PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 407 p4p, 483 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 58 p4p, 71 weight class). Picklesbly has chosen Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady as his entrance music. Zabit Hussein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hussein
vs
Picklesbly

184 cm
32
166
13 - 6 - 0

169 cm
37
149
31 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

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Conviction

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly stuns Hussein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Picklesbly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hussein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Picklesbly checks it well.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Picklesbly thuds his right hand into Hussein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Picklesbly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Hussein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Picklesbly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussein on the side of the head.
Picklesbly misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Hussein throws the left hand but Picklesbly avoids the punch easily.
Picklesbly has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Picklesbly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Picklesbly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Picklesbly misses.
Hussein throwing a counter right hand but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Picklesbly throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Hussein staying out of range there.
Picklesbly digs a good hook to Hussein's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Picklesbly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Picklesbly is able to avoid easily.
Picklesbly throws a jab when Hussein was well out of range.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Picklesbly moves away and avoids it.
Hussein misses with a body kick.
Picklesbly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hussein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Picklesbly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussein at a distance.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picklesbly moves away.
Hussein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly slips a jab from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Hussein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Picklesbly is able to avoid easily.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot.
Picklesbly walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Picklesbly missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Hussein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussein can pounce on him.
Picklesbly avoids the head kick by Hussein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussein throws a low kick but Picklesbly moves out of range easily.
Picklesbly is looking to clinch.
Picklesbly throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Zabit Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picklesbly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Picklesbly.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly wants to counter with a clinch but Hussein pushes him away.
Hussein connects with a looping right hand.
Hussein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Picklesbly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Hussein misses with a hook
and Picklesbly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Picklesbly scores with a hook to the body. Hussein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Picklesbly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hussein rather than just go for the knockout.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Picklesbly.
Picklesbly wants to clinch up but Hussein keeps it at a distance.
Hussein throws the left hand but Picklesbly avoids the punch easily.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Picklesbly.
Hussein throws a chopping leg kick but Picklesbly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Picklesbly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hussein.
Hussein throws out a leg kick but Picklesbly moves out of range and Hussein only half commits.
Hussein sets himself, and Picklesbly steps forward looking for the clinch! Hussein avoids it this time.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the body.
Picklesbly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hussein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Picklesbly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws an off balance right hand
and Picklesbly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein lands a nice hook to Picklesbly's body. Picklesbly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Picklesbly swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picklesbly moves away.
Picklesbly moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picklesbly staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Hussein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Picklesbly doesn't seem phased though.
Picklesbly throws a combination. Hussein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hussein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Picklesbly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Picklesbly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Picklesbly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Hussein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Picklesbly digs a good hook to Hussein's body.
Zabit Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein scores with a jab.
Picklesbly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picklesbly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly blocks a jab.
Hussein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Picklesbly on the side of the head.
Hussein throws a low kick, looking for Picklesbly's leg but Picklesbly calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
As Picklesbly backs away, Hussein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Picklesbly punishes Hussein's body with a nice straight punch.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picklesbly.
Hussein scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Picklesbly might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hussein has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein takes a swing at Picklesbly's ribcage but misses.
Picklesbly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Picklesbly misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Picklesbly misses with a body punch
and Hussein counters with a nice leg kick.
Picklesbly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Picklesbly.
Hussein misses the jab.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Picklesbly looks to clinch
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picklesbly lands with a good body shot.
Picklesbly scores with a jab. Hussein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Picklesbly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
Picklesbly tries to counter with a clinch but Hussein shakes him off and moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Picklesbly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussein doesn't seem bothered though.
Picklesbly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hussein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Picklesbly scrambles back to his feet.
Hussein misses with a low kick.
Picklesbly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hussein connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a straight left.
Hussein looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Picklesbly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hussein circles away quickly and effectively.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
Picklesbly moves away from the strike by Hussein.
A countering left hand to the body from Picklesbly misses.
Hussein misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Picklesbly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Picklesbly misses with a jab to the body
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Picklesbly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hussein circles away quickly and effectively.
Hussein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Picklesbly throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussein misses with a hook
and Picklesbly counters with a right hand to the body.
Hussein connects with a leg kick.
Picklesbly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Picklesbly slips a straight right by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a nice right hand.
Hussein walks into a stiff left hand from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Hussein is having none of it.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Picklesbly with an uppercut!
Picklesbly misses with a wild body shot.
Picklesbly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hussein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Picklesbly scrambles back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hussein checks a leg kick.
Picklesbly slips a jab from Hussein.
Hussein connects with a crisp jab.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hussein moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussein lands with an uppercut that bounces Picklesbly off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picklesbly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hussein.
Hussein sizes up Picklesbly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Picklesbly lands with a right hand.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussein.
Picklesbly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly slips under a jab from Hussein.
A cross from Hussein lands.
Picklesbly checks a leg kick.
Picklesbly looks to land a body kick but Hussein moved away.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picklesbly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly misses with a hook
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Picklesbly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussein slips under a jab.
Hussein quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Hussein dominated that second round.
That's time! Hussein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Picklesbly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adrian Picklesbly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picklesbly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein digs a good hook to Picklesbly's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussein misses the target.
Picklesbly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Picklesbly misses.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picklesbly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picklesbly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussein tried to score with a low kick but Picklesbly checks it.
Hussein throws a wild body kick that Picklesbly sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picklesbly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Picklesbly's head backwards.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussein.
Picklesbly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Picklesbly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussein doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein is looking to score with low kicks.
A shot to the body from Picklesbly misses
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picklesbly throws a body kick that misses.
Picklesbly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussein throws out the jab.
Picklesbly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Picklesbly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hussein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hussein connects with an inside leg kick.
Picklesbly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Picklesbly tries to land a body kick
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein cracks Picklesbly with a good jab.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussein.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picklesbly moves away.
Hussein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Picklesbly blocks a jab.
Picklesbly takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Hussein tests Picklesbly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picklesbly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hussein tries a head kick but it misses.
Picklesbly checks a leg kick.
Picklesbly moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Picklesbly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Picklesbly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussein lands with a hook. Picklesbly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Picklesbly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Picklesbly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hussein throws a low kick, looking for Picklesbly's leg but Picklesbly calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Picklesbly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Picklesbly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Picklesbly lands a jab to Hussein's midsection.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that misses
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Picklesbly throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.

Picklesbly rushes Hussein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hussein is working Picklesbly over against the cage.
Hussein throws a head punch that misses.
Hussein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Picklesbly can do to turn this around?

Hussein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hussein slips a straight right by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses with a hook
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussein.
Picklesbly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussein was well out of range. Poor timing from Picklesbly.
Hussein throws a big counter combination but Picklesbly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hussein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Picklesbly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hussein is looking to chop away at Picklesbly's legs.
Picklesbly blocks the body kick.
Picklesbly connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Picklesbly.
Hussein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Picklesbly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Picklesbly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussein tries to land a front kick but Picklesbly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hussein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Picklesbly momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Hussein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussein, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Hussein!
A less than humble Zabit Hussein misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Adrian Picklesbly had this to say: 'Congratulations. Chive on. Whatever. '.