PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hussain
vs
Powell

171 cm
20
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Powell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Powell gets the takedown into side control.
Hussain can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Powell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hussain struggling a bit here.
Powell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hussain throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain is not content to let Powell control the position.
Hussain struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell trying to control the position but Hussain is working away.
Hussain wants to control but Powell postures up.
Powell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Powell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Powell trying to control the position but Hussain is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussain is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hussain defending against the ground and pound.
Powell working the ground and pound but Hussain is defending the strikes.
Hussain is trying to improve his position.
Powell trying to control the position but Hussain is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Powell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Powell wants to control but Hussain is keeping him busy.
Powell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell is looking to clinch but Hussain is avoiding it.
Powell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Powell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hussain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Powell sprawls well. Powell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hussain gets slowly back to his feet.
Powell cracks Hussain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
No luck for Hussain with that takedown attempt.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Powell clinches with his opponent.
Hussain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
Powell goes for a takedown attempt but Hussain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Powell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big right from Hussain misses.
Hussain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powell.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hussain throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.

Hussain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powell scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hussain manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Powell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain is trying to control the action in half guard but Powell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hussain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hussain is keen to just control but Powell is a slippery customer.
Hussain prevents Powell from standing back up.
Hussain drops an elbow to the side of Powell's head.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
Hussain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hussain trying to mount his opponent but Powell defends it.
Hussain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Hussain has control of the leg.
Hussain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell is trying to control but can't.
Powell taking some punishment here, with Hussain in his half guard.
Hussain wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it.
Hussain not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is refusing to be controlled, as Hussain sits in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hussain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Powell wants to improve his position but Hussain is controlling well.
Hussain slows the pace down in half guard.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hussain.
Powell tries to roll over but Hussain keeps him under control.
Powell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Powell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hussain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hussain with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain scores with a push kick.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Hussain moved out of range nicely.
A head kick by Hussain misses
and Hussain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell connects with a looping right hand.
Hussain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
That's time! Hussain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Powell defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.

Powell closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Hussain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hussain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussain trying to control the position but instead, Powell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hussain into the cage.
Hussain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain misses with a body punch.
Hussain blocking some punches.
Hussain wants to stall.
Powell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hussain tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain taking a breather.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell has Hussain pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Powell misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.

Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain throws a front kick aimed at Powell's knee but Powell avoids it well.
Powell tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Powell stuffs the takedown.
Taylor Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hussain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emre Hussain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Powell darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell tries for a takedown but Hussain manages to get underhooks.

Powell has clasped his hands together around Hussain's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hussain struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is trying to improve his position.
Hussain is working hard here to advance position.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell lands an elbow.
Powell trying to control the action but Hussain is working from the bottom.
Hussain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell working the head with strikes.
Hussain tries to bench press Powell off him but Powell keeps the position.
Hussain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hussain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hussain is looking for a sweep.
Powell working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Powell trying to control the position but Hussain is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powell 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Powell!
Taylor Powell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.