PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asteroids Bombereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bombereem
vs
Hossein

177 cm
28
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asteroids Bombereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein misses with a hook. Bombereem ducked under it nicely.
Bombereem slips a straight right by Hossein.
Bombereem misses with a looping right.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hossein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Bombereem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hossein cracks Bombereem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Bombereem counters with a stiff right hand.
Bombereem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Hossein both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein lands with a right hand.
Hossein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bombereem counters with a stiff right hand.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bombereem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Bombereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombereem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bombereem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hossein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bombereem slips under a jab from Hossein.
Bombereem tries to clinch up.
Hossein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bombereem.
Bombereem swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein misses with a double jab.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Bombereem moved out of range.
Bombereem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bombereem misses with a straight right.
Bombereem throws out a leg kick but Hossein moves out of range and Bombereem only half commits.
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Bombereem slips the punch.
Hossein scores with a body shot.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bombereem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hossein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hossein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Bombereem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bombereem slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Bombereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hossein throws a right and a left that Bombereem avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Hossein blocks the leg kick.
Hossein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombereem.
Hossein throws out a loose jab but Bombereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein misses with a hook to the body
and Bombereem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Bombereem misses with a left hand
and Hossein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bombereem slips a straight right by Hossein.
Bombereem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bombereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hossein lands a body shot.
Bombereem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Bombereem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hossein lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Hossein misses
and Hossein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombereem.
Bombereem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hossein at a distance.
Bombereem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bombereem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a right hand
and Bombereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hossein misses with an uppercut. Bombereem saw that one coming.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Bombereem's head but Bombereem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Bombereem moved out of range nicely.
Hossein defending well as Bombereem loads up on a big left hand.
Bombereem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hossein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bombereem. Bombereem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bombereem tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bombereem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hossein to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bombereem blocks a jab.
Hossein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bombereem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bombereem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bombereem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein throws out a loose jab but Bombereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein digs a good body shot into Bombereem's ribs.
Hossein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bombereem throws a series of punches but Hossein avoids them all with ease.
Bombereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Bombereem counters with a solid body kick.
Jab from Hossein.
Hossein stuns Bombereem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bombereem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hossein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bombereem's hands.
Hossein throws a nice looking combination but Bombereem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bombereem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombereem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hossein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Bombereem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bombereem.
Hossein lands a nice shot that snaps Bombereem's head back.
Bombereem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Bombereem moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Bombereem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hossein lands a right hook to the body.
Hossein fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombereem.
Bombereem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bombereem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bombereem might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hossein misses the body punch
and Hossein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Bombereem.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bombereem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hossein blocks a jab.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Bombereem takes one on the button.
Bombereem slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Hossein throws a one two combo.
Hossein slips a straight right by Bombereem.
Hossein throws a hook but Bombereem blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombereem.
Bombereem tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombereem.
Hossein cracks a nice hook into Bombereem's ribs.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a good cross that connects.
Hossein lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Hossein finds it's target.
Bombereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hossein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bombereem throws a jab when Hossein was well out of range.
Bombereem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bombereem manages to avoid it.
Bombereem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem wants to clinch
and Hossein counters with a right hand to the body.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Bombereem's shoulder, as Bombereem tries to avoid the shot.
Bombereem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hossein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hossein scores with a hook.
Bombereem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombereem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Hossein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein swings for the body but Bombereem moves out of range.
Bombereem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bombereem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadiq Hossein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hossein cracks Bombereem with an open hand slap.
Bombereem throws a jab when Hossein was well out of range.
Hossein swinging wildly here.
Bombereem misses with a looping left.
Bombereem moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Hossein slips a jab from Bombereem.
Hossein throws a looping overhand right but Bombereem ducks down to avoid it.
Bombereem wants to clinch up but Hossein keeps it at a distance.
Bombereem blocks a jab.
Bombereem throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Nice cross by Hossein.
Bombereem looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
Hossein moves out of range of the leg kick from Bombereem.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein throws a body punch but Bombereem moves out of range.
Hossein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Hossein.
Bombereem misses with an uppercut. Hossein saw that one coming.
Bombereem misses with a hook. Hossein ducked under it nicely.
Hossein lands with an overhand left.
Bombereem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hossein misses with a straight right.
Bombereem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hossein lands a nice shot that snaps Bombereem's head back.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombereem is just out of range.
Bombereem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hossein throws a body punch but Bombereem moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein feints a jab promting Bombereem to slip. Hossein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bombereem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombereem.
Bombereem throws a push kick but Hossein slaps the foot to one side.
Bombereem misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bombereem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Hossein with a hook.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
Bombereem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hossein lands a really nice looking cross but Bombereem seems unphased.
Hossein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hossein slips under a jab.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Bombereem.
Bombereem misses with a looping left.
Bombereem misses the jab.
Hossein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bombereem just misses with a punch to the body.
Bombereem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
Hossein throws a body punch but Bombereem moves out of range.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
Bombereem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bombereem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hossein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hossein misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bombereem to counter with a crisp jab.
Asteroids Bombereem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Bombereem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hossein stalks Bombereem and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bombereem's face. Bombereem staggers backwards, shaken.
Hossein checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein cracks Bombereem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bombereem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombereem is just out of range.
Hossein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Bombereem is rocked!
Bombereem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Bombereem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombereem ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
Bombereem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Bombereem moved out of range.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombereem.
Hossein connects with a combination that backs up Bombereem into the cage. Hossein lands a flurry of punches that gets past Bombereem's guard. Bombereem is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hossein bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadiq Hossein!
Sadiq Hossein made sure to mention his sponsor, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview.