PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry HuaHua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeung has chosen Fluffy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

HuaHua
vs
Yeung

168 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry HuaHua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Yeung!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HuaHua misses with a hook
and Yeung counters with a stiff right hand.
HuaHua checks a low kick from Yeung.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yeung has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
HuaHua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yeung.
A punch combination from Yeung misses.
Yeung moves out of range as HuaHua strikes.
Yeung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeung connects with a body shot.
HuaHua misses with a hook.
HuaHua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yeung checks a low kick from HuaHua.
An inside leg kick from HuaHua misses.
Yeung clobbers HuaHua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yeung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
HuaHua throws a leg kick but Yeung sees it coming and moves out of range.
HuaHua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
HuaHua slips a straight right by Yeung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung cracks HuaHua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yeung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HuaHua.
Yeung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by HuaHua.
Yeung swinging wildly here.
HuaHua looks to land a left hand but Yeung moved out of range nicely.
Yeung ducks under a wild hook from HuaHua.
HuaHua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derrick Yeung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeung lands a right hook to the body.
Yeung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yeung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yeung throws the left hand but HuaHua avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HuaHua scores with a nice right hand.
Yeung misses with a combination

so HuaHua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HuaHua stays in close to Yeung's body and controls the position.
Yeung wants to stand and escape but HuaHua is having none of it.
HuaHua looking to sit in guard and control but Yeung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yeung trying to control the position from guard on top but HuaHua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

HuaHua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
HuaHua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yeung is one step ahead there.
Yeung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yeung landing with the ground and pound.
HuaHua is controlling Yeung's posture.
HuaHua keeping moving, preventing Yeung from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

HuaHua throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yeung uses it to pass to side control.
Yeung working the ground and pound but HuaHua is defending the strikes.

Yeung decides to stand back up. Yeung steps back and let's HuaHua get back to his feet.
Yeung slips a jab from HuaHua.
HuaHua just misses with a punch to the body.
Yeung misses with a jab, cross combination.
HuaHua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from HuaHua misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeung cracks HuaHua with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Yeung.
Yeung misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derrick Yeung will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yeung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
HuaHua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeung scores with a three punch combo!
HuaHua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
HuaHua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeung.
Yeung lands with a nice combination. HuaHua backs away looking to recover.
Yeung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
HuaHua fails with an attempt to clinch.
HuaHua misses with a lunging right hand
and Yeung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yeung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yeung misses with the combination.
Yeung ducks under a wild hook from HuaHua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and HuaHua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yeung in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
HuaHua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yeung lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

HuaHua is rocked!
Derrick Yeung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
HuaHua misses with a hook.
Oh HuaHua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
HuaHua misses with a few strikes there.
HuaHua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HuaHua seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Yeung.
Yeung has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
HuaHua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeung manages to avoid it.
Yeung misses with a series of wild punches.
Derrick Yeung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yeung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yeung misses with a series of wild punches.
Yeung lands with a hook. HuaHua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HuaHua staying out of range there.
Yeung lands a really nice looking cross but HuaHua seems unphased.
HuaHua walks into a stiff left hand from Yeung.
Yeung avoids the head kick by HuaHua.
HuaHua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HuaHua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yeung misses with a double jab.
Yeung throws a combination that misses
and HuaHua counters with a body kick.
Yeung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
HuaHua thumps Yeung with a low kick.
HuaHua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
HuaHua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HuaHua throws a hook but Yeung blocks it.
Yeung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and HuaHua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from HuaHua misses.
HuaHua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yeung.
Yeung swinging wildly here.
HuaHua checks a low kick from Yeung.
Yeung looks to throw the jab but HuaHua is out of range.
HuaHua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeung.
HuaHua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yeung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
HuaHua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HuaHua.
Yeung takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Yeung misses.
Nice shot lands for Yeung.
HuaHua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeung was well out of range. Poor timing from HuaHua.
Yeung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before HuaHua can pounce on him.
HuaHua blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Yeung misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeung swings away with a body shot that misses

and HuaHua counters with a shoot takedown. Yeung fights it but they end up in guard.
HuaHua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from HuaHua.
Yeung wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
HuaHua is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry HuaHua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

HuaHua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Yeung misses.
HuaHua throws a leg kick but Yeung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
HuaHua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from HuaHua, right into the meat.
HuaHua slips a jab and a cross from Yeung.
HuaHua throws a front kick aimed at Yeung's knee but Yeung avoids it well.
HuaHua misses with an uppercut.
HuaHua cracks the inside of Yeung's front leg.
Yeung throws a nice looking combination but HuaHua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yeung lands with an uppercut that bounces HuaHua off the cage and back into range.
HuaHua misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HuaHua motions for Yeung to come forward. HuaHua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
HuaHua connects with a body shot that sends Yeung's belly button to the back.
HuaHua takes a swing at Yeung's ribcage but misses.
Yeung fails to land with a series of punches.
HuaHua misses with a hook. Yeung ducked under it nicely.
Yeung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
HuaHua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeung.
Yeung blocks a head kick by HuaHua.
HuaHua throws a jab when Yeung was well out of range.
Yeung scores with a hook to the body. HuaHua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yeung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from HuaHua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeung fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Yeung. Those never looked like landing.
Yeung thows a left - swing and a miss!
HuaHua misses with a low kick.
HuaHua just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Yeung as he checks the leg kick.
HuaHua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yeung looks to score with a jab to the body but HuaHua is just out of range.
Yeung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
HuaHua lunges at Yeung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yeung's hand.
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!
HuaHua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeung.
HuaHua throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeung misses with a right hand
and HuaHua counters with a leg kick.
Yeung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from HuaHua.
Good leg kick by HuaHua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yeung fails to land with a series of punches.
Yeung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yeung defending well as HuaHua loads up on a big left hand.
Yeung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
HuaHua tries a low kick but Yeung avoids it.
HuaHua tries to score with a low kick but Yeung moves his leg out of the way.
HuaHua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
HuaHua tries to land a front kick but Yeung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
HuaHua cracks Yeung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
HuaHua missing with a left hand there. Yeung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yeung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
HuaHua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yeung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeung dodges the punch combination from HuaHua.
Yeung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeung checks a leg kick.
Yeung throws a nice looking combination but HuaHua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
HuaHua punishes Yeung's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HuaHua chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry HuaHua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well HuaHua 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry HuaHua!