PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozmah Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozmah Hussein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Faria's chin.

Faria
vs
Hussein

176 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ozmah Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein shoots for a double leg takedown but Faria sprawls well. He's pushed Hussein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hussein shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hussein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faria defending well though.
Faria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faria slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Faria pushes Hussein off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hussein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hussein.
Alex Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ozmah Hussein.
Hussein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hussein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hussein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Faria connects with a right hand. Hussein shakes it off.

Faria looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hussein!
Faria lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hussein hang on?
Hussein tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Faria.
Faria scoring with strikes but Hussein is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Faria.
Faria lands with some strikes.
Faria looking to control but Hussein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Faria lands a big elbow.
Faria dominating with strikes here.

Faria with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Hussein tries to improve his position but Faria has taken his back! Faria has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hussein tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Faria pushes Hussein away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Faria!