PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Hosseini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosseini has chosen Zulfiqar - Secret Chiefs 3 as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Emelianenko
vs
Hosseini

199 cm
27
255 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
255 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Hosseini!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hosseini in his tracks.
Hosseini shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hosseini throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Hosseini misses the body punch
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hosseini throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosseini misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hosseini misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut

and Hosseini counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko's guard now.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hosseini's guard.
Hosseini wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emelianenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hosseini is wriggling around but Emelianenko manages to pass to half guard.
Hosseini is doing well to control the position and prevent Emelianenko from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hosseini is trying to stand.
Emelianenko is controlling the pace.
Hosseini is controlling Emelianenko's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aleksander Emelianenko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Hosseini misses with a body shot.
Hosseini misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hosseini thinking.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses

and Hosseini counters with a single leg into guard. Emelianenko didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko pulls Hosseini in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksander Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses

and Hosseini counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Hosseini throwing strikes here but Emelianenko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Hosseini fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Hosseini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Hosseini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hosseini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Hosseini lands a left and a right that sends Emelianenko crashing to the canvas! Hosseini dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Hosseini unloads with some shots from mount but Emelianenko bucks and avoids them well.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Hosseini's attempts to control the action.
Hosseini takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hosseini tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
Abdullah Hosseini has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hosseini looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hosseini unloading with bombs!
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Hosseini pushes him away.
Hosseini scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emelianenko?
Hosseini avoids the attempt from Emelianenko to control.
Emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Hosseini maintains control.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Hosseini's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Hosseini isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is not content to let Hosseini control the position.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Hosseini is controlling well.
Hosseini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Hosseini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko pushes Hosseini off looking to stand but Hosseini dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko is looking to control Hosseini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Hosseini is nestled in close to Emelianenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko trying to control but Hosseini postures up.
Hosseini not doing much here.
Hosseini is pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now.
Hosseini lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hosseini is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
Hosseini trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hosseini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Hosseini's head to control him but Hosseini postures up.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Hosseini working over Emelianenko with some ground and pound. Emelianenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hosseini.
Hosseini has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hosseini sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Emelianenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hosseini.
Hosseini lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosseini thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hosseini throwing strikes here but Emelianenko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Hosseini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hosseini defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hosseini.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosseini keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Hosseini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hosseini misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Hosseini.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Hosseini ducks down to avoid it.
Hosseini misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Hosseini counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Hosseini counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Hosseini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hosseini slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hosseini.
Hosseini misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Hosseini was well out of range.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Hosseini avoids it easily.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hosseini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hosseini.
Hosseini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Hosseini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Hosseini counters with a right hand to the body.
Hosseini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hosseini cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hosseini.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hosseini circles away quickly and effectively.
Hosseini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Hosseini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abdullah Hosseini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hosseini lands with a shot to the body.
Hosseini misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Hosseini there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hosseini misses with a straight left.
Hosseini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Hosseini's head.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Hosseini misses with a hook to the body
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
Abdullah Hosseini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hosseini.
A big right from Hosseini misses.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hosseini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hosseini misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Hosseini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand

and Hosseini counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Hosseini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hosseini controls the pace.

Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hosseini is aware though and is defending well.
Hosseini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hosseini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Hosseini is having none of it.
Emelianenko is pulling down on Hosseini's head. It's preventing any offense from Hosseini, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Hosseini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hosseini 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Hosseini!