PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dabke Huwara. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hussain
vs
Carano

162 cm
27
140 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
141 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing™

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 17 - 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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gina Carano!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carano scores with a push kick.
Hussain jabs at Carano's body.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain scores with a body shot.
Carano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Gina Carano has been cut.
Carano throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain blocks a low kick nicely.
Carano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussain's sensitive parts.
Hussain cracks Carano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carano throws a low kick but Hussain moves out of range easily.
Carano staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Carano does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Carano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain misses with a leg kick
and Carano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick.
Carano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carano thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussain.
Hussain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Hussain.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Carano.
A low kick from Hussain is predictable there
and Carano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carano manages to avoid it.
Carano thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hussain there.
Carano misses with a kick to the body.
Carano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain tests Carano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Carano slams his shin into Hussain's torso.
Carano misses the body punch
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carano was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Carano connects with a crisp jab.
Carano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a leg kick
and Carano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carano throws the kick towards the body but Hussain avoids it.
Carano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Carano.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carano throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a nice body shot.
Hussain scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gina Carano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gina Carano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carano misses with a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carano thinking.
Carano tries to score with a low kick but Hussain moves his leg out of the way.
Hussain throws a chopping leg kick but Carano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Carano saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carano tries a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
Hussain throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Carano misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gina Carano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carano misses with a body shot.
Hussain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carano's hands.
Carano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussain takes a swing at Carano's ribcage but misses.
Carano misses with a low kick.
Hussain misses with a hook. Carano ducked under it nicely.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Hussain checks a low kick from Carano.
Carano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Carano misses
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Carano is predictable there
and Carano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussain loads up on a big right hand but Carano slips the punch.
Hussain misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carano.
Carano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hussain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Carano.
Carano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hussain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carano thinking.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot
and Carano counters with a low kick, right behind Hussain 's knee.
Carano blocks a jab.
Carano staying out of range there.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano misses with a body kick.
Hussain throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Hussain misses
and Carano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Hussain.
Carano throws the kick towards the body but Hussain avoids it.
Carano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carano lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
Carano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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 cut man is working on Gina Carano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carano wants to slow Hussain down by chopping away at his legs.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carano counters with a low kick, right behind Hussain 's knee.
Hussain cracks Carano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carano blocks a leg kick.
Carano scores with a kick to the body.
Carano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussain counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Hussain. Those never looked like landing.
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carano thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano lands a head kick. Hussain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hussain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carano thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Carano throws a leg kick
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussain loads up on a big right hand but Carano slips the punch.
Hussain throws a leg kick
and Carano counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Carano misses
and Hussain counters with a right hand to the body.
Carano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Carano swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hussain. Carano shrugs it off though.
Hussain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hussain misses with a combination
and Carano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hussain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Hussain jabs Carano right on the nose. Carano blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano misses with a body punch
and Hussain counters with a straight right hand.
Hussain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain scores with a hook.
Carano slips a straight right by Hussain.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carano was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Carano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Carano checks it
and Carano counters with a low kick, right behind Hussain 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carano misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carano throws a lazy head kick
and Hussain counters with a good low kick that Carano was not able to check.
Carano slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Carano ducks down to avoid it.
Carano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gina Carano really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gina Carano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Carano.
Hussain misses with a hook.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carano.
Carano swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Carano throws a low kick, looking for Hussain's leg but Hussain calmly moves out of range.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carano.
Hussain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carano throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Carano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hussain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carano misses with a body kick.
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussain is looking to chop away at Carano's legs.
A big left from Carano misses.
Hussain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carano counters with a big head kick but Hussain shrugs it off.

Hussain is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands with a hook. Carano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hussain misses with a body shot
and Carano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Carano is predictable there
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hussain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hussain swings for the body but Carano moves out of range.
A left lands for Carano.
Carano pushes Hussain away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hussain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a front kick aimed at Carano's knee but Carano avoids it well.
A lazy left from Carano finds it's target.
Hussain lands a jab.
Hussain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hussain works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Carano.
Carano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carano throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a good low kick that Carano was not able to check.

Carano moves into range and clinches up with Hussain.
Hussain has Carano pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is trying to maintain a safe position but Carano gets an underhook and turns Hussain into the cage.
Carano letting Hussain take a breather here.
Hussain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Carano tries a knee to the head but Hussain blocks it.
Carano misses with some punches.
Carano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hussain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gina Carano dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gina Carano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carano throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
Carano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussain cracks Carano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Carano misses
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Carano.
Carano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Carano's head but Carano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Carano misses.
Carano throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carano throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain throws a leg kick
and Carano counters with an inside leg kick.
Carano misses with the body kick
and Hussain counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Carano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carano ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Carano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain counters with a right hand to the body.
Carano misses with a body kick.
Gina Carano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Carano thows a leg kick but Hussain checks it
and Hussain counters with a left to the body.
Carano connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Carano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carano defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.
Carano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carano throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carano.
Carano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Hussain.
Saddam Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain misses with a jab to the body
and Carano counters with a good low kick that Hussain was not able to check.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Carano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain misses with a hook. Carano ducked under it nicely.
Carano throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Carano.
Hussain slips a straight right by Carano.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussain checks a leg kick.
Carano throws a lazy body kick
and Hussain counters with a nice leg kick.
Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carano connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gina Carano.
Well Carano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gina Carano!
Gina Carano is the new bantamweight champion!