PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the cage accompanied by Awaken . The crowd seem to be enjoying Huima's choice of entrance music: Holy Diver. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cyborg
vs
Huima

168 cm
21
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
29
130 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huima Huima!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg misses the jab.
Huima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cyborg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cyborg looks to land a right hand but Huima moved out of range.
Cyborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huima misses with a takedown
and Cyborg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huima takes one to the side of the head.
Huima walks into a stiff left hand from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a body shot.

Cyborg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cyborg controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cyborg stands and throws Huima's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Huima looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Huima's face as Cyborg controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cyborg lands a few punches from side control.
Cyborg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cyborg is trying to ground and pound but Huima uses the momentary lack of control by Cyborg to regain half guard.
Cyborg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cyborg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cyborg works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cyborg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg with a couple of short strikes.
Cyborg is landing with some decent strikes but Huima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cyborg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cyborg cracks Huima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cyborg landing strikes from the mount and Huima is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg landing strikes from the mount and Huima is in trouble!
Cyborg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cyborg lands a big elbow.
Cyborg landing strikes from the mount.
Cyborg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cyborg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Huima looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good shot there by Cyborg.
Cyborg feints a jab promting Huima to slip. Cyborg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Huima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Huima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Huima moves forwards but Cyborg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cyborg misses the body punch
and Huima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huima defending well as Cyborg loads up on a big left hand.
Cyborg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cyborg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cyborg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Huima with a poor takedown
and Cyborg counters with a two punch combo.
Cyborg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huima is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg connects with a single shot there.
Cyborg lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Cyborg finds it's target.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Cyborg finds it's target.
Cyborg jabs at Huima's body.
Cyborg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cyborg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Huima walks into a stiff left hand from Cyborg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huima was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
A cross from Cyborg lands.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
Huima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cyborg throws out a powerful jab.
Cyborg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg with a nice cross.
Cyborg lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cyborg fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg connects with a right hand. Huima shakes it off.
Chris Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huima keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyborg scores with a jab.
Cyborg lands a slapping body shot.
Cyborg connects with a nice looking jab.
Cyborg throws an overhand right that lands on Huima's shoulder, as Huima tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Cyborg.
Cyborg jabs at Huima's body.
Cyborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Huima is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg swings for the body but Huima moves out of range.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy right hand. Huima should have avoided that one.
Cyborg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg throws a shot to the body.
Cyborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huima can do to turn this around?
Huima ducks right into an uppercut from Cyborg.
Cyborg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cyborg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg lands with a good body shot.
Cyborg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg throws a right and a left that Huima avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cyborg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cyborg is looking to clinch.
Huima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cyborg finds it's way round the side to connect with Huima's head.
Huima has his takedown stuffed
and Cyborg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Huima knows he should have avoided that one.
Cyborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cyborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huima doesn't seem bothered though.
Huima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Huima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with a looping left.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Cyborg lands with a hook. Huima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the body.
Huima has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Cyborg as he connects with a hook.
Cyborg lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cyborg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huima doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Cyborg finds it's target.
Huima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg's corner calls for a 1-2. Cyborg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cyborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huima manages to avoid it.
Cyborg lands with a straight right. Huima didn't see that one coming.
Cyborg lands a jab to the head.
Cyborg throws a series of strikes that have Huima backpedaling.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg tries to clinch but Huima is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cyborg.
Cyborg jabs at Huima's body.
A shot to the liver by Cyborg. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huima doesn't seem bothered though.
Cyborg throws a jab but it's blocked by Huima.
Cyborg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huima Huima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huima Huima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cyborg scores with a nice strike.
Cyborg lands a body shot.
Cyborg tests Huima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cyborg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Huima under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cyborg scores with a nice right hand.
Huima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cyborg lands a nice looking body shot.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg jabs Huima right on the nose. Huima blinks but takes it well.
Cyborg lands a jab to the nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cyborg 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!