PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Hussey (ranked 3449 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Klose (ranked 2429 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hussey
vs
Klose

168 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Hussey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastian Klose!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klose looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hussey is looking to clinch but Klose is avoiding it.

Klose instigates a clinch.

Hussey manages to break the clinch.
Hussey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klose swivels and escapes.

Hussey moves into the clinch.
Hussey misses with a punch to the body.
Hussey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Klose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Hussey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussey tries to stall but Klose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hussey walks away with a smile on his face. Klose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hussey instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussey lands a knee to the head.
Hussey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hussey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klose is keeping busy.
Hussey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hussey is working for takedown but Klose is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hussey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hussey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussey shoots in and drives through. Klose sprawls well.
Hussey throws a sloppy head kick and Klose moves out of range easily.
Klose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hussey pinned against the cage. Hussey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hussey throws a big counter combination but Klose scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Hussey.
Klose wants to clinch up but Hussey keeps it at a distance.
Hussey lands a high kick!
Hussey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hussey shoots in looking for a takedown but Klose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hussey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Klose drives through and clinches with Hussey against the cage.
Klose tries a knee to the head but Hussey blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hussey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klose just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hussey can't find room to land a body shot as Klose controls the action.
Hussey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klose walks away with a smile on his face. Hussey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hussey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hussey throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussey looks for the body kick but Klose saw that one coming.
Klose shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hussey feinted with a counter takedown.

Hussey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Klose keeping moving, preventing Hussey from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klose working for a triangle but Hussey defends it easily.
Hussey stopping the sweep attempt from Klose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussey trying to control the position from guard on top but Klose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Hussey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Klose closes the distance and clinches.
Hussey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hussey wants to take the fight to the mat but Klose manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Hussey breaks from the clinch.
Hussey shoots in for a double leg but Klose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Hussey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klose stuffs the takedown attempt from Hussey. Hussey gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Hussey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussey digs a good hook to Klose's body.

Klose clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hussey walks away with a smile on his face. Klose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hussey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Klose with that takedown attempt.
Hussey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussey throws a nice looking combination but Klose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klose shoots in but Hussey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hussey misses with a takedown attempt - Klose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussey shoots in looking for a takedown but Klose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hussey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Klose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hussey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hussey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klose as he jumps to the side.
Hussey stuffs the takedown.
Klose slips a jab and a cross from Hussey.
Hussey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klose shoots in for a takedown but Hussey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hussey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hussey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hussey slips under a jab.
Hussey feinted with a counter takedown.
Hussey stuns Klose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Klose as Hussey shoots in.
Hussey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hussey wants it to stay on the feet.
Patrick Hussey is winning the standup battle so far.
Klose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klose tries to clinch up but Hussey circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klose can do to turn this around?

Hussey drives through and clinches with Klose against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussey is looking to take this one to the mat.

Klose decides to pull guard.
Klose has a closed guard, preventing Hussey from standing up.
Klose is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hussey passes Klose's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Hussey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hussey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klose as he jumps to the side.
Hussey shoots in for a takedown but Klose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hussey scores with a leg kick.
Klose slaps away a takedown attempt from Hussey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klose with the counter takedown but Hussey avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Hussey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussey tries to close the distance and clinch but Klose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKlose.
Klose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Hussey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hussey has closed the distance and engaged Klose in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klose smiles and moves away.
Hussey tries to clinch up.
Klose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hussey has a takedown stuffed.
Klose avoids the head kick by Hussey.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klose is defended easily by Hussey.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose is working for takedown but Hussey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Klose has Hussey pressed against the cage, preventing Hussey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klose smiles and moves away.

Hussey rushes Klose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hussey tries to break free but Klose pushes him back against the cage.
Hussey stops a takedown attempt from Klose.
Hussey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hussey gets underhooks to prevent Klose's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussey has a couple of punches blocked by Klose.
Hussey jumps guard but Klose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hussey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hussey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klose is keeping busy.
Klose is trying to force a seperation but Hussey has the dominant position.
Klose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussey's efforts to push away.
Klose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hussey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hussey jumps guard but Klose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hussey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klose.

That's four 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.
Klose fails to pull guard.

Hussey breaks the clinch.
Hussey throws a nice head kick!
Hussey tries to clinch there but Klose circles away.
Despite the aggression on Klose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klose stuffs the takedown attempt from Hussey. Hussey gets slowly back to his feet.
Klose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klose darts in looking for a takedown but Hussey gets double underhooks and turns Klose into the cage.
As Klose looks to move away, Hussey throws a big counter combo but Klose just gets out of the way.
Hussey tries to clinch there but Klose circles away.
Patrick Hussey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Klose as Hussey shoots in.
Klose steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Klose shoots for a takedown but Hussey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bastian Klose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Hussey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klose sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hussey somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Hussey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Hussey!