PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hussein might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hussein
vs
Eric Luchador

179 cm
28
159 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

172 cm
23
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Eric Luchador!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Luchador.
Hussein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luchador.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luchador. That's going to slow Hussein down.
A bone on bone clash there as Hussein blocks the leg kick.
Luchador catches Hussein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Luchador was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussein lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luchador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador scores with a jab. Hussein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luchador.
Luchador throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hussein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Luchador counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luchador throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Luchador misses with a low kick.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussein with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador staying out of range there.
Luchador blocks a jab.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Luchador slips under a jab from Hussein.
Hussein blocks a leg kick.
Luchador tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.
Luchador pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hussein is out of range and Luchador settles back down.
Luchador throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Luchador.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchador throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Luchador throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luchador takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luchador lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
Hussein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussein blocks a leg kick.
Luchador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luchador defending well as Hussein loads up on a big left hand.

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.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luchador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luchador is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussein misses with the body kick
letting Luchador counter with a right hand.
Luchador looks to land a right hand but Hussein moved out of range.
Luchador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luchador lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luchador.
Hussein misses the jab.
Hussein blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Eric Luchador dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein slips a straight right by Luchador.
Luchador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a double jab
and Luchador counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hussein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luchador throws a jab when Hussein was well out of range.
Hussein throws a sloppy body shot
and Luchador counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussein.
Nice defenses there by Luchador.
Luchador wants to clinch.
Hussein takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein moves out of range of the leg kick from Luchador.
Luchador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luchador. That's going to slow Hussein down.
Luchador lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luchador.

Hussein gets tackled into the cage by Luchador. Luchador maintains the clinch.
Luchador struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussein controls his hands.
Luchador misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luchador.
Luchador lands a shoulder strike.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Luchador.

Hussein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussein jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luchador misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luchador has time to react.

Luchador fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hussein, pushing him back against the cage.

Hussein breaks the clinch.
Hussein misses the jab.
Hussein misses with a body punch
and Luchador makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luchador. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luchador misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein takes a swing at Luchador's ribcage but misses.
Hussein scores with a head kick.
Luchador thows a body shot but no joy.
Luchador buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luchador avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein swings for the body but Luchador moves out of range.
Luchador lands with an uppercut that bounces Hussein off the cage and back into rage.
Luchador lands a right hook to the body.
Hussein defending well as Luchador loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luchador scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luchador.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luchador throws out the jab.
Hussein misses with a combination
and Luchador counters with a leg kick.
Luchador throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luchador tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.
Luchador moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luchador's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Luchador duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Eric Luchador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Luchador lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Luchador counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hussein's knee momentarily.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Luchador cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein shoots and misses
and Luchador connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luchador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luchador will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luchador fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luchador ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luchador counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Luchador has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luchador and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luchador blocks a jab.
Luchador swinging wildly here.
Hussein throws a jab when Luchador was well out of range.
Luchador misses with a body shot.
Hussein throws a lazy body kick
and Luchador counters with a head kick.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Luchador connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussein looks for the body kick but Luchador saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hussein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luchador throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luchador scores with a jab to the body.
Luchador scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
and Luchador counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luchador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghazala Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luchador throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Luchador backing up. Luchador nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Luchador misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luchador.
Luchador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luchador lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luchador ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Luchador misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luchador.
Luchador dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ken Eric Luchador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luchador.
Luchador throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Luchador looks to throw the jab but Hussein is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hussein blocks the leg kick.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luchador manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luchador.
Luchador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luchador misses with a low kick.
Hussein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luchador.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Luchador sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luchador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Luchador counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luchador steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Luchador connects with an inside leg kick.
Luchador wants to clinch up but Hussein keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Eric Luchador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luchador has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Eric Luchador!