PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 1468 p4p, 2549 weight class) and Ramon Carlos (ranked 179 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hussain
vs
Carlos

171 cm
37
158
30 - 14 - 0

170 cm
34
169
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ramon Carlos !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carlos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussain.

It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Hussain thuds his right hand into Carlos 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos .
Hussain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Carlos scores with a jab to the body.

Carlos clinches up against the cage.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos lands a body shot.

Carlos clinches with his opponent.
Carlos tries to work over Hussain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hussain wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos trying to control the position but instead, Hussain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carlos into the cage.
Carlos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Carlos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Carlos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Carlos .
Hussain wants to break free but Carlos has control.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carlos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hussain seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Carlos .
Carlos misses with a double jab.
It appears Hussain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carlos works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Hussain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Hussain tenderised Carlos 's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlos tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Carlos .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlos . That's going to slow Hussain down.

Carlos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlos digs a right hand underneath Hussain's ribcage. Hussain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carlos lands with a light punch inside.

Carlos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos .

Carlos gets a clinch.
Carlos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlos lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussain misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.

Hussain moves into the clinch.

Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Hussain's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussain finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos 's head.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Carlos misses.
Hussain is looking to counter punch.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carlos finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos . Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussain backing away here, and Carlos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussain slips a straight right by Carlos .
Carlos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos 's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos walks into a stiff left hand from Hussain.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hussain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carlos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussain at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain catches Carlos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Carlos . That snapped Hussain's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos .
Hussain tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussain loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Carlos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hussain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carlos jabs Hussain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussain wants to clinch.

Carlos closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlos won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain is trying to break free.
Carlos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Hussain fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hussain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Carlos . Beautiful body shot.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain.
Carlos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carlos moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Carlos jabs at Hussain's body.
Carlos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramon Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos .
Carlos scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hussain misses.
Carlos throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carlos staying out of range there.
Carlos unleashes a big counter combination but Hussain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Hussain clinches up with Carlos and pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Carlos throws a right and a left that Hussain avoids nicely.
Carlos lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussain tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body

and Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Carlos clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Carlos has the dominant position.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.

Carlos breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carlos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlos .
Carlos keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlos stalling.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlos has him pressed against the cage.
Carlos taking a breather.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Carlos keeps him there for the moment.
Carlos misses with a body punch.
Ramon Carlos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Carlos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlos .
A body shot lands from Carlos .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Carlos .

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain with a hook.
Hussain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos 's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos lands with an uppercut that bounces Hussain off the cage and back into range.
Carlos cracks Hussain with a good jab.

Hussain is rocked!
Hussain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Carlos slips under a jab from Hussain.

Carlos pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Carlos presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlos lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlos .
Carlos is trying to stall.
Carlos just leaning against Hussain, taking a breather.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carlos prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
Hussain tries to break free but Carlos pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Carlos is controlling him.
Carlos lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain blocks a body shot from Carlos .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hussain is trying to push Carlos away but Carlos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carlos lands with a right to the head.

Emre Hussain's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussain wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hussain rather than just go for the knockout.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.

Carlos has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Carlos .
Carlos lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussain's head.
Oh Hussain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Carlos . Those never looked like landing.
Hussain seems to have got his legs back now.
Hussain dips to his left and cracks Carlos with an uppercut!
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Hussain's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Carlos lands with a nice body punch.
Carlos cracks Hussain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos .
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Hussain is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Carlos lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Carlos .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Carlos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlos gets through Hussain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain being controlled against the cage.
Carlos slows down the pace here.
Carlos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carlos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Carlos breaks from the clinch.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Hussain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Carlos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlos has double underhooks.
Emre Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hussain drives through and clinches with Carlos against the cage.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
Carlos moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Carlos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Hussain. Beautiful body shot.

Carlos has closed the distance and engaged Hussain in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hussain breaks the clinch.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Carlos with a hook.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Hussain throws a hook but Carlos blocks it.
Hussain tries to move into range but Carlos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Carlos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlos .
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlos . That's going to slow Hussain down.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Carlos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos lands a right hand.

Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlos takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain scoring well with a low kick there.

Carlos drops Hussain with a left right combo! Carlos follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ramon Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos wants to control but Hussain is keeping him busy.
Hussain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carlos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Carlos just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Carlos !
Ramon Carlos took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.