PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana comes into the arena with Candyshop blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Huana
vs
Andrews

188 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrews throws a jab when Huana was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Huana.

It looks like Matt Andrews has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huana misses with a kick to the body.
Huana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huana lands with a cross.
Huana closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrews counters with a left and a right that stings Huana.
Andrews looks gassed!
Huana misses with a two punch combination.
Huana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Huana persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Huana counters with a crisp one two that drops Andrews! Huana thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Andrews to his feet! Andrews is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huana throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Huana throws a nice looking combination but Andrews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huana scores with a punch to the head.

That has opened up Matt Andrews's cut even more.
Matt Andrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huana misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrews throws a lazy uppercut
and Huana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huana lands a head kick!
Huana throws a head kick that misses.
Huana scores with a nice head shot.
Huana swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Huana keeps it at a distance.
Huana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrews tries to avoid it but Huana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrews to the ground. Andrews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mari Huana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice combination there by Huana.
Huana lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Huana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huana shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huana throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with an uppercut. Huana saw that one coming.
Huana cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.
Andrews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huana counters with a nice leg kick.
Huana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrews.
Matt Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrews misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Huana to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mari Huana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Andrews's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Huana misses with a few strikes there.

Huana has closed the distance and engaged Andrews in a clinch.

Huana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huana.
Andrews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Huana shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but Huana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Huana misses with a series of wild punches.
Huana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Huana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Huana.
Andrews blocks a head kick by Huana.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Andrews has eaten all the pies!
Huana misses with a wild combination.
Huana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Huana. Those never looked like landing.

Huana has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrews wants to clinch but Huana slips to the side
and Huana counters with a leg kick.
Mari Huana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huana is looking to clinch.
Mari Huana is winning the standup battle so far.
Huana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The cut above Matt Andrews's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Huana lands a jab to the nose.
Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Huana.
Andrews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huana tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huana connects with a high kick.
Huana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huana connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Andrews takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huana.
Andrews tries to clinch
and Huana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huana dives in and grabs Andrews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrews pushes down on Huana's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mari Huana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huana shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huana tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mari Huana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Andrews's cut.
That's time! Huana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Andrews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrews misses with a combination
and Huana counters with an outside leg kick.
Huana throws out a powerful jab.

Huana closes the distance and pushes Andrews back into the cage.

Huana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Huana.
Huana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huana throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Huana.
Huana connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Huana.
Huana misses with a two punch combination.
Huana looks for the body kick but Andrews saw that one coming.
Huana tries a low kick but Andrews avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huana lands a jab-cross combination.
Huana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Matt Andrews's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A combination from Huana does no damage.
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews throws a combination that misses
and Huana counters with a right hand to the body.
Huana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrews pinned against the cage. Andrews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andrews's calf.
Matt Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrews can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Huana.
Huana tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huana tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Huana.
Mari Huana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huana cracks the inside of Andrews's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mari Huana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huana 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mari Huana!