PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hussain
vs
Barbosa

171 cm
23
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Hussain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Hussain drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Hussain from controlling successfully.
Hussain content to stall in guard here.
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but Hussain is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Hussain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbosa is on top in guard.

Barbosa wants to stand but Hussain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hussain trying to control the position here.
Hussain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hussain wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussain trying to control the pace.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussain thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
Hussain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hussain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.
Hussain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussain.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hussain lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Hussain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa works on Hussain's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Hussain struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with some punches.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.

Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussain cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Hussain dives in and grabs Barbosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes down on Hussain's head and hops out.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Hussain checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Hussain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussain throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Hussain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emre Hussain dominated that round.
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.

Hussain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbosa's calf.
Hussain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hussain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Hussain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain scores with a nice right hand.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses.
Hussain 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barbosa sprawls and moves away.
Hussain staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussain. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hussain.
As Hussain backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Hussain manages to avoid it all.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to work over Hussain's front leg with a kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain checks the leg kick.
Barbosa defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hussain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Hussain.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hussain lands with a shot to the body.

Hussain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hussain laying and praying for a moment but Barbosa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hussain is trying to control the action in half guard but Barbosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hussain.
Hussain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hussain connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Hussain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Hussain is stalling here. Barbosa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hussain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barbosa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hussain struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hussain to his feet.
Barbosa slips a jab from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a nice head shot.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussain misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Hussain is wise to it.
Barbosa slips a jab from Hussain.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Hussain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussain.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Hussain misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
A little feinted left hand from Hussain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussain shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.

Hussain feints and as Barbosa raises his hands in defense, Hussain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hussain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hussain trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussain throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
Hussain controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand but Hussain is controlling the position.
Hussain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hussain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Hussain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussain connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hussain jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Barbosa cracks the inside of Hussain's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot by Hussain.
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussain tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Daniel Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emre Hussain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'you dont say NUTHIN''.