PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junmar Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eye
vs
Hussein

164 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

164 cm
20
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Kangaroo Muscle

Shinryaku MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junmar Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hussein gets the takedown into side control.
Hussein tries to move to mount but Eye blocks the move with his legs.

Hussein decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Hussein moves into the clinch successfully.
Hussein gets through Eye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eye digs a right hand underneath Hussein's ribcage. Hussein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eye gets through Hussein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussein has him pressed against the cage.
Eye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussein.
Hussein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Eye.
Eye landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Eye breaks from the clinch.
Eye avoids the head kick by Hussein.
Eye goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Hussein pushes Eye up against the cage in a clinch.
Eye wants to get back to striking at distance but Hussein won't allow it.
Eye trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein avoiding damage as Eye throws knees to the body.
Eye wants to break free but Hussein has control.
Eye trying to land knees to the body.
Eye is trying to break the clinch but Hussein has him pressed against the cage.
Hussein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Eye breaks from the clinch.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eye but Eye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eye misses with a body kick.
Eye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eye moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eye is breathing heavily.
Hussein fails to land the takedown.
Dirty Eye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junmar Hussein.
Eye throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Eye misses with a body kick.
Eye pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hussein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eye sprawls well initially but Hussein persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hussein sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hussein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussein is looking to advance position but Eye won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Hussein.
Hussein is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hussein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hussein darts in and clinches Eye up against the cage.

Eye breaks the clinch.
Hussein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eye throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a good low kick that Eye was not able to check.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Eye.
Eye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eye misses with a kick to the body.
Eye misses with a head kick.
Eye is looking to clinch.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Eye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye throws a right and a left that Hussein avoids nicely.
Eye misses with a head kick.
Eye looks to land a combination but Hussein avoids it well.
Eye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussein.
Eye pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Eye moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye lands a body punch in the clinch.

Eye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hussein blocks a head kick by Eye.
Eye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick by Eye misses
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Eye misses with the combination.

Hussein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hussein showed some decent athleticism there.
Eye is looking to escape.
Eye trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Hussein seems to be working for a kimura but Eye defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junmar Hussein will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eye lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eye swivels and escapes.
Eye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eye throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussein's head.
Eye throws a sloppy head kick

and Hussein counters with a single leg into guard. Eye didn't expect that.
Hussein throws and elbow that misses. Eye uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hussein's guard. Nice move by Eye!
Eye passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eye prevents Hussein from improving his position.
Hussein is breathing heavily.

Eye decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Eye.
Eye moves in looking to clinch but Hussein pushes him off.
Eye throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussein's head.
Eye throws a head kick that half lands.
Eye is looking to clinch.
Hussein takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eye tries to clinch but Hussein moves away

and Hussein counters by clinching up.
Eye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hussein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Eye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dirty Eye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Eye.
Eye doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussein circles away.
Eye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eye lands a head kick. Hussein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eye throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Eye gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hussein wants to pass the guard but Eye is keeping the position.
Hussein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hussein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hussein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hussein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hussein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Eye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussein throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eye throws a head kick that misses.
Eye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eye swivels and escapes.
Dirty Eye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eye darts in trying to clinch

and Hussein counters with a single leg into guard. Eye didn't expect that.
Eye wants to get back to his feet but Hussein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hussein trying to control but Eye is working from the bottom.
Hussein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eye keeping moving, preventing Hussein from controlling successfully.
Hussein throwing strikes from guard but Eye blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein throws a strike but Eye rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dirty Eye will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hussein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Eye keeps moving.
Hussein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hussein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Eye pushes Hussein off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Eye throws a head kick that misses.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick.
Eye misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eye wants to clinch but Hussein slips to the side

and Hussein counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein trying to control the action but Eye is working from the bottom.
Eye wants to get back to his feet.
Hussein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Eye is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eye defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hussein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eye is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Eye wants to clinch
and Hussein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eye tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Eye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hussein avoids the head kick by Eye.
Eye misses with a two punch combination.
Eye misses with a wild combination.
Eye tries to clinch up

and Hussein counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Hussein gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hussein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eye misses with the body kick

and Hussein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eye keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Hussein is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hussein.
Hussein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eye keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussein.
Hussein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eye's head.
Hussein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eye keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hussein dodges the punch combination from Eye.

Hussein gets a clinch.
Eye prevents the takedown attempt.

Eye manages to break the clinch.
Eye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eye tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hussein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hussein.
Hussein looks to land a strike but Eye avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junmar Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junmar Hussein!