PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hussain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dabke Huwara. Vevrin Betlach has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Saddam Hussain's chin.

Hussain
vs
Betlach

162 cm
28
140 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
148 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Betlach misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain takes one to the side of the head.
Hussain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hussain throws a leg kick
and Betlach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Betlach lands a head shot.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Betlach slips under a jab.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Betlach misses with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Hussain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Betlach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
Betlach misses with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach throws a right hand that misses
and Hussain counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussain.
Betlach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussain counters with a leg kick.
Betlach misses the body punch
and Hussain makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Betlach really felt that one!
Nice shot by Hussain.
Betlach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Betlach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Hussain.
Betlach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Betlach walks into a stiff left hand from Hussain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Betlach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Betlach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Betlach throws a shot to the body.
Hussain scores with a hook.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Betlach looks gassed!
Hussain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Betlach momentarily.
Betlach thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Betlach misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussain counters with a thumping low kick.
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Betlach really felt that one!
A swing and a miss from Hussain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Betlach ducks right into an uppercut from Hussain.
Hussain throws a right and a left that Betlach avoids nicely.
Betlach misses with a jab to the body
and Hussain counters with an outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Hussain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Betlach slips under a jab.
Hussain throws an off balance right hand
letting Betlach counter with a right hand.
That kick from Hussain tenderised Betlach's leg. Betlach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Betlach misses the body punch
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Betlach misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Hussain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Betlach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Betlach counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussain misses with an uppercut
and Betlach counters with a two punch combo.
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Betlach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussain to score with a decent uppercut.
Hussain with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Betlach avoids the head kick by Hussain.

Betlach is rocked!
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Betlach is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Betlach throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain counters with a huge left! Betlach is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hussain isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Betlach from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hussain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saddam Hussain!