PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by IAMX - Happiness. Vlad Putin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Putin
vs
Hussain

183 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

171 cm
22
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin misses with a head kick.
Hussain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussain connects with an inside leg kick.
Putin tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin throws a body kick that misses.
Putin wants to clinch up but Hussain keeps it at a distance.
Putin checks a leg kick.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Putin.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hussain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Putin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Hussain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Hussain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Putin blocks the low kick.
Putin wants to clinch up but Hussain keeps it at a distance.
Putin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussain.
Putin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vlad Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Putin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hussain manages to circle out of the way.
Hussain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Putin. Putin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Putin is out of range.
Hussain works over Putin's head and body with a nice combination.
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 lands a nice shot that snaps Putin's head back.
Hussain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hussain tries to score with a low kick but Putin moves his leg out of the way.
Hussain tries for a takedown but Putin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Putin has closed the distance and engaged Hussain in a clinch.
Putin throws an elbow but it misses.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Hussain is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Hussain back against the cage.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.

Putin pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Putin has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussain has Putin pushed against the cage.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Hussain tries to get set, Putin tries to push him back and clinch up but Hussain manages to avoid the attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Putin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.
Hussain lands a jab to the nose.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
Hussain connects with a right hand. Putin shakes it off.
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt.

Putin moves into the clinch.
Hussain trying to control the position but instead, Putin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hussain into the cage.
Putin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussain blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hussain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Hussain is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussain.
Putin blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is trying to maintain a safe position but Putin gets an underhook and turns Hussain into the cage.
Hussain dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hussain avoids it.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hussain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
A little jabbing left from Hussain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussain.
A swing and a miss from Putin.
Hussain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hussain lands with an uppercut that bounces Putin off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emre Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain throws a leg kick

and Putin counters by moving into the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Hussain avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Hussain avoids the elbow strike from Putin, against the cage.
Hussain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussain avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
Putin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Putin.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hussain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hussain breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin is looking to clinch but Hussain is avoiding it.
Hussain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Hussain does it's job there.

Hussain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Putin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hussain dives into side control.

Hussain landing strikes.
Hussain in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Putin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hussain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Putin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Putin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hussain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Putin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Putin is pushing Hussain's head away, looking to escape. Hussain manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain cracks Putin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain is looking to take a break and control but Putin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Putin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hussain lands a few punches from side control.
Hussain landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussain lands some shots froms side control.
Putin is not content to let Hussain control the position.
Putin pushes Hussain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hussain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain working the ground and pound.
Putin is pushing Hussain's head away, looking to escape. Hussain manages to hold on to the position though.
Hussain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hussain controls the position.
Putin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hussain in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Putin tries to escape but Hussain is in control.
Hussain takes a little break here. Putin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Putin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hussain is controlling him well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hussain connects with a crisp jab.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Putin's front leg but catches the back leg as Putin tries to avoid it.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hussain catches Putin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussain scoring well with a low kick there.
Putin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emre Hussain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussain fails to land with a series of punches.
Hussain connects with a single shot there.
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain fails with the takedown.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Putin tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Putin wants to clinch up but Hussain keeps it at a distance.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Hussain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Putin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussain can pounce on him.
Hussain lands a head shot.
Putin is looking to clinch but Hussain is avoiding it.
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Hussain.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussain lands a jab.
Hussain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Putin tries to avoid it but Hussain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Putin to the ground. Putin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hussain lands a lovely overhand right.
Putin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hussain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hussain tries for a takedown but Putin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emre Hussain.
Putin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Putin tries to clinch
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Putin clinches.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussain managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain stalling.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussain is defending well for now.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin lands an elbow just above Hussain 's eye.
Hussain takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hussain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussain.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hussain, as that shot connected.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emre Hussain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hussain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Putin scrambles back to his feet.
Putin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain.
Putin is looking to clinch but Hussain is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putin is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Hussain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hussain lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Putin. That did some damage!
Hussain scores with a jab to the head.
Putin wants to clinch.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussain tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin stuffs the takedown.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain lands with a straight right. Putin didn't see that one coming.
Putin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Putin backs off Hussain throws a huge counter combo but Putin manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Hussain cracks Putin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin tries to clinch but Hussain is having none of it.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Hussain is looking to slow Putin down with leg kicks.
Hussain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hussain.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hussain lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Putin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Putin wants to clinch
and Hussain counters with a nice body shot.
Vlad Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hussain shoots in and bounces Putin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Putin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hussain manages to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hussain 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Post fight, Emre Hussain stared into the camera and said 'you dont say NUTHIN''.