PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Houssam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houssam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Meek Mill feat Rick Ross - I'm A Boss. Mohamed Houssam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Houssam
vs
Gotti

195 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Houssam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houssam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Houssam throws a jab when Gotti was well out of range.
Gotti is looking to clinch.

Gotti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gotti lands a takedown into guard.
Gotti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti advances to half guard.
Houssam tries to get to full guard but Gotti has control of the leg.
Gotti is looking to pass Houssam's guard but actually Houssam recovers to full guard.

Gotti stands and steps away. Houssam gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gotti doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Houssam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gotti!
Houssam avoids the attempt from Gotti to control.
Houssam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gotti is looking to escape.
Gotti wants to control but Houssam is having none of it.
Gotti is desperately trying to improve his position but Houssam has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houssam avoids the attempt from Gotti to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Houssam tries to control but Gotti wriggling away.
Gotti working to try and regain half guard.
Houssam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gotti hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houssam controlling his opponent.
Houssam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti tries to lock up and control but Houssam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Houssam prevents Gotti from getting the reversal.
Gotti looks gassed!
Gotti tries to lock up and control but Houssam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Houssam controlling the position easily from mount.
Gotti is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti tries to hold on but Houssam pushes him away.
Houssam looking to finish Gotti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gotti!
Houssam controlling the pace for now.
Gotti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houssam controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed Houssam will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Gotti.
Gotti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Houssam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gotti counters with a nice body kick.

Gotti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Houssam!

Gotti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Houssam has worked his arm free - good work by Houssam!
Gotti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gotti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houssam can't do much from the bottom here.
Houssam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Houssam tries to bench press Gotti off him but Gotti keeps the position.
Houssam wants to get back to his feet but Gotti drags him back down.
Gotti trying to control the action but Houssam is working from the bottom.
Houssam wants to control but Gotti postures up.
Houssam manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gotti lands a nice short elbow.
Houssam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gotti is working away from the top position though.

Gotti decides to return to a standing position.
Houssam looks to land a combination but Gotti avoids it well.
Houssam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Houssam.

Houssam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Houssam showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houssam wants to control but Gotti is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houssam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Houssam trying to mount his opponent but Gotti defends it.
Gotti wants to control but Houssam is keeping busy.

Gotti looking for submissions off his back.

Houssam decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Houssam clinches.
Gotti looking to stall.
Houssam lands a knee to the head.

Houssam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Houssam manages to end up in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houssam trying to control the action but Gotti is working from the bottom.
Gotti regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Houssam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Houssam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mohamed Houssam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Houssam stalling.
Gotti trying to control here.
Houssam is trying to control the action in half guard but Gotti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gotti wants to control but Houssam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gotti is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gotti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Houssam napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houssam tries to bench press Gotti off him but Gotti keeps the position.
Gotti trying to control the position but Houssam is working away.
Houssam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Houssam struggling a bit here.
Gotti wants to control but Houssam is keeping him busy.
Houssam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houssam is keen to just control but Gotti is a slippery customer.
Gotti is trying to get back to full guard.
Houssam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gotti keeps working.
Gotti strikes from the bottom but Houssam uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Gotti is trying to control Houssam's posture but Houssam avoids it.
Houssam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houssam trying to control the position but Gotti is working away.
Gotti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Houssam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gotti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Houssam tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gotti's legs.
Gotti is not content to let Houssam control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houssam is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gotti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Houssam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Houssam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houssam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Houssam!
A very excited looking Mohamed Houssam made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.