PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Hussin (ranked 1083 p4p, 4143 weight class) and Ayden Gaines (ranked 137 p4p, 410 weight class). Hussin comes to the cage accompanied by Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). Ayden Gaines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hussin
vs
Gaines

179 cm
25
170
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
170
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anwar Hussin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayden Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hussin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hussin lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaines looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Gaines is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hussin defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussin trying to control but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Hussin postures up and lands a big shot to Gaines's brow.
Hussin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaines on the ground.
Hussin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hussin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hussin wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hussin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hussin trying to control but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Hussin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussin works over Gaines with some ground and pound from guard.
Hussin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hussin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hussin cracks Gaines with a solid left hand.
Hussin with a nice head shot there.
Hussin works over Gaines with some ground and pound from guard.
Gaines looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hussin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hussin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hussin distracts Gaines with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hussin trying to control but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Hussin looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gaines's guard.
Hussin is trying to control. Gaines wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gaines taking some punishment here, with Hussin in his half guard.
Hussin is keen to just control but Gaines is a slippery customer.
Hussin is nestled in close to Gaines, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hussin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hussin lands with a punch from half guard.
Gaines on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hussin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaines with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hussin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hussin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hussin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaines keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussin content to control rather than advance.
Gaines on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hussin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaines with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hussin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaines is refusing to be controlled, as Hussin sits in half guard.
Gaines has hold of Hussin's hands but Hussin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gaines is refusing to be controlled, as Hussin sits in half guard.
Hussin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussin working the head and body with strikes.
Hussin trying to control the action but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Hussin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hussin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hussin working Gaines over with strikes.
Hussin winds up and cracks Gaines with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hussin lands a nice short elbow.
Hussin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussin drops an elbow to the side of Gaines's head.

Gaines looking for submissions off his back.
Hussin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anwar Hussin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gaines enables Hussin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gaines manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hussin wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
Hussin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gaines is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hussin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hussin controls the pace.
Hussin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hussin trying to control but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Hussin slips nicely into half guard.
Hussin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
Gaines is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussin trying to control the action but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Hussin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hussin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hussin slips a nice elbow through Gaines's hands, connecting with Gaines's forehead.
Hussin wants to control but Gaines is keeping him busy.
Hussin is nestled in close to Gaines, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hussin lands with a punch from half guard.
Gaines is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hussin scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gaines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaines taking some punishment here, with Hussin in his half guard.

Gaines is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hussin lands a nice short elbow.
Gaines is still in real trouble! Can Hussin finish him?
Hussin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hussin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hussin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Hussin seems content to control.
Hussin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hussin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gaines is hurt! He's hurt bad - Hussin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gaines from any more punishment! Congratulations to Hussin! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anwar Hussin!
A very excited looking Anwar Hussin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.