PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tariq Hassan Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Belle
vs
Hassan Hussain

188 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tariq Hassan Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belle lands with a cross.
Belle scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belle misses with a double jab.
Belle defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.
Belle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belle.

Belle gets a clinch.
Belle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belle keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Belle has double underhooks.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belle.
Belle lands a body punch.
Belle lands an elbow inside.

Belle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belle.
Belle works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Belle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Belle punishes Hussain's body with a nice straight punch.
Belle jabs Hussain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Belle counters with a left and a right that stings Hussain.
Nice defenses there by Belle.
Belle scores with a hook.
Hussain looks winded!
Belle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Belle lands a jab to the head.
Belle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belle thuds his shin into the meat of Hussain's side.
Hussain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good exchange - Belle coming out on top.
Belle 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.
Belle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Belle.
Belle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Belle moves away and avoids it.
Belle lands a slapping body shot.

Belle instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belle.
Belle lands an elbow just above Hussain 's eye.

It looks like Tariq Hassan Hussain has been cut.
Belle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belle lands an elbow inside.
Belle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Belle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Belle.
Belle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belle - that will leave a mark!
Belle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hussain scrambles back to his feet.
Crunch! Belle slams his shin into Hussain's torso.
Belle lands a slapping body shot.
Belle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Belle's corner calls for a 1-2. Belle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belle scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tariq Hassan Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle stuns Hussain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Belle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belle throws a one two combo.

Belle darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.
Belle lands a nice elbow.
Belle pushes Hussain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Belle.
Belle connects with a knee to the head.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belle landing knees to the body.
Belle landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Belle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tariq Hassan Hussain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Belle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Belle moved out of range nicely.
Belle cracks Hussain with an open hand slap.
Belle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Belle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Belle scores with a nice strike.
Belle scores with a leg kick.
Hussain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussain connects with a single shot there.
Belle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belle tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain misses with an uppercut
and Belle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hussain misses with a hook
and Belle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Belle gets a clinch.
Belle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Belle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain is breathing heavily.
Belle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hussain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belle cracks the inside of Hussain's front leg.
Belle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Belle.
Belle thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belle.
Belle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belle scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belle throws a one two combo.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belle lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hussain scrambles back to his feet.
Belle thumps Hussain with a low kick.
Belle scores with a push kick.
Belle scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands a nice looking body kick.
Hussain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hussain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussain.
Hussain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hussain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belle connects with a nice looking jab.
Belle cracks Hussain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belle.
Belle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belle.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussain's head.
Belle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
Belle scoring well with a low kick there.
Belle cracks Hussain with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belle scores a nice knee to the body.
Belle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belle lands an elbow inside.
Belle connects with a knee to the head.
Belle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belle lands a nice knee to the body.
Belle landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Belle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussain or not.
Hussain takes an elbow to the temple.
Belle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussain or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belle lands a nice knee to the body.
Taco Belle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Belle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tariq Hassan Hussain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Belle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Belle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belle lands with a hook. Hussain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belle blocks a jab.
Hussain throws an off balance right hand
and Belle counters with an inside leg kick.
Belle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussain on the side of the head.
Hussain swings widly with a right hand
and Belle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belle connects with a body shot that sends Hussain's belly button to the back.
Belle scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussain should have avoided that one.
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!

Belle moves into the clinch.
Belle lands a right hand.
Belle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belle digs a right hand underneath Hussain's ribcage. Hussain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belle lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Belle.
Belle leaning against his opponent.
Belle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Belle breaks the clinch.
Belle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussain on the side of the head.
Belle tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belle lands with a nice body punch.
Hussain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Belle cracks the inside of Hussain's front leg.
Belle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Belle connects with a body shot.
Belle scores with a body shot.
Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belle scores with a nice strike.
Hussain is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Belle lands with a right hand.
Belle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Belle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belle.
Belle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belle works over Hussain's head and body with a nice combination.
Belle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Belle closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain letting Belle take a breather here.
Belle lands an elbow inside.
Belle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belle obliges.

Belle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belle works the jab nicely.
Belle connects with a looping right hand.
Belle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Belle tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Belle with a jab.
Belle throws a leg kick which misses Hussain's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussain tries to avoid it.
Taco Belle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belle lands with a thumping leg kick.

Hussain gets tackled into the cage by Belle. Belle maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hussain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belle obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hussain's face.
Belle lands a body shot.
Belle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belle lands a damaging elbow.
Belle with a knee to the head.
Hussain takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Belle keeps him there for the moment.
Belle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussains head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taco Belle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belle 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taco Belle!
Taco Belle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.