PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 134 p4p, 67 weight class) and Zabit Hussein (ranked 19 p4p, 14 weight class). Da Jiang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jiang
vs
Hussein

168 cm
25
155
13 - 1 - 0

184 cm
33
166
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
© Trap House

Conviction
Conquer

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang misses with a hook
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Hussein.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.

Jiang clinches with his opponent.

Hussein jumps guard.

Hussein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jiang defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein is trying to hold Jiang in close to prevent damage but Jiang has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiang wants to stand up but Hussein is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein wants to control but Jiang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jiang seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Hussein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hussein looking for submissions off his back.
Hussein tries to roll over but Jiang keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hussein is concentrating on defense, preventing Jiang from advancing position.
Jiang prevents Hussein from improving his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Jiang. Beautiful body shot.
Jiang cracks Hussein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Jiang closes the distance and pushes Hussein back into the cage.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang has Hussein pressed against the cage.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussein struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Hussein throws a head punch that misses.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussein.
Hussein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiang.
A short left from Hussein.
Hussein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hussein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hussein fails to land.
Hussein blocks a body shot from Jiang.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jiang.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Jiang as the two fighters clinch.
Jiang lands a good knee to the midsection. Hussein won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hussein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussein walks into a straight right hand from Jiang.
Jiang cracks Hussein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jiang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hussein under the eye.
Hussein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Jiang.

Jiang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jiang misses with a knee to the head.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussein can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein pushes Jiang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Hussein controls the action.

Hussein ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hussein no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hussein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hussein has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jiang preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hussein wants to sweep here but Jiang controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Hussein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jiang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hussein controlling the position.
Hussein is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
And Hussein responds with a good body kick, but Jiang manages to step out the way in time.
Jiang looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang tries to clinch but Hussein is having none of it.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang connects with a high kick.

It looks like Zabit Hussein has been cut.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Jiang is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hussein circles away quickly and effectively.
Hussein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Hussein as he checks the leg kick.
Hussein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jiang tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.
Jiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jiang looks to land a right hand but Hussein moved out of range.
Jiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jiang gets a clinch.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Da Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Hussein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Hussein flicks out a counter leg kick but Jiang steps away.
Zabit Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Hussein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussein! But no joy.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Jiang misses its intended target.
Jab by Jiang.
Da Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jiang moves into the clinch.
Hussein throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang works on Hussein's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Hussein swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussein's elbow.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hussein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiang stalls.
A shot in the inside from Hussein.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein misses with some punches.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Hussein controls the action.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hussein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
A short right from Hussein on the inside.
Hussein scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussein avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang working Hussein over with knees to the body.
Hussein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussein or not.
Hussein misses with some punches.
Hussein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
Hussein struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hussein backwards.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiang.
Hussein jumps guard but Jiang stands there with Hussein around his waist. Hussein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
Hussein misses with a body punch.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hussein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jiang lands with a light punch inside.
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jiang scores with a shot to the side of Hussein's head.
Jiang working aggressively here.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hussein misses with the head strike.
Jiang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hussein scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jiang smiles and moves away.
Jiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussein's sensitive parts.
Jiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Jiang.
Jiang lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiang, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!