PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between hasan husssain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Assaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assaf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. click click boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vincent Assaf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

husssain
vs
Assaf

190 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hasan husssain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Assaf!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assaf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
husssain looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Assaf passes into side control, despite husssain's attempt to control the position.
Assaf throws a strike aimed at the side of husssain's head but husssain avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on husssain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Assaf controlling the position.

Assaf decides to stand up, so the ref orders husssain to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
husssain doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Assaf counters with a nice double leg into side control. husssain won't be happy with that.
husssain can't do much from the bottom here.
husssain being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assaf lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear husssain down.
Assaf in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Assaf is working husssain over with some ground and pound from side control.

Assaf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Assaf controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
husssain tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Assaf presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Assaf quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Assaf but it's paid off an husssain is forced to tap! Nice work by Assaf.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Assaf!