PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Mahrous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lean Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mahrous
vs
Lang

174 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sydney Fight Gear
Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Mahrous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lean Lang!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrous with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mahrous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lang is defending well.
Lang lands a left hand.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Mahrous controls the action.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Lang gets through Mahrous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahrous wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrous stalls.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Mahrous's ribcage. Mahrous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lang.
Lang is working Mahrous over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Mahrous blocks a body shot from Lang.
Mahrous can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Mahrous drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lang pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Mahrous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrous misses with a takedown
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lang drops Mahrous with a naaaaasty hook - Mahrous is in real trouble here! Lang dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lean Lang!
Abdul Mahrous spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll bounce back, I've came through plenty in life.'.