PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Souljah. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hossein
vs
Lamope

170 cm
31
152 lbs
21 - 12 - 3

165 cm
32
156 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KO Clothing

white's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein throws a big shot that misses.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Lamope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hossein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hossein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Lamope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope misses with a hook.
Hossein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hossein.
Lamope takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hossein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hossein misses with an uppercut. Lamope saw that one coming.
Hossein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hossein throws a low kick but Lamope avoids it.
Lamope tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamope slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein swings widly with a right hand
and Lamope counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hossein under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein checks a leg kick.
Hossein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein throws a right and a left that Lamope avoids nicely.
Lamope tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hossein.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Hossein scores with a nice right hand.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Lamope moved out of range.
Hossein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lamope.
Hossein misses the jab.
Hossein throws out a leg kick but Lamope moves out of range and Hossein only half commits.
Hossein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamope looks to land a left hand but Hossein moved out of range nicely.
Lamope's coach down at Demon's stand up gym, LOP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lamope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand

and Lamope counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope looks up at the clock and then as Hossein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lamope smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Lamope looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lamope tries to move to mount but Hossein blocks the move with his legs.
Lamope working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lamope staying calm.

Lamope thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hossein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hossein is trying to improve his position.
Hossein is working hard here to advance position.
Hossein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Hossein is staying active underneath Lamope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lamope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hossein is looking for a sweep. Lamope is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lamope is trying to work for a kimura but Hossein is defending well.
Lamope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lamope is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lamope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hossein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itor Lamope dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hossein throws a body punch but Lamope moves out of range.
Lamope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A right-left combo lands from Hossein.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Lamope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope scores with a leg kick.
Lamope misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamope.
Lamope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lamope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hossein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hossein lands a body shot.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamope fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamope swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hossein scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein throws a body punch but Lamope moves out of range.
Hossein jabs Lamope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Lamope.
Hossein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hossein lands an overhand right.
Hossein slips a jab from Lamope.
Lamope throws a series of punches but Hossein avoids them all with ease.
Lamope scores with a push kick.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamope slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Lamope cracks Hossein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hossein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lamope. That one must have hurt.
Hossein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamope lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope moves out of range of the leg kick from Hossein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hossein.
Lamope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Lamope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamope misses with a low kick.
Lamope slips under a jab from Hossein.
Hossein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lamope defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
Lamope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lamope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein tries to land a leg kick but Lamope saw it coming and moves away.
Lamope checks a leg kick.
Hossein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope lands with a good body shot.
Hossein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamope.
Hossein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamope moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Hossein misses.
Lamope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein feints and then cracks Lamope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamope down.
Lamope keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hossein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamope doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Lamope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Lamope lands with a shot to the body.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick.
Hossein cracks Lamope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a leg kick which misses Lamope's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamope tries to avoid it.
Hossein throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Hossein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Lamope blocks a jab.
Lamope moves away from the strike by Hossein.
A bone on bone clash there as Hossein blocks the leg kick.
Hossein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamope missing with a left hand there. Hossein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamope throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lamope misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamope under the eye.
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 Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lamope stuns Hossein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamope moves away.
Hossein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamope throws a push kick but Hossein slaps the foot to one side.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein throws a looping overhand right but Lamope ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Lamope misses.
Lamope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Lamope misses the jab.
Lamope thows a body shot but no joy.

Lamope manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hossein on his heels. He'll look to pass Hossein's guard now, I'm sure.
Lamope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Lamope stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hossein throws up his legs and catches Lamope in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Lamope tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hossein! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sadiq Hossein!
Our winner, Sadiq Hossein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.