PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wirbel Schwein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Schwein
vs
Hussain

175 cm
26
194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

168 cm
26
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wirbel Schwein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schwein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwein misses with a body kick.
Schwein lands a nice looking body shot.
Schwein scores with a head kick.
Hussain 's coach down at Elorde MMA (ELITE LEVEL TRAINING W/ ELITE COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hussain 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schwein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schwein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Schwein. That snapped Hussain 's head back.
Schwein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wirbel Schwein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Schwein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hussain will feel that in the morning.
Schwein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Schwein pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hussain back to the cage. Schwein follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schwein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schwein digs a good body shot into Hussain 's ribs.
Schwein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwein. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwein lands with a cross.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
Schwein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Schwein.
Schwein lands a high kick!
Schwein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Schwein drops Hussain with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hussain looks back up at him and smiles so Schwein waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hussain is rocked!
Schwein is looking to wear down Hussain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein thuds a left hand into Hussain 's body.
Schwein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwein.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Schwein pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schwein digs a good body shot into Hussain 's ribs.
Schwein connects with a nice looking jab.
Hussain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schwein punishes Hussain 's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain with the counter takedown but Schwein avoids it easily.
Schwein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Schwein throws a shot to the body.
Schwein digs a good hook to Hussain 's body.
Schwein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwein takes a swing at Hussain 's ribcage but misses.
Hussain changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schwein misses the shot to the body.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Schwein pushes his down on his head and steps out.
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!
Schwein lands a front kick.
Schwein scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wirbel Schwein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice body kick from Schwein.
Schwein connects with a body shot that sends Hussain 's belly button to the back.
Schwein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Schwein lands with a good body shot.
Schwein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schwein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schwein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwein lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Schwein.
Hussain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussain is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schwein lands a right hook to the body.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schwein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wirbel Schwein is winning the standup battle so far.
Schwein digs a good hook to Hussain 's body.
Hussain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schwein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schwein lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Schwein. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein works Hussain 's body with a nice hook.
Schwein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
A jab lands there for Schwein.
Hussain is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwein finish him?
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussain seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.

Schwein cracks Hussain with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Schwein has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hussain to stand back up!
Nice body kick from Schwein.
Schwein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schwein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein connects with the punch.
Hussain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crack! A monster head kick from Schwein and Hussain falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Schwein!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wirbel Schwein!
Saladin Hussain was interviewed post fight and said 'I am devastated. Sorry to the fans I really trained hard for this fight. Morrison was just the better man on the day'.