PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Hassan Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingram Kynarrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingram Kynarrian will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hassan Hussain
vs
Kynarrian

170 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

215 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tariq Hassan Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ingram Kynarrian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussain but Hussain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kynarrian shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kynarrian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kynarrian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hussain's waist but Hussain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kynarrian off to one side.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ingram Kynarrian.
Kynarrian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hussain is fending him off so far but Kynarrian persists. Nope, Hussain circles away and we're back to standing.
Kynarrian shoots for a takedown but Hussain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kynarrian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kynarrian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussain but Hussain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hussain throws a hook but Kynarrian avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hussain wants it to stay on the feet.
Kynarrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kynarrian.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Kynarrian.
Kynarrian thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kynarrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tariq Hassan Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kynarrian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kynarrian moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Kynarrian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kynarrian.
Kynarrian slips under a jab from Hussain.
Kynarrian tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kynarrian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kynarrian closes the distance and clinches up with Hussain, looking for a takedown. Kynarrian pushes Hussain against the cage but Hussain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kynarrian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kynarrian scores with a leg kick.
Kynarrian looks for a takedown but Hussain sprawls well.
Kynarrian looks gassed!
Hussain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kynarrian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kynarrian.
Kynarrian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kynarrian moves away from the strike by Hussain.

Hussain cracks Kynarrian with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hussain has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kynarrian to stand back up!

Kynarrian is rocked!

It looks like Ingram Kynarrian has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Kynarrian.
Kynarrian is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Kynarrian ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Kynarrian seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kynarrian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tariq Hassan Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ingram Kynarrian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Hussain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kynarrian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Kynarrian saw that one coming.
Hussain slips under a jab.
Ingram Kynarrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kynarrian is defended easily by Hussain.
Kynarrian scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kynarrian moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
Tariq Hassan Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Kynarrian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kynarrian wants to clinch

and Hussain counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kynarrian! Hussain lets Kynarrian back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kynarrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hussain as he jumps to the side.
Kynarrian shoots for a takedown but Hussain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ingram Kynarrian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kynarrian tries to clinch

and Hussain counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Kynarrian goes down! Will Kynarrian beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!

That has opened up Ingram Kynarrian's cut even more.
Kynarrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussain but Hussain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kynarrian is breathing heavily.
Hussain leaves Kynarrian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Kynarrian moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kynarrian tries to clinch up.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hussain wants it to stay on the feet.
Kynarrian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Kynarrian slips under a jab from Hussain.
Kynarrian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ingram Kynarrian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kynarrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kynarrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kynarrian tries to clinch but Hussain is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kynarrian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tariq Hassan Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ingram Kynarrian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kynarrian fails with a takedown attempt.
Kynarrian is looking to clinch but Hussain is avoiding it.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussain as he avoids it easily.
Kynarrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Kynarrian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kynarrian throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
Kynarrian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hussain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kynarrian somewhat.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ingram Kynarrian.
Kynarrian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kynarrian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kynarrian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussain as he avoids it easily.

Hussain lands a big right hand that sends Kynarrian crashing to the mat! Hussain stays standing though and waves Kynarrian back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Kynarrian is out of range.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Kynarrian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a hook but Kynarrian blocks it.
Hussain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kynarrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kynarrian swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Kynarrian shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kynarrian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kynarrian might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hussain has got the better of the exchanges.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussain but Hussain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kynarrian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussain but Hussain pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kynarrian moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
Sloppy strikes from Kynarrian. Those never looked like landing.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Kynarrian moves away and avoids it.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kynarrian feints a jab promting Hussain to slip. Kynarrian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hussain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kynarrian moves away from the strike by Hussain.
A big left from Kynarrian misses.
Kynarrian slips under a jab from Hussain.
Kynarrian shoots in for a double leg but Hussain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kynarrian shoots in for a double leg but Hussain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kynarrian shoots in and drives through. Hussain sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tariq Hassan Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tariq Hassan Hussain!