PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. 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.

Papi
vs
Hossein

173 cm
38
152 lbs
35 - 11 - 1

170 cm
33
152 lbs
24 - 15 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hossein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Papi.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
Hossein tries a head kick but it misses.
Papi wants to clinch up but Hossein keeps it at a distance.

Papi 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.
Papi scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papi throwing strikes but missing.
Papi won't allow Hossein to sweep him here.
Hossein is trying to control the position but Papi postures up.
Papi throws a strike but Hossein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hossein wants to stand but Papi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papi pulls Hossein in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

We're going to have a standup here because Milo Papi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Papi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hossein pinned against the cage. Hossein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Papi scores with a hook to the body. Hossein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hossein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hossein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Hossein lands.
Hossein misses with a hook.
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papi scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Papi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hossein tried to score with a low kick but Papi checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Papi.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hossein defends well and Papi ends up having to push Hossein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Hossein manages to break the clinch.
Hossein is looking to score with low kicks.
Papi moves away from the strike by Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Hossein.

It looks like Milo Papi has been cut.
Hossein wants to land a leg kick but Papi is out of range.
Hossein cracks the inside of Papi's front leg.
Papi is looking to clinch but Hossein is avoiding it.
Papi closes the distance but Hossein moves to the side
and Hossein counters with a body kick.
Hossein lands a jab.
Hossein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi wants to clinch.
Hossein throws a right hand that Papi ducks under and follows up with a left that Papi also avoids with ease.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Papi moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hossein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papi's elbow.
Papi wants a takedown.
Papi being controlled against the cage.
Papi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hossein breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papi connects with an inside leg kick.
Papi moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Hossein swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.

Hossein drops Papi with a beautiful combination! Papi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hossein is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Papi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hossein circles away.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Hossein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papi.
Hossein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Papi. Hossein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Hossein coming out on top.

Papi has Hossein up against the cage in a clinch.
Hossein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papi backwards.
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 Milo Papi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hossein dodges the punch combination from Papi.
Papi shoots in but Hossein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hossein cracks Papi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hossein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papi tries a body shot but Hossein blocks it.
Hossein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Papi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hossein can turn it around.

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

Papi has managed to clinch.
Hossein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Papi breaks the clinch.
Papi closes the distance but Hossein moves to the side
letting Hossein counter with a right hand.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
Papi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hossein counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein scores with a sloppy right hand. Papi should have avoided that one.

Papi is rocked!
Papi tries for a takedown but Hossein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh Papi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Papi.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hossein swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
Papi seems to have got his legs back now.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Hossein throws a leg kick but Papi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hossein lands with a cross.
Hossein throws out a leg kick but Papi moves out of range and Hossein only half commits.
Hossein throws the kick towards the body but Papi avoids it.
Papi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hossein defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Papi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Hossein does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Papi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hossein. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Hossein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Papi slips a straight right by Hossein.
Hossein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Papi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hossein to counter with a crisp jab.

Milo Papi's cut is getting worse.
Papi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to land a body kick
and Hossein counters with a head kick.
Papi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hossein circles away.
Hossein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papi avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein cracks Papi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hossein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Papi avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papi is looking to clinch.
Hossein tries to score with a low kick but Papi moves his leg out of the way.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Papi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Hossein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hossein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.

Papi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hossein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papi.
Papi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hossein circles away.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hossein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papi is looking to clinch but Hossein is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein lands with a cross.
Hossein with a jab.
Papi is looking to clinch but Hossein is avoiding it.
Hossein throws a jab when Papi was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadiq Hossein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Papi'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!

Papi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hossein.
A punch lands to the side of Papi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Papi swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Papi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hossein circles away.
Papi takes a swing at Hossein's ribcage but misses.
Papi tries to clinch but Hossein is having none of it.
Papi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papi tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Hossein.
Hossein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hossein to score with a decent uppercut.
Papi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hossein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Papi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
Papi shoots in but no luck this time.
Hossein checks a low kick from Papi.
Hossein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hossein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Papi stalks Hossein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hossein's face. Hossein staggers backwards, shaken.
Hossein throws a body punch but Papi moves out of range.
Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hossein stuns Papi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papi.
Hossein cracks Papi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papi is defended easily by Hossein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Papi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hossein keeps the fight on the outside.
Milo Papi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a hook but Papi blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi tries to clinch up.
Hossein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Papi is just out of range.
Hossein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hossein duly obliges.
Papi is looking to wear down Hossein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hossein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papi.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Papi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein slips a jab and a cross from Papi.
Papi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein throws a head kick but Papi moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papi.
Hossein lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hossein slips a jab and a cross from Papi.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papi misses the shot to the body.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papi.
Hossein scores with a hook to the body. Papi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hossein throws a front kick that sends Papi stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hossein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hossein scores with a kick to the body.
Hossein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hossein lands a nice shot that snaps Papi's head back.
Hossein misses with the combination.
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!
Papi throws a series of punches but Hossein avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a nice head kick!
Hossein throws a right hand that Papi ducks under and follows up with a left that Papi also avoids with ease.
Papi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi moves out of range as Hossein strikes.
Hossein lands a brutal head kick. Papi looks out on his feet and Hossein throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sadiq Hossein!
A victorious Sadiq Hossein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.