PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hossein
vs
Jenkins

170 cm
32
152 lbs
23 - 14 - 4

169 cm
28
154 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

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 23 - 14 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hossein digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hossein thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Hossein scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hossein avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Hossein.
Jenkins wants to clinch but Hossein slips to the side
and Hossein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a one two combo.

Jenkins is rocked!
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Hossein finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Hossein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hossein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
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 lands a jab to the head.
Jenkins shoots in and drives through. Hossein sprawls well.
Jenkins stuns Hossein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hossein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Hossein throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.

Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hossein, pushing him back against the cage.
Hossein wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins gets through Hossein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Hossein holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
Sadiq Hossein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jenkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Hossein shrugs off.

It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
Hossein stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hossein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hossein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hossein scoring well with a low kick there.
Hossein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jenkins takes one to the chin there.
Hossein lands a jab.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hossein but Hossein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hossein looks to land a combination. Jenkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hossein.
Hossein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hossein is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jenkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Hossein throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenkins takes a swing at Hossein's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Hossein.
Jenkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Jenkins drops his hands momentarily and Hossein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hossein.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
Hossein lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Jenkins wants to clinch
and Hossein counters with a left and a right that stings Jenkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins tries to clinch
and Hossein counters with an outside leg kick.
Hossein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hossein.
Hossein misses with a head kick.
Hossein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hossein scoring well with a low kick there.
Hossein cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hossein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jenkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hossein finds it's way round the side to connect with Jenkins's head.
Hossein cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hossein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hossein tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
Hossein throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hossein pinned against the cage. Hossein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hossein stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jenkins throws a hook but Hossein avoids it easily.
Hossein stuns Jenkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein throws a shot to the body.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins goes for a double leg but Hossein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hossein continues to drive forward.
Sadiq Hossein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jenkins.
Hossein tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the cage.
Hossein stalling in the clinch but Jenkins improves position.

Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins lands an overhand right.

Jenkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jenkins lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses. Hossein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jenkins's guard. Nice move by Hossein!
Hossein wants to stand and escape but instead Jenkins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hossein is trying to keep Jenkins in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Hossein looking for a sweep. Not yet Hossein, not yet.
Jenkins trying to control but Hossein is working from the bottom.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins postures up.
Hossein keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins postures up in Hossein's guard and throws a big left but Hossein blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hossein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hossein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Hossein trying to move into half guard but instead Jenkins has managed to sweep!
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins distracts Hossein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenkins cracks Hossein with a solid left hand.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Hossein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins pushes down on Hossein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins trying to control from Hossein's half guard. Hossein has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Hossein.
Hossein trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
That's time! Hossein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Hossein.
Jenkins lands with a hook. Hossein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hossein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hossein scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenkins should have avoided that one.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hossein.
A right-left combo lands from Hossein.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hossein pinned against the cage. Hossein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hossein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Hossein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hossein slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jenkins!
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Hossein moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Hossein does it's job there.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hossein as he jumps to the side.
Sadiq Hossein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hossein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jenkins on the side of the head.
Hossein misses with a kick to the body.
Hossein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Hossein.
Hossein checks a leg kick nicely.
Hossein misses with a wild combination.
Hossein blocks a head kick by Jenkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein lands with a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Hossein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hossein.
A jab from Hossein finds it's way through Jenkins's defenses.
Jenkins connects with a body shot that sends Hossein's belly button to the back.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Hossein sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a wild hook but Hossein just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Jenkins gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Hossein raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadiq Hossein!
An out of breath Sadiq Hossein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.