PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tariq Hassan Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Scott
vs
Hassan Hussain

187 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendon Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tariq Hassan Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.

Scott pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott lands with a kick to the temple. Hussain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.

Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Scott.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott lands with a nice body kick.
Scott scores with a head kick. Hussain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Tariq Hassan Hussain has been cut.
Brendon Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott lands a high kick!

Scott lands a big head kick that sends Hussain tumbling to the mat! Scott takes a step backwards and waves Hussain back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Hussain is trying to push Scott away but Scott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott pushes off an throws an elbow but Hussain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hussain tries to keep at a distance but Scott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scott is stalling here.

Scott breaks the clinch.

Scott gets a clinch.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Scott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hussain's hands.

Scott moves into range and clinches up with Hussain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Scott clinches.
Hussain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Scott breaks the clinch.

Scott rushes Hussain and presses him up against the cage.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott scores with a head kick. Hussain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hussain, pushing him back against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott throws a head kick that Hussain semi-blocks.
Hussain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores with a head kick.

Scott clinches up with Hussain and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott misses with a knee strike.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott is pushing Hussain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scott prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Hussain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Scott has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott lands a head kick!
Scott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hussain looks winded!

Scott moves into the clinch.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussain.

Scott manages to break the clinch.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hussain, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendon Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tariq Hassan Hussain'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.

Scott connects with a single shot there.
Scott tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Scott scores with a head kick. Hussain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Scott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Hussain blocks with his arms.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott scores with a head kick. Hussain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Scott 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!
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Scott.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott throws a head kick that Hussain semi-blocks.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Scott scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hussain, pushing him back against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scott here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott blocks a jab.

Scott moves into range and clinches up with Hussain.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Scott landing knees to the head.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Tariq Hassan Hussain's cut even more.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott slips under a jab from Hussain.
Brendon Scott is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scott closes the distance and clinches.

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

Scott has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Brendon Scott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Scott moves into the clinch.

Scott breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott lands a left hand.
Scott lands with a right to the head.

Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Scott instigates a clinch.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendon Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tariq Hassan Hussain'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hussain blocks the elbow strike.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott thows a body kick. Hussain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scott tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.

Scott has closed the distance and engaged Hussain in a clinch.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brendon Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Scott forces Hussain back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott scores with a head kick. Hussain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Scott darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.
Scott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tariq Hassan Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scott avoiding damage.
Hussain is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussain blocks it with crossed arms.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.

Scott instigates a clinch.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scott.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott lands with a kick to the temple. Hussain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hussain throws a hook but Scott blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to clinch up.

Scott pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Hussain blocks with his arms.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hussain stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Scott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.

Scott moves into the clinch.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Hussain misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Scott has managed to clinch.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussain's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendon Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendon Scott!
A very excited looking Brendon Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.