PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Hussein (ranked 997 p4p, 965 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 112 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hussein
vs
Cisse

192 cm
21
230
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
232
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahmoud Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Cisse.
Cisse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Cisse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Hussein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cisse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Cisse there.
Cisse throws a series of punches but Hussein moves out of range.
Cisse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussein tried to score with a low kick but Cisse checks it.
Cisse misses with the combination.
Hussein lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Cisse.
Cisse with a hook.
Cisse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cisse misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Hussein forces Cisse back against the cage and clinches.
Hussein effectively controlling the action here.
Hussein gets through Cisse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussein working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cisse is trying to force a seperation but Hussein has the dominant position.
Hussein throws a head punch that misses.
Hussein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hussein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussein lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussein has Cisse pressed against the cage, preventing Cisse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussein pushes Cisse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cisse avoiding damage as Hussein throws knees to the body.
Hussein prevents Cisse from breaking the clinch.
Cisse wants to break free but Hussein has control.
Hussein has Cisse pressed against the cage, preventing Cisse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussein lands an uppercut.
Cisse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hussein lands a nice elbow.
Hussein scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cisse takes a shot to the head.
Hussein effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hussein lands a left hand.
Cisse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Cisse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cisse is looking to break free of the clinch but Hussein has double underhooks.
Cisse is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussein.
Cisse looks winded!
A short uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hussein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussein.
Hussein gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hussein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cisse wants to get back to striking at distance but Hussein won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cisse wants to get back to striking at distance but Hussein won't allow it.
Hussein slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
Hussein lands a body shot.
Hussein lands with a right to the head.
Hussein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussein.
Hussein scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cisse has had enough of the clinch but Hussein keeps him there for the moment.
Cisse has had enough of the clinch but Hussein keeps him there for the moment.
Hussein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hussein is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mahmoud Hussein.
Hussein lands a body shot.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Cisse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cisse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Hussein wants to clinch up but Cisse keeps it at a distance.

Hussein forces Cisse back against the cage and clinches.
Hussein tries a body shot but Cisse blocks it.
Hussein wants a takedown.
Cisse has had enough of the clinch but Hussein keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Hussein has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussein.
Cisse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hussein seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cisse can turn it around.
Hussein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cisse is trying to push Hussein away but Hussein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hussein lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussein lands a right hand.
Hussein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussein throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cisse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cisse tries to break the clinch but Hussein is controlling the position.
Cisse tries to circle away but Hussein has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hussein fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmoud Hussein dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hussein cracks Cisse with a good jab.

It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Ousmane Cisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussein lands with a hook. Cisse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Cisse is rocked!
Cisse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cisse is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussein finish him?
Cisse misses with a straight right.
Hussein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cisse can do to turn this around?
Cisse is aggressively charging in as Hussein backs up avoiding any damage. Hussein tosses out a jab and Cisse runs right into it face first! Cisse is out cold! Hussein dropped down on all fours and is barking in Cisse's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mahmoud Hussein!
A relieved looking Mahmoud 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.