PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

The Lion
vs
Tze Long

169 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex The Lion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion is looking to clinch but Tze Long is avoiding it.
The Lion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tze Long shoots in looking for a takedown. The Lion tries to sprawl out of it but Tze Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Lion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Lion fails in his attempt to clinch.

The Lion forces Tze Long back against the cage and clinches.
The Lion lands with a light punch inside.
The Lion tries to throw a body punch but Tze Long avoids it by throwing The Lion back against the cage.
The Lion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tze Long or not.
The Lion lands with a light punch inside.
Tze Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Lion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex The Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion tries to clinch up but Tze Long circles away and keeps his distance.
The Lion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tze Long circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tze Long fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Lion to the ground. Tze Long is now in The Lion's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tze Long drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tze Long seems to have locked his on tight now - The Lion screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tze Long, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Huang Tze Long!
Huang Tze Long is the new bantamweight champion!