PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teke Bamalog (ranked 1857 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 230 p4p, 248 weight class). Bamalog comes to the cage accompanied by Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bamalog
vs
Hussain

178 cm
38
159
25 - 15 - 3

171 cm
44
158
36 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Teke Bamalog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bamalog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Bamalog slips a straight right by Hussain.
Hussain doesn't manage to clinch there - Bamalog circles away.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body
and Bamalog finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hussain's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hussain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain doesn't manage to clinch there - Bamalog circles away.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Bamalog tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bamalog looks to land a body kick but Hussain moved away.
Hussain counters with a body kick.
Bamalog scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussain should have avoided that one.
Bamalog fakes the leg kick and cracks Hussain in the body.
Bamalog swinging wildly here.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamalog misses with a two punch combination.
Bamalog feints and then cracks Hussain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussain down.
Bamalog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bamalog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamalog.
Hussain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog looks for the body kick but Hussain saw that one coming.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Bamalog tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hussain manages to circle out of the way.
Hussain tests Bamalog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bamalog throws a head kick that misses.
Bamalog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamalog.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bamalog. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Bamalog blocks a jab.
Bamalog tries to counter by clinching up but Hussain breaks away and moves out of range.
Hussain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bamalog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussain.
Bamalog misses with a head kick.
Hussain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Bamalog saw that one coming.
Bamalog has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussain finds it's way round the side to connect with Bamalog's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Bamalog moved out of range nicely.
Bamalog appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bamalog thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hussain if he has to take too many more of those.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Bamalog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Bamalog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands with a shot to the body.
Hussain needs to keep his hands up - Bamalog had a free shot at his head there.
Hussain is looking to land body kicks.

Hussain has Bamalog up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Bamalog has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain tries to break free but Bamalog pushes him back against the cage.
Bamalog lands a nice uppercut.
Bamalog tries a body shot but Hussain blocks it.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Bamalog has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Bamalog.
Hussain looks winded!
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Bamalog has double underhooks.
Bamalog lands with a light punch inside.
Hussain is trying to push Bamalog away but Bamalog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bamalog lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bamalog.
Bamalog presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bamalog.
Bamalog pushes Hussain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bamalog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Bamalog cracks Hussain with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bamalog lands a shot to the body.
Bamalog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Bamalog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bamalog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bamalog lands an uppercut.
Bamalog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bamalog lands with a short shot to the head.
Bamalog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bamalog lands with a right to the head.

Bamalog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bamalog lands a right hand.
Bamalog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussains head.
Bamalog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bamalog lands a body shot.
Bamalog cracks Hussain with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Bamalog.
Hussain wants to break free but Bamalog has control.
Bamalog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bamalog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussain or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bamalog.
Hussain takes a shot to the head.

Hussain is rocked!
Bamalog lands a body punch.
Hussain is still on wobbly legs! Can Bamalog finish him?
Bamalog lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bamalog.
Bamalog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bamalog digs a right hand underneath Hussain's ribcage. Hussain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bamalog lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bamalog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bamalog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bamalog dips a shoulder and cracks Hussain with a mighty uppercut! Hussain falls back against the cage and Bamalog unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hussain is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bamalog screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teke Bamalog!
Teke Bamalog really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.