PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Makhi Snow (ranked 4372 p4p, 4137 weight class) and Huan Wan (ranked 249 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Snow
vs
Wan

180 cm
23
135
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makhi Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huan Wan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wan misses with a double jab
and Snow counters with a solid body kick.
Snow lands a right hook to the body.
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makhi Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wan misses with a leg kick
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Snow scores with a nice body kick.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow feints a jab promting Wan to slip. Snow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Snow throws a series of punches but Wan avoids them all with ease.
Snow backing away here, and Wan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snow under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wan. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wan moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Wan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan lands with a right hand.
Wan lands with a nice combination. Snow backs away looking to recover.
Wan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Wan dodges the punch combination from Snow.
Wan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wan stalks Snow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snow's face. Snow staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wan takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Snow misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Wan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Snow with the inside leg kick.
Wan throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snow punishes Wan's body with a nice straight punch.
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wan takes a step back to recover.
Wan dodges the punch combination from Snow.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snow.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Wan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snow on the side of the head.
Wan throws a series of strikes that have Snow backpedaling.
Snow throws a head kick that Wan semi-blocks.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snow throws a head kick that misses
and Wan counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Wan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
Snow throws the left hand but Wan avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Snow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Wan misses with a leg kick
and Snow counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Wan both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wan lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
Wan throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Wan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Huan Wan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Snow avoids a kick to the body.
Snow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Snow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wan at a distance.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wan fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wan.
Snow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snow blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Wan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow is looking to wear down Wan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wan throws a combination. Snow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wan misses with a low kick.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Snow misses
and Wan counters with a left and a right that stings Snow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Nice shot lands for Wan.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Wan digs a good body shot into Snow's ribs.
Wan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wan blocks a head kick by Snow.
Huan Wan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snow's hands.
Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wan throws out a counter right but Snow avoids it with no problem.
Wan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wan swinging wildly here.
As Wan looks to move away, Snow throws a big counter combo but Wan just gets out of the way.
Wan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snow - that will leave a mark!
Snow lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
Wan cracks Snow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snow misses with a series of wild punches.
Wan tries a head kick but it misses.
Wan throws a one two combo.
Snow misses with a few strikes there.
Snow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wan scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Snow back to the cage. Wan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Snow misses
and Wan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Wan lands with a straight right. Snow didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Snow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wan.
Wan connects with a body shot that sends Snow's belly button to the back.
Snow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wan.
Snow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Wan. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Snow misses the target.
Wan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wan is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Wan does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Huan Wan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No joy there for Snow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow scores with a leg kick.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wan blocks a head kick by Snow.
Wan lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snow.
Snow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wan.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Wan unleashes a big counter combination but Snow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wan catches Snow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Snow throws a nice looking combination but Wan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Wan with a nice cross.
Wan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Snow misses the target.
Wan tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wan thuds his right hand into Snow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wan lands with a straight right. Snow didn't see that one coming.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Wan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Wan.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Wan.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wan manages to avoid it.
Wan jabs Snow to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wan. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wan connects with a body shot that sends Snow's belly button to the back.
Wan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Wan misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a three punch combo that has Wan backing up. Wan nods at Snow to acknowledge the strikes.
Snow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wan with a nice cross.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Wan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Wan.
Huan Wan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wan cracks Snow with an open hand slap.
Wan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wan.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Wan tries a quick counter leg kick but Snow is wise to it.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Makhi Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wan misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huan Wan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Huan Wan!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Huan Wan!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Huan Wan!

Huan Wan wins by unanimous decision!