PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whelan Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain comes to the cage accompanied by Dabke Huwara. Mahoney has chosen KISS - Unholy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hussain
vs
Mahoney

162 cm
26
140 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

163 cm
22
132 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Amber Swan CBK
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Whelan Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussain. That did some damage!
Hussain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Mahoney does no damage.
Mahoney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.
Hussain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahoney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahoney.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahoney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahoney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hussain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
Hussain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Hussain gets a clinch.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Mahoney's ribcage. Mahoney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hussain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
Mahoney being controlled against the cage.
Hussain misses with the head strike.
Hussain can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocking some punches.

Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Hussain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mahoney's head.
Mahoney walks into a left hand.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Mahoney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahoney tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahoney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussain.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Mahoney checks it
and Mahoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahoney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahoney connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain staying out of range there.
Good work by Hussain as he checks the leg kick.
Mahoney avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahoney.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Hussain slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain closes the distance but Mahoney moves to the side
and Mahoney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hussain lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahoney checks a leg kick.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Hussain saw that one coming.
Mahoney misses with a double jab
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hussain has Mahoney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Saddam Hussain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mahoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hussain on the side of the head.
Mahoney scores with a hook.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Hussain is rocked!
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Hussain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hussain with a jab.
Hussain seems to have got his legs back now.
Hussain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mahoney.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahoney as he connects with a hook.

Mahoney cracks Hussain with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hussain looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mahoney finish him?
Hussain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney looks to land a combination but Hussain avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain looks to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahoney. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussain counters with a good low kick that Mahoney was not able to check.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Hussain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Mahoney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy body kick from Mahoney
and Hussain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahoney thinking.
Mahoney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney working hard to break the clinch.
Hussain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Hussain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussain misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain stalls.

Mahoney manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with the punch.
A jab from Hussain does it's job there.
Mahoney misses the jab.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Hussain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahoney's head backwards.
Mahoney throws a jab when Hussain was well out of range.
Mahoney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Mahoney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussain throws the kick towards the body but Mahoney avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Hussain tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahoney thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Mahoney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahoney there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Saddam Hussain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hussain throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Hussain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahoney at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Hussain. Beautiful body shot.
Saddam Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Hussain lands a jab-cross combination.
Mahoney missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain.
Hussain misses with a hook to the body
and Mahoney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain cracks the inside of Mahoney's front leg.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahoney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussain can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussain misses with a low kick as Mahoney jumps back.
Hussain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahoney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with an open hand slap.
Mahoney lands a nice hook to Hussain's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Mahoney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mahoney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussain counters with a body kick that stops Mahoney in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries to score with a low kick but Mahoney moves his leg out of the way.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain cracks a nice hook into Mahoney's ribs.
Hussain tries to clinch but Mahoney is having none of it.
Mahoney takes one on the button.
Mahoney thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
enabling Hussain to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahoney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain thuds his right hand into Mahoney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahoney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Hussain.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mahoney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussain scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain jabs Mahoney right on the nose. Mahoney blinks but takes it well.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks a leg kick.
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Mahoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Mahoney.
Mahoney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.
Hussain lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahoney off the cage and back into rage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hussain.
Hussain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahoney.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mahoney to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
A punch combination from Hussain misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hussain clinches with his opponent.
Mahoney is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahoney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Hussain feints and then cracks Mahoney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahoney down.
Hussain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussain scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the body from Mahoney misses
and Hussain counters with a three punch combo that has Mahoney backing up. Mahoney nods at Hussain to acknowledge the strikes.
Hussain swinging wildly here.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to land a leg kick but Hussain saw it coming and moves away.
Mahoney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Mahoney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Mahoney misses
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain blocks a jab.
Mahoney misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Hussain lands with a cross.

Mahoney is rocked!
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Mahoney misses with a wild combination.
Mahoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Hussain lands with a nice body punch.
Hussain thuds a left hand into Mahoney's body.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Mahoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussain can pounce on him.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Mahoney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahoney tries to avoid it.
Hussain cracks Mahoney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahoney tries to land a leg kick but Hussain saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain digs a good body shot into Mahoney's ribs.
Mahoney is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mahoney misses with a kick to the body.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussain slips under a jab.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Mahoney seems unphased.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Hussain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahoney on the side of the head.
Hussain with a nice cross.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Good leg kick by Mahoney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahoney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Hussain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saddam Hussain had his way with Whelan Mahoney in 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. This is the final round!

Mahoney throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney with a jab.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a push kick but Hussain slaps the foot to one side.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahoney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Mahoney finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
Hussain throws a combination that misses
and Mahoney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hussain thinking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hussain misses the body punch
and Mahoney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Mahoney checks the leg kick.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Mahoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahoney blocks the leg kick.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahoney throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahoney throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mahoney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahoney can pounce on him.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahoney.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahoney throws a solid leg kick but Hussain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mahoney.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahoney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahoney counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahoney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Hussain doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahoney circles away.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Mahoney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahoney counters with a good low kick that Hussain was not able to check.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Hussain.
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Whelan Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Mahoney saw that one coming.
Mahoney cracks a nice hook into Hussain's ribs.
Mahoney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussain. Hussain obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whelan Mahoney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hussain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saddam Hussain!
Saddam Hussain retains his bantamweight title!