PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Hassan Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tariq Hassan Hussain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hassan Hussain
vs
Tattum

170 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 6 - 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, Frederick Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hussain misses.
Tattum tries for a takedown but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hussain throws a right hand that misses

and Tattum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tattum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Tattum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tattum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tattum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses
and Tattum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Frederick Tattum has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tattum feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tattum controlling from the top position.
Tattum won't allow Hussain to get back to his feet.

Tattum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hussain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hussain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hussain is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tattum stops Hussain from standing up.
Tattum slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tattum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hussain swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frederick Tattum was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hussain leaves Tattum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tattum shoots in for a double leg but Hussain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Tattum.
Hussain throws an off balance right hand
and Tattum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tattum moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Tariq Hassan Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a left hand

and Tattum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tattum.
Tattum stalling in the clinch.
Tattum can't get the takedown.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tattum gets control of Hussain's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tattum will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tattum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hussain wants to stand and escape but instead Tattum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain has momentary wrist control but Tattum slips an elbow through the middle.
Tattum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to stand up but Tattum is controlling him.
Tattum controlling from the top position.
Hussain keeping full guard, as Tattum tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frederick Tattum wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tattum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain misses with a hook.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tattum lands a slapping body shot.
Tattum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hussain swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Tattum or perhaps it was just good defense by Hussain which made him look bad.

Tattum moves into range and clinches up with Hussain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum is trying to pull guard but Hussain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Tattum pulls guard effortlessly.

Tattum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hussain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tattum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain tries to stand but Tattum is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tattum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hussain is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Tattum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Tattum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tattum fails with a takedown attempt.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Tattum moved out of range.
Hussain slaps away a takedown attempt from Tattum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Tattum moved out of range nicely.
Hussain throws a jab when Tattum was well out of range.
Hussain throws an off balance right hand

and Tattum counters by clinching up.
Hussain tries to circle away but Tattum has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tattum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hussain rather than just go for the knockout.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Tattum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tattum's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tattum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Tattum.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tattum counters with a shoot takedown. Hussain fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tattum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tattum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tattum won't allow Hussain to get back to his feet.
Tattum is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frederick Tattum wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Tattum.
Tariq Hassan Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses

and Tattum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain is trying to break free.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tattum breaks from the clinch.
Tattum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hussain throws a right hand that misses

and Tattum counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hussain won't be happy with that.
Hussain being controlled for a moment.
Hussain stops Tattum from passing to mount.
Hussain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum advances nicely into full mount.
Tattum landing punches.
You get the feeling that Hussain really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tattum controlling his opponent.
Tattum looking to finish Hussain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hussain!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum controlling his opponent.
Tattum with the ground and pound from mount.
Tattum with good strikes from the mount here!

Tattum looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tattum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Tattum is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hussain can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tattum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Tattum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frederick Tattum'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. And we move into the final round!

Tattum fails to land the takedown.
Hussain stuffs the takedown attempt from Tattum. Tattum gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Tattum.
Tariq Hassan Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tattum to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tattum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tattum moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain misses with a hook.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Tattum.
Hussain misses with a left hand

and Tattum counters by clinching up.
Tattum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hussain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Tattum.
Tattum jumps guard but Hussain stands there with Tattum around his waist. Tattum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tattum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tattum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum wants to stall.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tattum has clasped his hands together around Hussain's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tattum prevents Hussain from escaping the position.
Hussain is looking to get back to his feet here but Tattum is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hussain's back.

Tattum looking for the choke but no joy.

Hussain is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hussain manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Tattum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tattum fails with a takedown attempt.
Tattum throws a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
Tattum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut
and Tattum counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Tattum forces Hussain back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tattum is controlling him.

Tattum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain throws a jab when Tattum was well out of range.
Tattum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hussain sprawls well. Hussain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tattum gets slowly back to his feet.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses

and Tattum counters by clinching up.
Tattum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.

Tattum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tattum pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Tattum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hussain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Tattum has the dominant position.
Tattum jumps guard but Hussain stands there with Tattum around his waist. Tattum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain working hard to break the clinch.
Tattum keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tattum has Hussain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hussain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hussain is trying to push Tattum away but Tattum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Tattum keeps him there for the moment.

Tattum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussain with a jab.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tattum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Frederick Tattum has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Frederick Tattum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tattum stays in close to Hussain's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Tattum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tattum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Tattum!