PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hameed Shahzad Huseyin
vs
Hook

202 cm
21
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hook!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huseyin closes the distance and clinches.
Huseyin scores with a shoulder strike.
Huseyin blocks an uppercut.
Hook is trying to push Huseyin away but Huseyin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huseyin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Huseyin misses with some punches.
Huseyin misses with a punch on the inside.
Huseyin tries a body shot but Hook blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hook.
Huseyin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Hook tries to circle away but Huseyin has him pinned against the cage.
Huseyin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook takes a shot to the head.
Huseyin misses with the head strike.
Hook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hook breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hook, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Huseyin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin takes a shot to the head.
Hook stalling in the clinch.
Huseyin tries to work over Hook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hook is trying to break the clinch but Huseyin is controlling him.
Huseyin digs a right hand into Hook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hook's gas tank.
Huseyin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hook lands with a left to the head.
Huseyin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hook working aggressively here.
Hook takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Huseyin on the inside.
Huseyin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huseyin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hook.
Hook has had enough of the clinch but Huseyin keeps him there for the moment.
Hook wants to break free but Huseyin has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huseyin.
Huseyin misses with some punches.
Huseyin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Huseyin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Huseyin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hook.
Hook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hook tries to break free but Huseyin pushes him back against the cage.
Huseyin tries a body shot but Hook blocks it.
Hook is trying to stall.

Hook breaks from the clinch.

Huseyin moves into the clinch.

Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Huseyin's head coaches at Team Alpha Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Huseyin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huseyin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hook swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Huseyin has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hook.
Huseyin working aggressively here.
Huseyin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Huseyin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huseyin backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hook throws a head punch that misses.
Huseyin can't find room to land a body shot as Hook controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huseyin.
Hook can't break the clinch.

Hook breaks the clinch.
Hook lands a jab to Huseyin's midsection.

Huseyin rushes Hook and presses him up against the cage.
Hook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huseyin backwards.
Huseyin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huseyin scores with a hook to the body.
Hook takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Huseyin fails to land.
Hook throws a punch but it's blocked by Huseyin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huseyin.
Huseyin misses with some punches.
Huseyin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huseyin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hook backwards.

Hook breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huseyin rushes Hook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huseyin wants to clinch but Hook slips to the side
and Hook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huseyin wants to clinch.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Hook moves out of range.

Huseyin darts in and clinches Hook up against the cage.
Huseyin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huseyin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huseyin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hook manages to break the clinch.

Huseyin instigates a clinch.

Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huseyin tries to clinch there but Hook circles away.
Hook throws a hook but Huseyin blocks it.
Huseyin wants to clinch up but Hook keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Huseyin walks into a jab.
Huseyin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hook circles away.

Huseyin rushes Hook and presses him up against the cage.
Huseyin misses with the head strike.

Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huseyin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hook can do to turn this around?
Hook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Hook's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hook throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Huseyin.
Huseyin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Huseyin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Huseyin has Hook up against the cage in a clinch.
Huseyin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huseyin lands with a left to the head.
Huseyin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huseyin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huseyin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hook controls his hands.
Hook has a couple of punches blocked by Huseyin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hook breaks the clinch.
Huseyin cracks Hook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huseyin slips a straight right by Hook.
A big right from Hook misses.
Hook keeps the fight on the outside.
Sky Hook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huseyin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hook.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Hook was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huseyin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hook throws a lazy right hand but Huseyin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hook throws a hook but Huseyin avoids it easily.
Hook swats away the attempt to clinch by Huseyin.
Huseyin tries to clinch up but Hook circles away and keeps his distance.
Hook sizes up Huseyin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Huseyin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Huseyin.
Hook keeps the fight on the outside.
Huseyin tries to clinch up.
Huseyin wants to clinch up but Hook keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin is looking to clinch but Hook is avoiding it.
Huseyin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Huseyin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hook misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hook fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hook blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huseyin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hook can't break the clinch.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hook taking a breather.
Hook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hook swings wildly with an uppercut but Huseyin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huseyin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Hook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huseyin has him pressed against the cage.
Hook is looking to control Huseyin's arms but Huseyin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hook has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huseyin.
Hook tries to break the clinch but Huseyin is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huseyin tries to clinch up.
Huseyin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huseyin tries to clinch up but Hook circles away and keeps his distance.
Hook lands a jab to Huseyin's midsection.
Hook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huseyin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Huseyin closes the distance and pushes Hook back into the cage.

Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.

Hook tries to keep at a distance but Huseyin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huseyin lands a right hand.
Huseyin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Hook wants to get back to striking at distance but Huseyin won't allow it.
Huseyin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hook.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huseyin misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hook.
Hook blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hook might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Huseyin closes the distance but Hook moves to the side
and Hook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huseyin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin has been cut.
Huseyin slips a straight right by Hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hook wants to break free but Huseyin has control.
Huseyin lands with a light punch inside.
Huseyin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huseyin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huseyin misses with some punches.
Huseyin blocks an uppercut.
Huseyin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Huseyin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huseyin tries to clinch up
letting Hook counter with a right hand.
Huseyin misses with a straight right.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.
Hook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hook keeps the fight on the outside.

Hook gets tackled into the cage by Huseyin. Huseyin maintains the clinch.
Hook takes a shot to the head.
Huseyin lands a left hand.

Hook is rocked!
Huseyin tries to work over Hook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hook is still on wobbly legs! Can Huseyin finish him?
Huseyin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hook seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huseyin.
Hook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hook blocks an uppercut.

Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huseyin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huseyin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huseyin moves in looking to clinch but Hook pushes him off.
Hook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huseyin tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.
Huseyin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huseyin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hook.
Decent striking displayed by Hook there.
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huseyin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hook keeps the fight on the outside.
Hook lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hook. Huseyin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hook misses with a looping right.
Huseyin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hook circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Huseyin slips a jab from Hook.
Huseyin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hook. Those never looked like landing.
Huseyin staying out of range there.
Huseyin closes the distance but Hook moves to the side
and Hook counters with a left to the body.

Huseyin has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hook manages to break the clinch.
Hook throws a big shot that misses.
Huseyin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hook.
Huseyin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hook.

Huseyin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook is trying to force a seperation but Huseyin has the dominant position.
Hook tries to circle away but Huseyin has him pinned against the cage.
Huseyin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hook tries to circle away but Huseyin has him pinned against the cage.
Huseyin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hook wants to get back to striking at distance but Huseyin won't allow it.
Hook has had enough of the clinch but Huseyin keeps him there for the moment.
Huseyin lands with a right to the head.
Huseyin takes a shot to the head.

Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sky Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huseyin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hook keeps the fight on the outside.
Huseyin tries to clinch up but Hook circles away and keeps his distance.
Huseyin defending well as Hook loads up on a big left hand.
Huseyin slips under a jab.
Huseyin is looking to counter the offense by Hook and move into the clinch.

Huseyin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hook, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hook fails to land.
Huseyin tries a body shot but Hook blocks it.
Huseyin pushes Hook back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huseyin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Huseyin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huseyin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Huseyin lands a big right hand that drops Hook! The killer instinct kicks in and Huseyin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Huseyin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
A very excited looking Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.