PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Grissom (ranked 3828 p4p, 474 weight class) and Sodomy Hussein (ranked 4048 p4p, 488 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grissom
vs
Hussein

186 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Grissom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sodomy Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Grissom misses.
Grissom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Hussein has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Grissom.
Grissom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grissom throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Grissom.

It looks like Sodomy Hussein has been cut.
Grissom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Grissom's head.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Hussein slips a straight right by Grissom.
Hussein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Grissom.
Hussein lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hussein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussein lands a nice hook to Grissom's body. Grissom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hussein defending well as Grissom loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Hussein.
Hussein takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein connects with a right hand. Grissom shakes it off.
Grissom throws a low kick but Hussein avoids it.
Hussein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grissom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grissom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussein misses with a wild combination.
Grissom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hussein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hussein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clive Grissom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grissom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grissom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grissom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hussein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Grissom just misses with a punch to the body.
Grissom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grissom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein slips under a jab.
Hussein scores with a hook.
Hussein with a hook.
Grissom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Grissom knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hussein lands with an overhand left.
Hussein works the jab nicely.
Grissom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Grissom avoids it with no problem.
Grissom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Grissom.
It seemed like Hussein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grissom scores with a decent looking hook.
Grissom misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Grissom.
Hussein scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grissom.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grissom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grissom.
Grissom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussein.
Hussein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grissom's head backwards.
Hussein might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Grissom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grissom misses with a right hand
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grissom misses with a wild combination.
Grissom misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Hussein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Grissom.
Hussein staying out of range there.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grissom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussein.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Grissom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Grissom's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein unleashes a big counter combination but Grissom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hussein digs a good hook to Grissom's body.
Grissom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grissom throws out the jab.
Hussein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grissom's hands.
Hussein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hussein!
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grissom misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sodomy Hussein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sodomy Hussein's cut.
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.

Grissom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hussein.
Grissom dodges the punch combination from Hussein.
Grissom with a hook.
Grissom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussein.
Grissom throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussein! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Hussein - just one landing.
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grissom looks to throw the jab but Hussein is out of range.
Grissom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grissom throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Grissom throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grissom throws a nice looking combination but Hussein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hussein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grissom with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Grissom there.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grissom.
Grissom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Grissom.
Grissom throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein ducks right into an uppercut from Grissom.
Grissom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hussein checks it well.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grissom.
Hussein scores with a sloppy right hand. Grissom should have avoided that one.
Hussein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grissom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussein in his tracks.
Hussein connects with a crisp jab.
Grissom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That has opened up Sodomy Hussein's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grissom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grissom is looking to clinch but Hussein is avoiding it.
Grissom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hussein.
Hussein checks a low kick from Grissom.
Grissom throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Grissom.
Grissom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hussein.
Hussein thuds his right hand into Grissom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Grissom.

Grissom gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Grissom breaks the clinch.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grissom swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy left from Hussein finds it's target.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grissom.
Hussein slips a jab from Grissom.
Hussein on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grissom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hussein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hussein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grissom's head backwards.
Grissom throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein cracks Grissom with a good jab.
Hussein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grissom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hussein backs up against the cage.
Hussein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussein.
Grissom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussein lands a nice shot to the body.
Grissom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grissom throws a body shot but no joy.
Grissom misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grissom misses with a looping left.
Grissom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grissom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussein scores with a nice strike.
Hussein blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grissom.

The cut above Sodomy Hussein's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Grissom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grissom misses the shot to the body.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Grissom.
Hussein lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussein lands with an overhand left.
Grissom fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clive Grissom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sodomy Hussein's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hussein slips a straight right by Grissom.
Grissom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein tries to move into range but Grissom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grissom.
It seemed like Hussein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grissom wants to clinch up but Hussein keeps it at a distance.
Grissom wants to clinch.
A head kick by Grissom misses
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grissom misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grissom throws a head kick that Hussein semi-blocks.
Nice jab there from Hussein.
A punch combination from Hussein misses.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grissom. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Grissom coming out on top.
Grissom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Grissom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grissom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein with a jab.
A left lands for Hussein.
Grissom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Grissom has closed the distance and engaged Hussein in a clinch.
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hussein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grissom's efforts to push away.

Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grissom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hussein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Hussein lands.
Grissom lands with a nice body punch.
Grissom misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
Grissom misses with an uppercut.
Grissom throws an off balance right hand
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grissom tries to move into range but Hussein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grissom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grissom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hussein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grissoms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussein tests Grissom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grissom takes one to the chin there.
Hussein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grissom loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grissom misses with a straight left.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Grissom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Hussein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grissom jabs at Hussein's body.
Hussein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grissom.
It seemed like Hussein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grissom throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein stuns Grissom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Hussein.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Hussein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grissom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grissom misses with a straight right.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Grissom moves out of range.
Grissom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grissom misses with a hook.
Grissom misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
Hussein scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grissom tries a head kick but it misses.
Grissom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein scores with a decent looking hook.
Hussein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grissom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hussein tests Grissom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sodomy Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussein 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sodomy Hussein!
A relieved looking Sodomy Hussein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.