PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 1151 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 158 p4p, 249 weight class). Furnum Pullum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pullum
vs
Hussain

150 cm
38
157
26 - 13 - 0

171 cm
43
158
35 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain scores with a nice right hand.
Hussain slips a straight right by Pullum.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Pullum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Pullum. Beautiful body shot.

Hussain gets a clinch.
Pullum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pullum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Pullum has the dominant position.
Pullum misses with a body punch.
Hussain takes a shot to the head.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hussain is fending him off so far but Pullum persists. Nope, Hussain circles away and we're back to standing.

Pullum clinches up with Hussain and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain wants to break free but Pullum has control.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.
Hussain misses with a hook. Pullum ducked under it nicely.
Hussain connects with a nice looking jab.
Hussain swings widly with a right hand
and Pullum counters with a nice body shot.

Hussain instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pullum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain scores with a push kick.
Pullum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hussain. Pullum shrugs it off though.
Pullum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Pullum ducks down to avoid it.
Pullum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussain to score with a decent uppercut.

Pullum drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pullum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hussain is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullum wants to control from the top but Hussain keeps moving.
Pullum lands a couple of elbows.
Pullum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hussain wants to stand up but Pullum is controlling him.
Pullum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hussain wriggles free and stands up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussain.
Hussain lands with a right hand.
Hussain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Pullum.
Emre Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Pullum's head but Pullum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Pullum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hussain jabs Pullum right on the nose. Pullum blinks but takes it well.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Hussain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pullum really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Pullum keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pullum prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pullum.

Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Hussain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pullum lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussain's head.
Pullum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Pullum counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Pullum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body
and Pullum counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pullum on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Hussain.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hussain wants it to stay on the feet.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pullum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Pullum closes the distance and pushes Hussain back into the cage.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullum moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Pullum throwing a counter right hand but Hussain manages to avoid it.
Hussain tries to clinch but Pullum moves away
and Pullum counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Pullum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pullum darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullum scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Pullum coming out on top.
Pullum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pullum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussain throws a jab when Pullum was well out of range.
Pullum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Pullum counters with a one-two to the body.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pullum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
A shot to the body from Hussain misses
and Pullum counters with a straight right hand.
Hussain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pullum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pullum counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Emre Hussain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice body kick from Hussain.
Hussain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hussain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pullum.
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hussain throws a hook but Pullum avoids it easily.
Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Pullum swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
A counter left hand to the body from Pullum misses its target.
Hussain throws a right hand that misses
and Pullum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Pullum blocks the leg kick.
Pullum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hussain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pullum is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
Pullum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pullum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Pullum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pullum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pullum lands a jab.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pullum circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Pullum misses its target.
Hussain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hussain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussain cracks Pullum with a good jab.
Pullum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Pullum moved out of range nicely.
Pullum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pullum with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hussain misses.

Pullum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum tries a body shot but Hussain blocks it.
Pullum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hussain tries to break free but Pullum pushes him back against the cage.
Pullum wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Pullum has him pressed against the cage.
Pullum throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.

Pullum wants the takedown. Hussain is fighting it off but Pullum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hussain's guard against the cage.
Hussain wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pullum manages to pass to side control.

Pullum prevents Hussain from standing back up.
Pullum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hussain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pullum lands with a punch from half guard.
Hussain wants to get back to his feet.

Pullum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hussain!

Pullum has control of Hussain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hussain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pullum working the ground and pound effectively.
Pullum scoring with strikes but Hussain is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hussain bucks Pullum off and manages to get back to his feet!
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pullum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hussain thinking.
Hussain tries to clinch but Pullum moves out of range.
Pullum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.

Hussain takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pullum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hussain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Pullum won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pullum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Pullum keeps him there for the moment.

Pullum works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pullum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Furnum Pullum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pullum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pullum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pullum in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Pullum.
Pullum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.

Hussain drives through and clinches with Pullum against the cage.
Hussain is trying to push Pullum away but Pullum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain takes a shot to the head.
Pullum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.

Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Hussain is predictable there
and Pullum counters with a right hand to the body.
Hussain cracks Pullum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hussain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussain tries to move into range but Pullum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain connects with a jab.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut
and Pullum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pullum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Hussain tries a low kick but Pullum avoids it.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Pullum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Hussain.
A big right from Hussain misses.
Hussain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pullum under the eye.
Hussain is looking to clinch.
Hussain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pullum finds it's way round the side to connect with Hussain's head.
Pullum with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain tries to clinch but Pullum is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pullum counters with a stiff right hand.
Emre Hussain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pullum blocks a jab.

Pullum closes the distance and clinches.
Pullum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pullum scores with a shoulder strike.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.
Pullum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Pullum.
Hussain wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Pullum.
Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Pullum instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hussain breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Pullum keeps it at a distance.
Pullum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pullum misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain wants to clinch but Pullum slips to the side
and Pullum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Emre Hussain's cut even more.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Pullum moves away and avoids it.
Hussain is looking to clinch but Pullum is avoiding it.
Pullum throws a big counter combination but Hussain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Pullum counters with a stiff right hand.

Hussain is rocked!
Pullum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pullum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Pullum is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.
Hussain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hussain cracks Pullum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Pullum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hussain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hussain misses with a wild body shot.
Pullum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussain.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Pullum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pullum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hussain misses with a right hand
enabling Pullum to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Pullum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pullum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pullum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hussain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pullum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pullum is looking to clinch.
Hussain is looking to land body kicks.
Pullum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Furnum Pullum.
I think Pullum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.