PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Ul Haq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Folayang
vs
Ul Haq

175 cm
27
161 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

160 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Folayang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ul Haq ducks under a wild hook from Folayang.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Ul Haq scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ul Haq throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Folayang works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ul Haq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ul Haq thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Folayang to regain full guard.
Ul Haq working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ul Haq accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq scoring with some ground and pound.
Ul Haq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ul Haq thows a big elbow that misses.
Ul Haq looking to sit in guard and control but Folayang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ul Haq controls Folayang momentarily but Folayang frees himself.
Folayang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Folayang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ul Haq swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folayang throwing strikes from guard but Ul Haq blocks nicely.
Ul Haq tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Folayang has gone for a leg lock! Ul Haq slips out almost immediately though and dives into Folayang's guard.
Ul Haq working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ul Haq postures up in Folayang's guard and throws a big left but Folayang blocks it.
Ul Haq scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
Ul Haq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ul Haq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ul Haq wants to control from the top but Folayang keeps moving.
Ul Haq won't allow Folayang to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ul Haq bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Folayang managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ul Haq.
Folayang managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq working the strikes but Folayang uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ul Haq drops an elbow to the side of Folayang's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ul Haq thows a huge punch but Folayang dodges it nicely.
Folayang wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Ul Haq dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ul Haq misses with a wild body shot.
Folayang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ul Haq lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Ul Haq darts in and clinches Folayang up against the cage.
Folayang prevents a body shot from Ul Haq.

Ul Haq tightens his grip and picks Folayang up, before dumping him to the ground. Folayang manages to land in guard.
Ul Haq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Folayang is looking to stand back up but Ul Haq counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Folayang.
Folayang is staying active underneath Ul Haq, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Folayang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ul Haq seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Folayang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Folayang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq content to control rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Eduard Folayang has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Folayang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ul Haq has Folayang up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ul Haq effectively controlling the action here.
Ul Haq lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ul Haq keeps control of Folayang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ul Haq effectively controlling the action here.

Ul Haq lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ul Haq distracts Folayang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Folayang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ul Haq is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ul Haq's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq landing with the ground and pound.
Ul Haq tries to free his leg and advance position but Folayang is retaining full guard.
Ul Haq is looking to work some ground and pound but Folayang has wrist control.
Ul Haq scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ul Haq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq postures up in Folayang's guard and throws a big left but Folayang blocks it.
Ul Haq content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ul Haq wants to pass the guard but Folayang is keeping the position.
Folayang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ul Haq.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ul Haq postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Ul Haq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Folayang lands with a straight right. Ul Haq didn't see that one coming.
Ul Haq thows a body shot but no joy.
Ul Haq tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Folayang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Folayang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Folayang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Folayang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ul Haq lands a nice leg kick that just misses Folayang's sensitive parts.
Ul Haq takes a swing at Folayang's ribcage but misses.
Folayang lands with a straight right. Ul Haq didn't see that one coming.

Ul Haq shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ul Haq showed some decent athleticism there.
Ul Haq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Folayang defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Folayang pushes Ul Haq off looking to stand but Ul Haq dives back in and keeps control.
Mohammed Ul Haq has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ul Haq thows a huge punch but Folayang dodges it nicely.
Ul Haq wants to control but Folayang is keeping him busy.
Ul Haq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ul Haq seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ul Haq wants to control but Folayang is keeping him busy.
Ul Haq thows a huge punch but Folayang dodges it nicely.
Ul Haq is trying to control the action in half guard but Folayang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Folayang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ul Haq. Ul Haq obviously looking to wear him down.
Folayang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Ul Haq fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Folayang manages to avoid it.
Ul Haq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Folayang blocks a leg kick.
Ul Haq fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ul Haq rushes Folayang and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ul Haq unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Folayang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ul Haq lands a nice knee to the body.

Ul Haq lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folayang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ul Haq with a nice head shot there.
Ul Haq content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ul Haq slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Eduard Folayang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq lands an elbow.
Ul Haq misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Ul Haq seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ul Haq working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folayang parries the strikes from Ul Haq easily there. Ul Haq is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Folayang to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Ul Haq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ul Haq 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Ul Haq!
Mohammed Ul Haq decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.