PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mojo Decraps (ranked 4797 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakan Alrashed (ranked 3331 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Decraps
vs
Alrashed

175 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mojo Decraps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rakan Alrashed!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Alrashed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decraps attempts a counter takedown but Alrashed avoids it well and moves away.

Decraps scores with a takedown into Alrashed's guard.
Decraps has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Decraps throws a strike but Alrashed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alrashed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alrashed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alrashed won't allow Decraps to get back to his feet.
Alrashed stands and throws Decraps's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Decraps wants to get back to his feet.
Decraps knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alrashed on the ground.
The strikes coming from Alrashed are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alrashed controlling from side mount.
Decraps on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decraps tries to get out of the position.
Decraps is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alrashed wants to control but Decraps is keeping him busy.
Alrashed throws an elbow but Decraps slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alrashed looks up at the clock and then as Decraps takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alrashed smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Decraps tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alrashed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alrashed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Decraps to see if he's OK.
Alrashed lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Alrashed's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Decraps takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Decraps is rocked!
Alrashed scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Decraps is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Alrashed can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakan Alrashed!