PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huima Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ImA Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holy Diver. Huima Huima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to ImA Man's chin.

Huima
vs
Man

150 cm
28
130 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huima Huima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ImA Man!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a nice looking combination but Huima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
ImA Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Huima shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch but Huima is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Huima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huima doesn't seem bothered though.
Huima fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Huima or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huima Huima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Huima pushes him off.
Huima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man lands a big head kick that sends Huima tumbling to the mat! Man takes a step backwards and waves Huima back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Huima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man is looking to clinch but Huima is avoiding it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Huima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Man misses

and Huima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ImA Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Huima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huima Huima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Huima takes a step back to recover.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man wants to clinch but Huima slips to the side

and Huima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Huima.
Huima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Huima looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man gets to his feet - Huima follows without any prompting.
Huima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man wants to clinch but Huima slips to the side

and Huima counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
Huima throws a big right hand that misses.
Huima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huima has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Huima's guard.
Man is looking to stand up but Huima won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man wants to control from the top but Huima keeps moving.
Huima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Huima looking for a sweep. Not yet Huima, not yet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. ImA Man wasn't active enough on the ground.
Man lands a head kick. Huima smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but ImA Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Man lands a head kick!
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Huima blocks a head kick by Man.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man tries to clinch there but Huima circles away.
Huima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man throws a lazy head kick

and Huima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Huima.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Huima wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.

Huima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Man is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Man has escaped and now he's on top!
Man wants to control from the top but Huima keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huima controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huima keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huima is proving hard to escape from.
Huima Huima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ImA Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by ImA Man.
Huima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man wants to clinch but Huima slips to the side

and Huima counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huima Huima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!