PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daanish Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daanish Hussain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Burcev
vs
Hussain

190 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

215 cm
25
306 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burcev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daanish Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Daanish Hussain has been cut.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Burcev.
Hussain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burcev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hussain scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burcev.
A swing and a miss from Burcev.
Burcev misses with a series of wild punches.
Hussain throws a push kick but Burcev slaps the foot to one side.
Burcev throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
Burcev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hussain momentarily.
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That has opened up Daanish Hussain's cut even more.
Burcev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burcev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burcev sizes up Hussain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hussain swings for the body but Burcev moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burcev.

Hussain forces Burcev back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Burcev.
Burcev is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
Hussain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burcev takes a shot to the head.
Burcev cracks Hussain with a nice body shot.
Burcev blocks the elbow strike.
Hussain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
Hussain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burcev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burcev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burcev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussain lands a nice knee to the body.
Burcev is breathing heavily.
Hussain scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burcev backwards.
Burcev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussain connects with a knee to the head.
Hussain presses Burcev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burcev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burcev has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Hussain lands a nice uppercut.
Hussain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Hussain.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain lands an elbow inside that Burcev shrugs off.
Hussain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hussain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hussain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Burcev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hussain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burcev throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
Hussain is leaning against Burcev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Hussain lands a left hand.
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burcev or not.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hussain.
Hussain scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burcev backwards.
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
Hussain taking a breather.
Hussain digs a right hand into Burcev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burcev's gas tank.
Hussain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussain lands a good knee to the midsection. Burcev won't want to take too many of those.
Hussain cracks Burcev with a nice body shot.
Hussain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burcev takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Hussain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a knee to the head.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussain.
Hussain lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Hussain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
Burcev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussain lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussain is working Burcev over against the cage.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Hussain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
Hussain pushes Burcev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hussain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burcev takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Hussain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain landing knees to the body.
Burcev takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussain works on Burcev's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Hussain.
A short body shot lands from Hussain as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daanish Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daanish Hussain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burcev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sergey Burcev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussain takes one to the side of the head.
Burcev throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain looks to land a combination but Burcev avoids it well.
Burcev misses with a straight left.
Hussain clobbers Burcev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burcev throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Burcev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Burcev is just out of range.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Burcev.
A swing and a miss from Burcev.
Burcev throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burcev throws a poor cross that misses
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burcev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burcev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burcev throws out a powerful jab.
Burcev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hussain.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Burcev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Burcev - just one landing.
Burcev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Hussain.
Sergey Burcev is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burcev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Burcev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussain throws a hook but Burcev avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burcev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burcev.
Burcev misses with a shot to the body

and Hussain counters with a head kick that drops Burcev to the mat! Burcev scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hussain looks to land a combination but Burcev avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Burcev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain looks to land a body kick but Burcev moved away.
Burcev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hussain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

The cut above Daanish Hussain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burcev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hussain on the side of the head.
Hussain slips under a jab from Burcev.
Burcev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussain counters with a two punch combo.
Burcev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burcev misses with a combination
and Burcev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burcev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.
Hussain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burcev misses with a hook
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burcev thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Hussain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hussain clinches with his opponent.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain tries to stall but Burcev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hussain lands an elbow just above Burcev 's eye.
Hussain tries a knee to the head but Burcev blocks it.
Daanish Hussain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burcev has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Hussain avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burcev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burcev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussain pushes Burcev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hussain presses Burcev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hussain lands a hook that snaps the head of Burcev backwards.
Hussain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burcevs head.
Hussain has a couple of punches blocked by Burcev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burcev.
Burcev throws a head punch that misses.
Hussain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burcev's efforts to push away.
Burcev can't break the clinch.
Burcev misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burcev tries to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burcev is trying to force a seperation but Hussain has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burcev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Burcev fails to land.
Hussain slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daanish Hussain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daanish Hussain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burcev.
Burcev lands with a straight right. Hussain didn't see that one coming.
Burcev throws a combination that misses

and Hussain counters with a head kick that drops Burcev to the mat! Burcev scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Burcev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burcev.
Burcev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain digs a good body shot into Burcev's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain throws a body punch but Burcev moves out of range.
Burcev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Burcev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burcev swings widly with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burcev on the side of the head.
Burcev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burcev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burcev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Hussain lands a left and a right that send Burcev crashing to the mat, dazed. Hussain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hussain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burcev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussain lands a slapping body shot.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burcev.
Burcev looks to land a combination but Hussain avoids it well.
Burcev misses with a left hand
and Hussain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burcev's knee momentarily.
Hussain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burcev scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burcev keeps the fight on the outside.
Burcev moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
Burcev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burcev throws a hook to the side of Hussain's head but Hussain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burcev misses with a left hand
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burcev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hussain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hussain connects with a looping right hand.
Burcev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Burcev misses the target.
Burcev connects with a looping right hand.
Hussain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burcev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Burcev.
Burcev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daanish Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Burcev misses.
Burcev misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burcev misses with a hook
and Hussain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burcev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burcev throws an off balance right hand
and Hussain counters with an inside leg kick.
Burcev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burcev misses with a combination
and Hussain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burcev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burcev misses with a shot to the body
and Hussain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burcev throws a lazy uppercut
and Hussain counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain with a jab.
Burcev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hussain counters by clinching up.
Burcev is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Hussain.
Hussain scores with a knee to the head.
Burcev misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burcev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussain is working Burcev over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
Burcev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sergey Burcev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burcev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain taking a breather.
Burcev misses with the head strike.
Hussain lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daanish Hussain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hussain 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daanish Hussain!