PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alice Wonderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang comes to the cage accompanied by Special Agent Huang. Alice Wonderland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Huang
vs
Wonderland

163 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alice Wonderland!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang slips a jab and a cross from Wonderland.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wonderland.
Wonderland misses with a head kick.
Wonderland tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wonderland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Huang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huang fails with the takedown.
Wonderland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonderland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Wonderland misses

and Huang counters by clinching up.

Huang drags the fight down to the ground.
Huang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Huang has his feet on Wonderland's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Huang avoids a kick to the body.
Huang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonderland.
Huang scores with a push kick.
Wonderland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland lands with a nice combination. Huang backs away looking to recover.

It looks like George Huang has been cut.
Wonderland misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wonderland blocks a low kick nicely.

Huang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Huang prevents Wonderland from getting back to his feet.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonderland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huang with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang is looking to work some ground and pound but Wonderland has wrist control.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonderland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wonderland dodges the punch combination from Huang.
Wonderland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Huang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Huang drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wonderland looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wonderland looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wonderland!
Huang is breathing heavily.
Huang is trying to control Wonderland's posture but Wonderland avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wonderland is controlling him well.
Huang is looking for a sweep.

Wonderland stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wonderland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonderland.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wonderland. Huang shrugs it off though.
Wonderland connects with a jab.
Wonderland cracks the inside of Huang's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland looks to land a combination. Huang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Huang is rocked!

George Huang's cut is getting worse.
Huang circles away from the clinch attempt

and Huang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Huang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Wonderland.
Huang seems to have got his legs back now.
Huang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wonderland obliges.
Wonderland lands a hook that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Wonderland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huang has Wonderland pressed against the cage, preventing Wonderland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wonderland breaks from the clinch.
Huang swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonderland.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonderland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alice Wonderland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonderland fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonderland throws a series of punches but Huang moves out of range.
Huang misses with a low kick.
Wonderland slaps away a takedown attempt from Huang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Wonderland.
Huang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonderland can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alice Wonderland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Huang'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.

Wonderland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Wonderland.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wonderland.
Huang avoids a kick to the body.
Wonderland throws a leg kick which misses Huang's front leg but catches the back leg as Huang tries to avoid it.
Wonderland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Wonderland. No joy for Huang on that attempt.
Wonderland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huang's head.
George Huang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wonderland misses with a leg kick
and Huang counters with a straight right hand.
Wonderland lands a slapping body shot.
Wonderland throws a right hand that Huang ducks under and follows up with a left that Huang also avoids with ease.
Huang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonderland doesn't manage to clinch there - Huang circles away.

Huang closes the distance and pushes Wonderland back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wonderland.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wonderland connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huang's face.

Wonderland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wonderland wants to slow Huang down by chopping away at his legs.
Wonderland scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland lands a right hook to the body.
Wonderland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wonderland.
Wonderland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wonderland misses with a few strikes there.

Huang clinches up with Wonderland and pushes him back against the cage.
Huang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wonderland lands with a short shot to the head.

Wonderland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wonderland tries to clinch up.
Wonderland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wonderland moves out of range of the strikes.
Wonderland misses with a few strikes there.
Wonderland misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Huang scores with a four punch combination!
Wonderland thows a body shot but no joy.
Huang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alice Wonderland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonderland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wonderland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Huang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wonderland's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang is trying to control the action in half guard but Wonderland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Huang is really struggling to control Wonderland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wonderland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wonderland keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Wonderland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wonderland pushes Huang off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonderland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huang throws a right hand that Wonderland ducks under and follows up with a left that Wonderland also avoids with ease.
Wonderland throws a sloppy head kick and Huang moves out of range easily.
Wonderland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huang momentarily.

George Huang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wonderland misses with a double jab.
Huang blocks a head kick by Wonderland.
Wonderland lands a lovely overhand right.
Wonderland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huang misses with a two punch combination.

Huang pushes Wonderland up against the cage in a clinch.
Wonderland is looking to break free of the clinch but Huang has double underhooks.
Wonderland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Huang tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonderland is pressed up against the cage. Huang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wonderland down to the mat. Wonderland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alice Wonderland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wonderland. Wonderland obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wonderland!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang blocks a head kick by Wonderland.
Wonderland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huang rather than just go for the knockout.
Huang throws and low kick but Wonderland moves out of range easily.
Wonderland throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huang.
Huang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wonderland throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
Wonderland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Huang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wonderland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Huang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Huang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wonderland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alice Wonderland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Huang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wonderland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wonderland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wonderland counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Huang is looking to chop away at Wonderland's legs.
Wonderland misses with a head kick.
Huang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huang misses with a straight right.

Huang clinches.
Huang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wonderland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wonderland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huang blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wonderland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonderland lands a jab-cross combination.
Wonderland scores with a hook.
Wonderland scores with a hook to the body. Huang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wonderland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wonderland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonderland misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wonderland clinches up with Huang and pushes him back against the cage.
Huang is trying to stall.
Wonderland is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
Huang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wonderland cracks Huang with a nice body shot.

Wonderland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonderland punishes Huang's body with a nice straight punch.
Wonderland lands a jab-cross combination.

Jeez, George Huang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Huang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wonderland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huang.
Wonderland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wonderland.
Wonderland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huang shoots for a double leg takedown but Wonderland sprawls well. He's pushed Huang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonderland misses with a head kick.
Wonderland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Wonderland misses its intended target.

Huang scores a takedown into full mount!
Huang looking to control but Wonderland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wonderland wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Huang.
Wonderland is trying to stand.

Huang get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland lands with a nice body punch.
Wonderland throws out a leg kick but Huang moves out of range and Wonderland only half commits.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Huang.
Wonderland pushes Huang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Huang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Huang tries for a kimura but Wonderland is defending well.

Huang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Huang swings around for an armbar but Wonderland sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Huang's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huang is proving hard to escape from.
Wonderland won't allow Huang to sweep him here.
Wonderland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Huang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wonderland is controlling him.
George Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alice Wonderland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Huang slips a jab and a cross from Wonderland.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alice Wonderland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wonderland winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alice Wonderland!