Quack is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Quack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Quack tries a head kick but it misses.
Quack blocks a head kick by Ali.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Quack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Ali misses.

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.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quack fails with the takedown
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quack misses with a looping left.
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Quack avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Quack.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali throws a head kick but Quack moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quack wants to clinch but Ali slips to the side
and Ali counters with a head kick. That will keep Quack thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quack throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Quack. Quack gets slowly back to his feet.
Basit Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Quack.
Quack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali is out of range and Quack settles back down.
Basit Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quack moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Basit Ali is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Quack.
Ali throws a series of punches but Quack moves out of range.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quack avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali throws a series of punches but Quack avoids them all with ease.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Quack backpedaling.
Quack looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali scores with a head kick. Quack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basit Ali dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Quack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quack misses the shot to the body.
Ali throws a head kick but Quack moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quack shoots and misses
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali throws a leg kick but Quack checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Quack backs away looking to recover.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quack.
Quack is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ali is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Quack.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali throws a right hand that Quack ducks under and follows up with a left that Quack also avoids with ease.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Quack.
Quack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quack misses with a body shot.
Quack tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
Ali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Quack backs up against the cage.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quack.

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.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali throws a series of punches but Quack avoids them all with ease.
Ali throws a left and a right that both miss

and Quack counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ali's guard now.
Quack passes Ali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ali wants to get back to full guard but Quack has passed into side control.

Quack looking to isolate an arm here. Ali doesn't see it coming and as Quack extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Quack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Howard Quack!