PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Caceres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Caceres might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damage Inc. by Metallica. Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caceres
vs
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein

188 cm
20
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Caceres wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein tries to pass to full mount but Caceres defends it.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caceres has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caceres is looking to improve his position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein moves into full mount! Caceres won't be happy about that!

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein wants to finish this one by submission but Caceres is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has control of Caceres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caceres regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Caceres tries to hold on but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Caceres is surviving well by controlling Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's body position as best he can.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Caceres wants to hold on but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein pushes him away.
Caceres is trying to stand.
Caceres tries to hold on but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein pushes him away.
Caceres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres can't escape the position.
Caceres swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Caceres is surviving well by controlling Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's body position as best he can.
Caceres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein on the ground.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looks gassed!
Caceres wants to hold on but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein pushes him away.
Caceres regains half guard.

Caceres is defending against the submission attempts here by Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein prevents Caceres from improving his position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein uses his free foot to push down on Caceres's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Caceres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres wants to try and get back to his feet.
Caceres is looking to get to half guard.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caceres can't escape the position.

Caceres defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Caceres has worked his arm free - good work by Caceres!
You can see the frustration on Caceres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Caceres rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's guard! Nice work there by Caceres!
Caceres looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caceres defends it easily.
Caceres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeping moving, preventing Caceres from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Caceres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caceres throws a nice looking combination but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looks for a takedown but Caceres sprawls well.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking for a kimura here.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is trying to work for a kimura but Caceres is defending well.
Caceres wants to get back to his feet.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is breathing heavily.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking for a kimura here.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caceres has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caceres looking for submissions off his back.
Caceres is trying to stand.
Caceres is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Caceres with a poor takedown

and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.
Caceres wants to stand up but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is controlling him.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caceres swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Caceres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Caceres has escaped and now he's on top!

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caceres is aware though and is defending well.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has his foot on Caceres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caceres works his way back into a safe position though.
Caceres wants to pass the guard but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is keeping the position.
Caceres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caceres wants to control from the top but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeps moving.
Caceres stopping the sweep attempt from Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Caceres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caceres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Caceres.
Caceres tests Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caceres misses with a takedown attempt

and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Caceres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caceres is trying to control the position but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein postures up.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein passes Caceres's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is trying to work for a kimura but Caceres is defending well.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking for a kimura but Caceres is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein to get the leverage.
Caceres gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking to pass the guard.
Caceres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is one step ahead there.
Caceres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is controlling him.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking to pass the guard.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Caceres dives on top into guard.
Caceres looking to pass the guard.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caceres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Caceres lands with a good body shot.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein misses with a double jab.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein avoids the body shot from Caceres.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonio Caceres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caceres tries to avoid it but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caceres to the ground. Caceres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caceres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caceres.
Caceres throws a one two combo.
Caceres scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caceres clobbers Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caceres connects with a crisp jab.
Caceres throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caceres misses with a series of wild punches.
Caceres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caceres is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caceres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caceres lands a two punch combo.
Caceres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein throws a nice looking combination but Caceres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caceres catches Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danga de danga de dang - Caceres scores with a four punch combination!

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caceres did well to prevent Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein getting side control.
Caceres is trying to stand back up but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is controlling him
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein works his way into side control.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caceres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres tries to improve position but can't.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caceres is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caceres is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caceres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caceres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Caceres is looking to reverse the position.
Caceres wants to control but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein postures up.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caceres prevents Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres struggling a bit here.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caceres is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Caceres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antonio Caceres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caceres striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

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 Antonio Caceres.
I think Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein!