PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimai Waciuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bozidar Huseinspahic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Waciuri
vs
Huseinspahic

206 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
256 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimai Waciuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bozidar Huseinspahic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waciuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huseinspahic fails to land with a series of punches.
Waciuri doesn't manage to clinch there - Huseinspahic circles away.
Huseinspahic looks to land a combination but Waciuri avoids it well.
Waciuri lands with a hook. Huseinspahic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Waciuri is looking to clinch.
Waciuri connects with a leg kick. Huseinspahic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huseinspahic keeps the fight on the outside.
Waciuri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huseinspahic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waciuri feints and then cracks Huseinspahic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huseinspahic down.
Huseinspahic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Waciuri throws a shot from downtown. Huseinspahic moves away and avoids it.
Waciuri lands a head shot.
Huseinspahic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Waciuri has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waciuri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huseinspahic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waciuri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bozidar Huseinspahic has been cut.

Huseinspahic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Waciuri uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Huseinspahic wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waciuri passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Waciuri prevents Huseinspahic from improving his position.
Huseinspahic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Huseinspahic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri looks like he's trying to stand up.
Huseinspahic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waciuri's head.
Huseinspahic controlling the action here.
Huseinspahic wants to take a breather but Waciuri is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseinspahic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bozidar Huseinspahic.

Waciuri rushes Huseinspahic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Waciuri lands an elbow that stopped Huseinspahic in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waciuri.
Waciuri misses with a knee to the head.
Waciuri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waciuri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waciuri scores with a knee to the head.
Waciuri lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Waciuri obliges.
Waciuri presses Huseinspahic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Huseinspahic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Waciuri uses from the top position.
Waciuri wants to get up but he can't break Huseinspahic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waciuri wants to control from the top but Huseinspahic keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Kimai Waciuri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Waciuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Waciuri scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimai Waciuri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bozidar Huseinspahic's cut.
That's time! Waciuri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Waciuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waciuri dodges the punch combination from Huseinspahic.
Waciuri misses with a looping left.
Huseinspahic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Waciuri.
Waciuri lands with an uppercut that bounces Huseinspahic off the cage and back into range.
Waciuri cracks Huseinspahic with an open hand slap.
Waciuri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Waciuri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huseinspahic.
Waciuri tries to close the distance and clinch but Huseinspahic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waciuri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huseinspahic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waciuri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huseinspahic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waciuri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Waciuri moves into the clinch.
Huseinspahic is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huseinspahic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waciuri throws an elbow that misses.
Huseinspahic jumps guard but Waciuri stands there with Huseinspahic around his waist. Huseinspahic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimai Waciuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bozidar Huseinspahic.
Waciuri lands an elbow inside that Huseinspahic shrugs off.
Waciuri working Huseinspahic over with knees to the body.
Huseinspahic is breathing heavily.
Waciuri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huseinspahics head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Waciuri.
Waciuri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waciuri lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waciuri lands an elbow inside.
Waciuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Waciuri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waciuri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huseinspahic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waciuri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huseinspahic or not.
Waciuri lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waciuri.
A knee to the head by Waciuri.
Waciuri lands a hook that snaps the head of Huseinspahic backwards.
Huseinspahic takes an elbow to the temple.
Waciuri lands a shoulder strike.
Waciuri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Waciuri scores a nice knee to the body.
Waciuri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Waciuri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Waciuri misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri lands a nice elbow.
Waciuri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waciuri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Waciuri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huseinspahic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Waciuri lands with a left to the head.
Waciuri lands a good knee to the midsection. Huseinspahic won't want to take too many of those.
Waciuri lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Waciuri on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Waciuri.
Waciuri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Waciuri.
Waciuri scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri working Huseinspahic over with knees to the body.
Waciuri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huseinspahic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waciuri lands an elbow inside.
Come on Waciuri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waciuri lands an elbow that stopped Huseinspahic in his tracks for a moment.
Waciuri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waciuri.
Waciuri misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Waciuri.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waciuri lands a nice elbow.
Waciuri lands a nice uppercut.
Waciuri misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimai Waciuri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bozidar Huseinspahic'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. This is the final round!

Waciuri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bozidar Huseinspahic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Waciuri has Huseinspahic up against the cage in a clinch.
Waciuri taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Waciuri.

Huseinspahic breaks from the clinch.
Waciuri scores with a shot to the body.
Waciuri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huseinspahic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Waciuri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huseinspahic doesn't seem bothered though.
Waciuri scores with the left hand. Huseinspahic knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Waciuri finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waciuri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Waciuri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waciuri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huseinspahic can do to turn this around?
Waciuri lunges at Huseinspahic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huseinspahic's hand.
Huseinspahic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Huseinspahic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Waciuri takes the fight into the clinch.
Waciuri tries a knee to the head but Huseinspahic blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waciuri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huseinspahic's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waciuri.
Huseinspahic jumps guard but Waciuri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Waciuri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Huseinspahic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Waciuri misses with a knee to the head.

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

Waciuri closes the distance and clinches.
Huseinspahic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Waciuri scores a nice knee to the body.
Waciuri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huseinspahic's face.
Waciuri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waciuri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huseinspahic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Huseinspahic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Waciuri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Waciuri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waciuri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huseinspahic.
Waciuri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Huseinspahic up against the cage.
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!
Waciuri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huseinspahic blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waciuri.
Nice elbow from Waciuri.
Waciuri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Waciuri.
Waciuri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waciuri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kimai Waciuri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waciuri misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Huseinspahic takes an elbow to the temple.
Huseinspahic is trying to pull guard but Waciuri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kimai Waciuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bozidar Huseinspahic.
Waciuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waciuri gets through Huseinspahic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huseinspahic taking a breather.
Waciuri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Waciuri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waciuri lands a knee to the head.

Huseinspahic is rocked!
Huseinspahic working hard to break the clinch.
Huseinspahic is still on wobbly legs! Can Waciuri finish him?
Waciuri lands a nice uppercut.
Waciuri lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Waciuri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waciuri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waciuri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Waciuri.
Waciuri lands an elbow just above Huseinspahic 's eye.
Waciuri lands with a short shot to the head.
Waciuri with a knee to the head.
Waciuri creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Huseinspahic! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Waciuri.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimai Waciuri!