PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Findlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hwoarang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Findlay has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Findlay
vs
Hwoarang

195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Findlay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Hwoarang!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hwoarang has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hwoarang breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Findlay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hwoarang stuffs the takedown.
We've been informed that Hwoarang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hwoarang throws a nice looking combination but Findlay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hwoarang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Findlay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Findlay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hwoarang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Findlay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Findlay misses with a head kick.
Findlay tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Findlay's head coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Findlay is breathing heavily.

Hwoarang moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hwoarang avoids a wild elbow strike from Findlay.
Findlay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Hwoarang breaks from the clinch.
Hwoarang throws a sloppy head kick and Findlay moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hwoarang clinches with his opponent.
Hwoarang prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Findlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hwoarang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Hwoarang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hwoarang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang throws a head kick but Findlay moves out of range.
Findlay fails with a takedown attempt.
Hwoarang fails to land with a series of punches.
Findlay misses with a head kick.
Hwoarang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hwoarang clinches.
Hwoarang scores a nice knee to the body.
Hwoarang has a couple of punches blocked by Findlay.
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Findlay walks away with a smile on his face. Hwoarang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hwoarang clinches with his opponent.
Hwoarang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hwoarang lands an elbow inside.
Hwoarang has a couple of punches blocked by Findlay.
Findlay connects with a knee to the head.
Hwoarang misses with the head strike.
Hwoarang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hwoarang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Findlay is defending well for now.
Findlay dodges an elbow strike from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang misses with the head strike.
Findlay blocks an uppercut.
Findlay has Hwoarang pressed against the cage, preventing Hwoarang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Findlay lands an elbow that stopped Hwoarang in his tracks for a moment.
Findlay avoids a wild elbow strike from Hwoarang.
Findlay blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findlay struggles to land a body shot inside as Hwoarang controls his hands.
Hwoarang lands an uppercut.
Findlay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hwoarang up against the cage.
Findlay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hwoarang fails to pull guard.
Hwoarang lands an elbow inside.
Hwoarang lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Findlay manages to pull guard.
Findlay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
Findlay wants to stand but Hwoarang is controlling the position.
Hwoarang is looking to work some ground and pound but Findlay has wrist control.
Hwoarang with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang postures up in Findlay's guard and throws a big left but Findlay blocks it.
Hwoarang throwing strikes from guard but Findlay blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hwoarang throwing strikes from guard but Findlay blocks nicely.
Findlay trying to keep a closed guard but Hwoarang is proving a slippery customer.
Hwoarang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Findlay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hwoarang misses with the combination.
Hwoarang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Findlay.
Findlay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hwoarang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Findlay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Hwoarang has managed to clinch.
Findlay lands a knee to the head.
Hwoarang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Findlay crunches a lovely knee into Hwoarang's ribcage.
Hwoarang fails to pull guard.
Hwoarang tries to pull guard but Findlay holds him up against the cage and eventually Hwoarang drops back down to his feet.
Findlay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Findlay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang holds him up against the cage and eventually Findlay drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hwoarang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Findlay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hwoarang blocks it with crossed arms.
Hwoarang misses with the head strike.

Hwoarang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hwoarang shoots in looking for a takedown but Findlay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hwoarang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James Findlay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hwoarang.
Findlay wants to clinch.
Hwoarang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Findlay on the side of the head.
Hwoarang throws a right hand that Findlay ducks under and follows up with a left that Findlay also avoids with ease.
James Findlay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Findlay scores with a head kick. Hwoarang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Findlay misses with the combination.
Antonio Hwoarang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hwoarang throws a sloppy head kick and Findlay moves out of range easily.
Findlay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hwoarang.

Hwoarang gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Findlay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Findlay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Findlay lands an elbow inside.
Hwoarang lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hwoarang fails to land.
Hwoarang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Findlay backwards.
Hwoarang throws an elbow but it misses.
Hwoarang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Findlay throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hwoarang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang won't allow it.
Hwoarang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hwoarang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Findlay uses from the top position.
Hwoarang is adopting a defensive guard.
Hwoarang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Findlay manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findlay managing to control the position.
Findlay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hwoarang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hwoarang postures up in Findlay's guard and throws a big left but Findlay blocks it.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
Hwoarang lands a couple of elbows.
Findlay managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang connects with a couple of short punches.
Hwoarang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hwoarang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Findlay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hwoarang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
Findlay controls Hwoarang momentarily but Hwoarang frees himself.
Hwoarang lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Hwoarang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hwoarang misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Findlay.
Hwoarang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Findlay pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Findlay has Hwoarang up against the cage in a clinch.
Hwoarang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hwoarang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Findlay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hwoarang tries to break the clinch but Findlay is controlling the position.

Findlay pulls Hwoarang into guard.
Hwoarang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hwoarang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hwoarang is in close to Findlay's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Findlay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang is working Findlay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Findlay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hwoarang defends well.
Findlay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
Findlay wants to sweep here but Hwoarang controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang works over Findlay with some ground and pound from guard.
Hwoarang lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hwoarang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hwoarang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Findlay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hwoarang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hwoarang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hwoarang landing with the ground and pound.
Hwoarang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hwoarang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang throwing strikes but missing.
Hwoarang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hwoarang throwing strikes from guard but Findlay blocks nicely.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.

Findlay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hwoarang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hwoarang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Findlay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Findlay trying to control the position.
Hwoarang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Findlay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Findlay wants to get back to his feet but Hwoarang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hwoarang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
Hwoarang lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hwoarang works over Findlay with some ground and pound from guard.
Antonio Hwoarang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Findlay trying to keep a closed guard but Hwoarang is proving a slippery customer.
James Findlay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hwoarang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Hwoarang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hwoarang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Hwoarang!