PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 1152 p4p, 183 weight class) and Sodomy Hussein (ranked 3642 p4p, 452 weight class). Dimitri Buriak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Buriak
vs
Hussein

187 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sodomy Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buriak throws a one two combo.

It looks like Sodomy Hussein has been cut.
Buriak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Buriak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buriak thuds his right hand into Hussein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein swings for the body but Buriak moves out of range.
Hussein has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Buriak misses with a looping left.
Hussein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hussein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buriak momentarily.
Hussein lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
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 Hussein finds it's way through Buriak's defenses.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Buriak moved out of range nicely.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Buriak avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Buriak.
Hussein slips under a jab.
Hussein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak jabs at Hussein's body.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Buriak misses with a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buriak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Buriak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Buriak is looking to clinch.
Hussein misses with a series of wild punches.
Buriak is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussein throws a counter combo.
Buriak missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buriak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buriak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak wants to clinch but Hussein slips to the side
and Hussein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buriak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buriak scores with a body shot.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
Hussein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Hussein does no damage.
Buriak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hussein is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by Buriak's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Buriak throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein staying out of range there.
Buriak misses with a body shot
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Buriak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hussein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buriak takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Buriak.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Buriak avoids it with no problem.
Buriak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Buriak throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Buriak slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Buriak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
A nice side step and Hussein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hussein throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Buriak scores with a body shot.
Buriak digs a good body shot into Hussein's ribs.
Buriak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein scores with a hook to the body. Buriak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Buriak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buriak takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Hussein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buriak. Buriak obviously looking to wear him down.
Buriak lands a body shot.
Buriak missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sodomy Hussein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hussein misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Buriak misses its intended target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hussein might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Buriak has got the better of the exchanges.
Hussein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buriak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hussein cracks Buriak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buriak.
A shot to the liver by Buriak. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Buriak moves away and avoids it.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hussein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buriak.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussein throws out the jab.
Buriak walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Buriak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hussein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak jabs Hussein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussein swings for the body but Buriak moves out of range.
Buriak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buriak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimitri Buriak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Buriak misses with a looping right.
Hussein misses with a lunging right hand
and Buriak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buriak lands a really nice looking cross but Hussein seems unphased.
Hussein throws a lazy uppercut
and Buriak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buriak scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up Sodomy Hussein's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buriak on the side of the head.
Buriak throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buriak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buriak loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Buriak misses with an uppercut.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak is looking to wear down Hussein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buriak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk. Hussein catches Buriak right on the button with a cross.
Buriak loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein lands an overhand right.
Buriak cracks Hussein with a good jab.
Buriak throws an off balance right hand
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Buriak throws a right hand that misses
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Buriak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buriak.
Hussein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
enabling Buriak to counter with a crisp jab.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Buriak throws a combination that misses
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Buriak lands with a hook. Hussein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Buriak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buriak lands a right hook to the body.
Buriak walks into a left hand.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hussein there.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buriak misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buriak. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buriak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hussein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buriak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buriak.
Hussein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussein swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Buriak.
Hussein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buriak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Dimitri Buriak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sodomy Hussein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buriak.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buriak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Oooooh!!! Buriak has knocked Hussein down with a huge combo! Buriak steps away and waves a wobbly Hussein back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Buriak misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak blocks a jab.
Buriak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussein throws an off balance right hand
and Buriak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buriak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buriak moves away.
Buriak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussein counters with a left and a right that stings Buriak.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.

Buriak has Hussein up against the cage in a clinch.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buriak misses with the head strike.

Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Buriak misses
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a nice hook to Buriak's body. Buriak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buriak cracks Hussein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Buriak misses
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Buriak backing up. Buriak nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Buriak.
Buriak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussein can do to turn this around?
Buriak looks to throw the jab but Hussein is out of range.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buriak.
A countering left hand to the body from Hussein misses.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussein! But no joy.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Buriak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buriak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buriak, as that shot connected.
Buriak ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Buriak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Buriak catches Hussein right on the button with a cross.

The cut above Sodomy Hussein's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hussein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buriak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Buriak misses.
Buriak scores with the left hand. Hussein knows he should have avoided that one.
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Buriak avoids them all with ease.
Hussein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buriak's hands.
Sodomy Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buriak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buriak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussein fails to land with a series of punches.
Buriak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buriak.
Hussein lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buriak misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Hussein.
A punch combination from Buriak misses.
Hussein cracks a nice hook into Buriak's ribs.

Buriak gets a clinch.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussein.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimitri Buriak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Hussein.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Buriak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buriak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Buriak!
Dimitri Buriak bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.