PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tariq Hassan Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen The Prodigy - Bring The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hassan Hussain
vs
Dos Santos

170 cm
25
282 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

193 cm
29
254 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tariq Hassan Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Hussain moved away.
Hussain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussain throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Hussain misses the body punch
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussain checks the leg kick.
Hussain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
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!
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussain throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Hussain misses with a hook
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Tariq Hassan Hussain has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hussain is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Hussain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Hussain misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Hussain was not able to check.
Hussain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hussain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from Dos Santos both land. Nice combination.
Hussain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussain's sensitive parts.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Hussain avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussain dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
A good leg kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hussain dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Hussain throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Hussain throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussain swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos lunges at Hussain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hussain's hand.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain misses with a right hand
and Hussain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Hussain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hussain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Hussain's legs.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Hussain ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussain also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
Hussain scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Hussain misses with a right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Hussain backing up. Hussain nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a one two combo.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Hussain with a series of wild strikes but Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Hussain with a series of wild strikes but Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hussain misses the jab.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Hussain misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hussain rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain misses with a hook
and Dos Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Hussain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hussain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dos Santos.
Hussain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Hussain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Hussain cracks Dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hussain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Hussain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dos Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Dos Santos.
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussain on the side of the head.
Dos Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hussain lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussain's sensitive parts.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination. Hussain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Hussain backs away looking to recover.
Hussain takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Hussain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Nice jab there from Hussain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Hussain misses with a left hand
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Hussain takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Hussain ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussain also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Hussain misses.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussain's sensitive parts.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Hussain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dos Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dos Santos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hussain thinking.
Dos Santos jabs at Hussain's body.
Dos Santos feints and then cracks Hussain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussain down.
Hussain throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dos Santos. Hussain shrugs it off though.
Hussain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hussain misses with an uppercut
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Dos Santos thumps Hussain with a low kick.
Dos Santos feints and then cracks Hussain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussain down.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Dos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos cracks a nice hook into Hussain's ribs.
Hussain misses with a hook
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot that sends Hussain's belly button to the back.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Hussain backs away looking to recover.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!
Hussain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Hussain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hussain back to the ropes. Dos Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hussain misses with a body shot
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hussain is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Dos Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Tariq Hassan Hussain stepped up to the mic, saying 'garson im coming for you you got my title boy theres no one that can beat me my style is impteious my defense is impregnable im just ferocious i want his heart i want to eat his children praise be to ALLAH!!!'.