PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Satanmury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Huynh
vs
Satanmury

170 cm
28
156 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

175 cm
30
154 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
Brute

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Huynh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Satanmury!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Satanmury misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Satanmury, as that shot connected.

Huynh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Satanmury quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Satanmury is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Huynh jumps into side control!
Huynh throws a strike aimed at the side of Satanmury's head but Satanmury avoids it well.
Huynh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Huynh laying and praying for a moment but Satanmury takes advantage and regains half guard.
Huynh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Satanmury regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Huynh.
Huynh tries to free his leg and advance position but Satanmury is retaining full guard.
Satanmury looking to control.
Satanmury keeping moving, preventing Huynh from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Satanmury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huynh preventing the sweep.
Huynh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huynh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Satanmury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huynh.
Satanmury manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Satanmury thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh tries to lock up and control but Satanmury gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huynh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Satanmury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huynh is staying active underneath Satanmury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satanmury is pressing down on Huynh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huynh is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Huynh trying to hold on to Satanmury's head to control him but Satanmury postures up.
Huynh has his hands clasped together around Satanmury's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Huynh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh throws a leg kick but Satanmury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huynh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Satanmury as he checks the leg kick.
Satanmury moves out of range as Huynh throws a body kick.
Henry Huynh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satanmury wants to slow Huynh down by chopping away at his legs.
Satanmury ducks under a wild hook from Huynh.
Satanmury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huynh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Satanmury thumps Huynh with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Satanmury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Satanmury throws a jab when Huynh was well out of range.
Huynh misses with a body shot.
Huynh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Satanmury circles away.
Satanmury delivers a nice body kick.
Huynh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satanmury manages to avoid it.
Huynh throws a body punch but Satanmury moves out of range.
Huynh checks a leg kick nicely.
Satanmury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huynh throws a solid leg kick but Satanmury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Huynh.
No luck for Huynh with that takedown attempt.
Huynh throws a body kick that misses.
Satanmury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huynh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Satanmury misses with a body kick.
Satanmury misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huynh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Satanmury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Huynh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satanmury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Satanmury. No joy for Huynh on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Huynh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Huynh tries a head kick but it misses.
Satanmury lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Huynh - that will leave a mark!
Huynh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huynh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Satanmury takes a swing at Huynh's ribcage but misses.
Satanmury misses with a head kick.
Satanmury lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huynh slips a straight right by Satanmury.
Huynh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huynh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huynh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huynh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huynh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Satanmury doesn't manage to clinch there - Huynh circles away.
Huynh is looking to wear down Satanmury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Huynh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury shoots in for a double leg but Huynh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huynh wants to slow Satanmury down by chopping away at his legs.
Huynh shoots in but no luck this time.
Satanmury stuns Huynh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Satanmury checks a low kick from Huynh.
Huynh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satanmury throws a body punch but Huynh moves out of range.
Huynh cracks the inside of Satanmury's front leg.
Satanmury leaves Huynh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huynh lands a jab to the head.
Huynh takes a swing at Satanmury's ribcage but misses.
Huynh misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Huynh is predictable there
and Satanmury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Huynh misses
enabling Satanmury to counter with a crisp jab.
Satanmury digs a good body shot into Huynh's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satanmury clobbers Huynh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Satanmury throws a sloppy head kick and Huynh moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huynh.
Huynh throws a body kick that misses.
Satanmury tries to land a leg kick but Huynh saw it coming and moves away.
Satanmury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huynh misses with a body kick.
Christian Satanmury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satanmury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Huynh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Satanmury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Huynh.

Satanmury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Satanmury lands in his opponent's guard.
Satanmury works over Huynh with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh is adopting a defensive guard.
Satanmury stopping the sweep attempt from Huynh.
Satanmury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huynh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Satanmury sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huynh's guard.
Satanmury trying to control the action but Huynh is working from the bottom.
Satanmury looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huynh trying to control from the bottom.
Satanmury is looking to take a break and control but Huynh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Huynh.
Satanmury tries to free his leg and advance position but Huynh is retaining full guard.
Huynh seems keen to control Satanmury's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huynh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Satanmury in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huynh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Satanmury is working to get back to half guard.
Huynh breaks from Satanmury's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Christian Satanmury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A combination from Satanmury does no damage.
Satanmury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satanmury ducks under a wild hook from Huynh.
Satanmury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huynh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huynh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satanmury is out of range and Huynh settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Satanmury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Huynh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Satanmury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huynh sprawls well. Huynh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Satanmury gets slowly back to his feet.
Huynh connects with a solid leg kick.
Satanmury throws a right and a left that Huynh avoids nicely.
Satanmury misses with a few strikes there.
Huynh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huynh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satanmury.

Huynh clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Satanmury.
Satanmury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satanmury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satanmury misses with a short punch on the inside.

Satanmury manages to break the clinch.

Huynh gets a takedown into half guard.

Satanmury actively working from the bottom here.
Huynh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Satanmury trying to control but Huynh postures up.
Satanmury is refusing to be controlled, as Huynh sits in half guard.
Huynh 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satanmury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huynh.
Huynh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Satanmury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Satanmury manages to get to full guard.
Henry Huynh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huynh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Satanmury connects with an inside leg kick.
Huynh lands with a good body shot.
Huynh throws a sloppy body shot
and Satanmury counters with a stiff right hand.
Huynh throws the kick towards the body but Satanmury avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satanmury fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huynh.

Satanmury tries to sprawl but Huynh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Huynh trying to control from Satanmury's half guard. Satanmury has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Satanmury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huynh passes easily into side control. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Huynh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huynh 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Huynh!
After winning the bout, Henry Huynh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.