PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akbar Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akbar Hussein is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Toulon
vs
Hussein

170 cm
31
212 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

174 cm
29
200 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Toulon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon throws out a powerful jab.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch but Hussein is having none of it.
Andre Toulon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toulon tries to clinch up

and Hussein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toulon's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Toulon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussein advances position into side control!

Hussein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hussein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Hussein goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Toulon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hussein's guard! Nice work there by Toulon!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hussein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hussein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Toulon throwing strikes from guard but Hussein blocks nicely.
Toulon throws an elbow that misses. Hussein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toulon's guard. Nice move by Hussein!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein trying to control but Toulon is working from the bottom.
Toulon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hussein controls the pace.
Hussein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hussein wants to pass the guard but Toulon is keeping the position.
Toulon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hussein on the ground.

Akbar Hussein has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Toulon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon wants to clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hussein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Hussein keeps it at a distance.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toulon doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussein circles away.
Toulon tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hussein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon tries to clinch but Hussein is having none of it.
Toulon tries to clinch

and Hussein counters with a takedown into side control.

Hussein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hussein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hussein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Toulon is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hussein are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Toulon tries to escape but Hussein is in control.
Hussein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hussein misses with the ground and pound.
Hussein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hussein is trying to get an arm triangle but Toulon is defending well.
Toulon regains half guard, as Hussein was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akbar Hussein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.

Toulon closes the distance and pushes Hussein back into the cage.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussein shoots in looking for a takedown. Toulon tries to sprawl out of it but Hussein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toulon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Hussein circles away.
Hussein takes a swing at Toulon's ribcage but misses.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Hussein keeps it at a distance.
Toulon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Toulon. No joy for Hussein on that attempt.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Hussein pushes him off.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Toulon moves into the clinch successfully.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Toulon drives through and clinches with Hussein against the cage.

Toulon breaks from the clinch.
Hussein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Toulon closes the distance and pushes Hussein back into the cage.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toulon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussein should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Toulon.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Hussein circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andre Toulon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toulon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussein throws out the jab.
Toulon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Toulon is looking to clinch.

Toulon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Toulon has Hussein up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussein is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Toulon to keep the fight standing.
Andre Toulon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akbar Hussein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Toulon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toulon throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Toulon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toulon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toulon throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
Toulon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toulon tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Hussein is avoiding it.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Toulon cracks a nice hook into Hussein's ribs.

Toulon closes the distance and clinches.

Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Andre Toulon is winning the standup battle so far.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussein circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toulon tries to clinch up.

Toulon has managed to clinch.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Toulon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussein circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hussein counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toulon!
Toulon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toulon is squirming around, avoiding Hussein's attempts to control the action.

Hussein goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Toulon turns into him and now he's in Hussein's guard.
Hussein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hussein is trying to control the position but Toulon postures up.
Hussein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toulon's guard.
Hussein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toulon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toulon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toulon keeping moving, preventing Hussein from controlling successfully.
Toulon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Toulon wants to stand and escape but Hussein is having none of it.
Akbar Hussein has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Toulon's guard.
Toulon is trying to stand back up but Hussein is controlling him
Toulon is not content to let Hussein control the position.
Hussein wants to pass the guard but Toulon is defending well.
Hussein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hussein content to control rather than advance.
Hussein is trying to control. Toulon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hussein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hussein is working for a submission of some sort.
Hussein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hussein stalling away here and it's allowed Toulon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hussein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toulon wants to get back to his feet but Hussein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hussein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Hussein drops back, looking for a kneebar! Toulon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Toulon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Toulon!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein struggling a bit here.
Toulon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akbar Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akbar Hussein!