PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daanish Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hussain
vs
Hughes

215 cm
23
306 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
347 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 1 - 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots in but Hussain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donk. Hussain catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Hughes looks gassed!

Hussain has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Hussain.
Hussain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Hughes is rocked!
Hussain is working Hughes over against the cage.
Hussain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Hussain.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain dips a shoulder and cracks Hughes with a mighty uppercut! Hughes falls back against the cage and Hussain unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hughes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hussain screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daanish Hussain!