PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Groinslap Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Huang
vs
Bandit

180 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fu Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Groinslap Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Huang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Huang throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bandit works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Huang with the ground and pound but Bandit uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Huang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bandit wants to stand and escape but Huang is having none of it.
Huang throws a strike but Bandit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Huang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huang pulls Bandit in close to his closed guard and prevents Bandit from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bandit wants to stand but Huang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Huang is working an open guard so Bandit takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit tries to clinch but Huang moves out of range.

Huang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bandit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Huang thows a big elbow that misses.
Huang throwing strikes from guard but Bandit blocks nicely.
Huang is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandit has wrist control.
Huang throwing strikes from guard but Bandit blocks nicely.
Bandit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huang throwing strikes but missing.
Huang looking to pass the guard.

Bandit pushes Huang off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bandit has eaten all the pies!
Bandit tries to clinch but Huang is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang shoots for a takedown but Bandit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huang shoots for a double leg takedown but Bandit sprawls well. He's pushed Huang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Huang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fu Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandit tries to clinch but Huang moves out of range.
Bandit fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fu Huang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandit is looking to clinch but Huang is avoiding it.
Huang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huang dives in and grabs Bandit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bandit pushes down on Huang's head and hops out.
Huang shoots in for a takedown but Bandit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bandit pushes Huang up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huang is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Bandit to work.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Huang won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Bandit.
Huang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bandit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bandit is stalling here.
Bandit lands an elbow inside.
Huang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bandit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Huang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bandit was covering up waiting for the punch and Huang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bandit wants to stand but Huang is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bandit wants to get back to his feet but Huang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huang lands a couple of digs.
Huang throwing strikes from guard but Bandit blocks nicely.
Bandit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huang connects with a couple of short punches.

Bandit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bandit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bandit connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Groinslap Bandit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Bandit. No joy for Huang on that attempt.

Huang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Huang scoring with punches from side control.
Huang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Huang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Huang scores with a couple of short elbows.
Huang throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bandit works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bandit is looking to escape.
Bandit has hold of Huang's hands but Huang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bandit is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Huang there.
Bandit taking some punishment here, with Huang in his half guard.
Huang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bandit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Huang lands with some strikes.
Huang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bandit'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang working the ground and pound effectively.
Huang lands a heavy elbow.
Huang cracks Bandit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bandit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huang landing strikes from the mount and Bandit is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang lands a big elbow.
Huang with the ground and pound from mount.
Huang working the ground and pound effectively.
Huang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huang landing punches.
Huang cracks Bandit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Huang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bandit's face.
Huang with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang with a couple of short strikes.
Huang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Huang looking to finish Bandit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bandit!
Huang with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang breaks from Bandit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang lands a big elbow.
Huang working Bandit over with strikes here.
Huang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bandit is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bandit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bandit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bandit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Huang lands a big elbow.
Huang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Huang lands a big shot there that rocks Bandit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huang lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang landing strikes from the mount.
Bandit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Bandit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Huang with shots to the head and body - Bandit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bandit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bandit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandit wants to get back to his feet.
Huang with shots to the head and body - Bandit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Huang raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fu Huang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Huang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huang showed some decent athleticism there.
Bandit pushes Huang off looking to stand but Huang dives back in and keeps control.
Bandit has hold of Huang's hands but Huang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Huang slips a nice elbow through Bandit's hands, connecting with Bandit's forehead.
Huang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bandit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Huang.
Bandit wants to stand up but Huang is controlling him.
Huang throws a strike but Bandit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fu Huang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huang 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.
Bandit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huang is proving hard to escape from.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Huang or perhaps it was just good defense by Bandit which made him look bad.

Huang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Huang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bandit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huang.
Huang is looking to pass Bandit's guard but actually Bandit recovers to full guard.

Bandit has his feet on Huang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Huang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Huang winds up and cracks Bandit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit wants to get back to his feet.
Huang working over Bandit with some ground and pound. Bandit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huang lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Huang.
Bandit wants to get back to his feet.
Huang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bandit defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huang connects with a nice short shot to Bandit's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huang connects with a nice short shot to Bandit's temple.
Huang lands with a punch from half guard.
Huang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huang working over Bandit with some ground and pound. Bandit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Huang.
Bandit is looking to escape.
Huang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Huang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huang lands a nice short elbow.
Huang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bandit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bandit tries to kick Huang off but Huang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fu Huang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fu Huang!