PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daanish Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jefferson's choice of entrance music: I'm So Paid - Akon Feat. Lil' Wayne and Young Jeezy. Al Jefferson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hussain
vs
Jefferson

215 cm
21
306 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
278 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daanish Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jefferson.

It looks like Daanish Hussain has been cut.
Jefferson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefferson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussain's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson throws a series of punches but Hussain moves out of range.

Hussain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jefferson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hussain avoids the damage to the body.
Jefferson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jefferson misses with an elbow over the top.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Jefferson taking a breather.
Hussain misses with a knee to the head.
Hussain landing knees to the body.
Hussain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefferson.
Jefferson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jefferson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussain avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefferson.
Good body shot from Jefferson.
Hussain avoiding damage as Jefferson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Jefferson looks gassed!
Jefferson misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hussain.
Hussain gets through Jefferson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Hussain prevents Jefferson from breaking the clinch.
Hussain prevents Jefferson from breaking the clinch.
Jefferson is looking to control Hussain's arms but Hussain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jefferson has his back to the cage.
Jefferson misses with an elbow strike.
Jefferson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hussain avoids the damage to the body.
Hussain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jefferson is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain pushes off an throws an elbow but Jefferson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hussain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hussain lands a right hand.
Jefferson can't break the clinch.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
Hussain stalling in the clinch.
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jefferson or not.
Jefferson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
Come on Hussain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hussain lands a hook that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jefferson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Hussain avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Hussain lands a body punch.
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!
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
Hussain lands a left hand.
Hussain digs a right hand into Jefferson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jefferson's gas tank.
Hussain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hussain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hussain pushes Jefferson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hussain is pushing Jefferson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Hussain drops Jefferson with a big knee straight up the middle! Jefferson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Jefferson is rocked!

Hussain pushes Jefferson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jefferson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Hussain slowing the pace effectively.
Jefferson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Jefferson's ribcage. Jefferson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hussain is working Jefferson over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jefferson.
The referee calls for Hussain to work.
Jefferson trying to stall but Hussain improves his position.
Jefferson being controlled against the cage.
Hussain scores a nice knee to the body.
Hussain lands with a left to the head.
Hussain pushes Jefferson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hussain pushes Jefferson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daanish Hussain.
Hussain fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain moves in looking to clinch but Jefferson pushes him off.

Jefferson moves into range and clinches up with Hussain.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain works on Jefferson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Hussain.
Hussain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hussain scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jefferson can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
Jefferson letting Hussain take a breather here.
Hussain scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daanish Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daanish Hussain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hussain clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Jefferson misses with a body punch.
Jefferson managing to block the knees to the body from Hussain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Hussain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jefferson.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Hussain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hussain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hussain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jefferson trying to stall but Hussain improves his position.
Jefferson avoiding damage as Hussain throws knees to the body.
Hussain leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hussain dodges an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
Hussain is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jefferson or not.
Hussain lands with a left to the head.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jefferson is trying to break the clinch but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Jefferson takes a shot to the head.
Hussain has Jefferson pushed against the cage.
Jefferson presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hussain stalling in the clinch.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Hussain avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Hussain just leaning against Jefferson, taking a breather.
Jefferson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hussain lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hussain.
Hussain pushes Jefferson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jefferson up against the cage.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jefferson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daanish Hussain.

Hussain closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain works on Jefferson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hussain works on Jefferson's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain pushes Jefferson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussain is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Hussain digs a right hand into Jefferson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jefferson's gas tank.
Hussain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
Jefferson tries to circle away but Hussain has him pinned against the cage.
Jefferson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hussain lands a good knee to the midsection. Jefferson won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
Hussain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussain lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Hussain.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jefferson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain controlling the action here for a moment.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hussain landing knees to the body.
Hussain stalling against the cage.
Daanish Hussain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain avoiding damage.
A short right from Hussain.
Hussain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Hussain.
Hussain taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daanish Hussain.
Jefferson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Hussain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Jefferson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hussain moves into range and clinches up with Jefferson.
Hussain lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daanish Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daanish Hussain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hussain tries to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussain wants to clinch but Jefferson slips to the side
and Jefferson counters with a left and a right that stings Hussain.
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefferson misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain tries to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain darts in trying to clinch

and Jefferson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
Hussain cracks Jefferson with a nice body shot.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Hussain avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jefferson or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hussain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Hussain.
Still in the clinch, Hussain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hussain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jefferson is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Hussain working Jefferson over with knees to the body.
Hussain cracks Jefferson with a nice body shot.
Hussain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hussain prevents a body shot from Jefferson.
Jefferson being controlled against the cage.
Hussain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jefferson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jefferson tries to stall but Hussain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jefferson tries to break free but Hussain pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hussain to work.
Hussain lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jefferson letting Hussain take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daanish Hussain.
Jefferson darts in trying to clinch

and Hussain counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hussain is working Jefferson over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Hussain has Jefferson pressed against the cage, preventing Jefferson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jefferson.
Al Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daanish Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jefferson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
Hussain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jefferson.
Jefferson has had enough of the clinch but Hussain keeps him there for the moment.
Jefferson is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
Hussain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Hussain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussain blocks a body shot from Jefferson.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Hussain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Hussain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefferson is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jefferson with a knee to the head.

Daanish Hussain's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jefferson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jefferson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hussain.
Hussain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jefferson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hussain has double underhooks.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussain is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jefferson working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hussain as Jefferson tries to tie him up.
Jefferson wants to break free but Hussain has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussain prevents Jefferson from breaking the clinch.
Jefferson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jefferson lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daanish Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussain, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daanish Hussain!