PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Hussein (ranked 828 p4p, 1161 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 112 p4p, 145 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hussein
vs
Kontiainen

192 cm
22
230
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
242
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Warrior Fight Store
Voodoo Nutrition

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahmoud Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Hussein.
A head kick by Hussein misses
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Kontiainen with an uppercut!

It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.
Mahmoud Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hussein. Kontiainen shrugs it off though.
Kontiainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kontiainen throws a shot to the body.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Kontiainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussein lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kontiainen.
Hussein throws a looping overhand right but Kontiainen ducks down to avoid it.
Kontiainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hussein scores with a three punch combo!
Hussein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kontiainen's head.

That has opened up Paavali Kontiainen's cut even more.
Kontiainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussein scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein lands with a right hand.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kontiainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussein connects with an inside leg kick.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Kontiainen moves away and avoids it.
Hussein works Kontiainen's body with a nice hook.
Hussein misses with a wild combination.
Hussein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kontiainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussein.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Kontiainen works Hussein's body with a nice hook.
Hussein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kontiainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Kontiainen misses.
Kontiainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussein throws out the jab.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hussein swings widly with a right hand
and Kontiainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kontiainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussein swings widly with a right hand
and Kontiainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Kontiainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Kontiainen does it's job there.
Hussein misses with a two punch combination.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Kontiainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein cracks Kontiainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hussein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kontiainen on the side of the head.
Kontiainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein is breathing heavily.
Hussein walks into a straight right hand from Kontiainen.
Hussein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kontiainen with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Hussein misses.
A little jabbing left from Kontiainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a hook. Kontiainen ducked under it nicely.
Hussein connects with a crisp jab.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kontiainen misses.
Kontiainen throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein lands a lovely overhand right.

The cut above Paavali Kontiainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiainen clobbers Hussein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hussein looks to land a body kick but Kontiainen moved away.
Hussein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Kontiainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussein misses with an uppercut
letting Kontiainen counter with a right hand.
Hussein throws a hook but Kontiainen blocks it.
Hussein throws a sloppy head kick and Kontiainen moves out of range easily.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontiainen misses with an uppercut.
Kontiainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussein has time to react.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kontiainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmoud Hussein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavali Kontiainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hussein misses with a straight right.
Kontiainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kontiainen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hussein - the referee stops the clock and Kontiainen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hussein. Kontiainen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A leg kick checked by Kontiainen.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kontiainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Kontiainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kontiainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hussein is able to avoid easily.
Hussein appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hussein looks to land a right hand but Kontiainen moved out of range.
Kontiainen misses with a low kick.
Hussein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kontiainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hussein throws a head kick that half lands.
Hussein throws a head kick that misses.
Hussein misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen motions for Hussein to come forward. Kontiainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kontiainen throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein is looking to land body kicks.
Kontiainen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kontiainen throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Kontiainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kontiainen scores with a body shot.
Hussein lands a jab-cross combination.

Paavali Kontiainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Kontiainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kontiainen! But no joy.
Hussein loads up on a big right hand but Kontiainen slips the punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kontiainen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hussein has got the better of the exchanges.
Hussein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kontiainen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kontiainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussein is looking to counter the offense by Kontiainen and move into the clinch.
Hussein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kontiainen. Kontiainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kontiainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
Hussein looks to land a right hand but Kontiainen moved out of range.
Kontiainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Kontiainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crunch! Hussein slams his shin into Kontiainen's torso.
Hussein tries to clinch but Kontiainen moves away
and Kontiainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen scores with a decent looking hook.

Hussein moves into the clinch successfully.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Kontiainen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hussein fails to land.
A short left from Hussein.
Hussein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kontiainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hussein.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paavali Kontiainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mahmoud Hussein!
Mahmoud Hussein thanked the fans post fight for their support.