PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badir Housasi (ranked 5091 p4p, 554 weight class) and Sage Sabin (ranked 4444 p4p, 487 weight class). Housasi comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Berzerk. Sabin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Supersonic - Oasis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sage Sabin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Housasi
vs
Sabin

198 cm
27
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Vikai Gear

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Badir Housasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sage Sabin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Housasi.
Sabin misses the shot to the body.
Sabin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Housasi moves forwards but Sabin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Housasi scores with a sloppy right hand. Sabin should have avoided that one.
Housasi throws a right hand that Sabin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabin also avoids with ease.
Housasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sabin throws a big shot that misses.
Sabin thuds a left hand into Housasi's body.
Sabin takes a swing at Housasi's ribcage but misses.
Sabin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Housasi.
Housasi throws a series of punches but Sabin avoids them all with ease.
Housasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Housasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Housasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Housasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabin.
Housasi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin ducks under a wild hook from Housasi.
Housasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Housasi swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Sabin.
Housasi throws a right and a left that Sabin avoids nicely.
Sabin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Housasi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sabin looks to land a combination. Housasi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sabin slips a jab and a cross from Housasi.
Housasi is breathing heavily.
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!
Housasi with a hook.
Sabin slips a jab and a cross from Housasi.
Housasi throws a jab when Sabin was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabin tries to bum rush Housasi with a series of wild strikes but Housasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Housasi.
Sabin fails to land with a series of punches.
Housasi tests Sabin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Housasi swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Sabin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sabin throws a right and a left that Housasi avoids nicely.
Sabin throws a hook to the side of Housasi's head but Housasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Housasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabin.
Housasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Housasi's head.
Sabin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Housasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabin misses with a two punch combination.
Housasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sabin's hands.
Housasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Sabin lands.
Sabin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Housasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabin.
Sabin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Housasi counters with a left and a right that stings Sabin.
Housasi throws a lazy right hand but Sabin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Housasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Housasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Housasi connects with a jab.
Housasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sabin there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Housasi.
Sabin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Housasi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabin throws a series of strikes that have Housasi backpedaling.
Sabin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Housasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sabin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Housasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Housasi misses with an uppercut. Sabin saw that one coming.
Sabin throws a nice looking combination but Housasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Housasi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Housasi scores with the left hand. Sabin knows he should have avoided that one.
Housasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabin lands with a nice body punch.
Housasi stuns Sabin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Housasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Badir Housasi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Housasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Housasi moves away from the strike by Sabin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Housasi!
A jab from Sabin misses.
Housasi dodges the punch combination from Sabin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Housasi, as that shot connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sabin!
Housasi with a hook.
Housasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Housasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Housasi cracks Sabin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Sabin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Housasi drops Sabin with a naaaaasty hook - Sabin is in real trouble here! Housasi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Badir Housasi!
Post fight, Badir Housasi took to the microphone: 'Im normally no humble but I want Richards next Housasi Vs Richards 2. I was to tentative and it cost me let us rematch and I'll put him away in one.'.