PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tane Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. Mike Lie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Huia
vs
Lie

181 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
170 lbs
6 - 41 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tane Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Huia moves into the clinch successfully.
Huia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Huia won't allow it.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huia controlling the action here for a moment.
Huia has Lie pressed against the cage, preventing Lie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huia.
Huia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Huia keeps control of Lie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huia lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Huia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Huia.
Lie wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Lie's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Huia.
Huia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lie wants to break free but Huia has control.
Huia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huia lands a right hand.
Lie tries to break free but Huia pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Huia - that landed with a thud.
Huia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huia controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Huia on the inside.
Huia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lie wants to break free but Huia has control.
Lie is trying to push Huia away but Huia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huia lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huia prevents Lie from breaking the clinch.
Lie is trying to break free.
Huia pushes Lie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Huia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Huia.
Huia lands a body shot.
Huia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lie tries to break free but Huia pushes him back against the cage.
Lie is trying to force a seperation but Huia has the dominant position.
A short left from Huia.
Huia lands a hook that snaps the head of Lie backwards.
Huia lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lie is rocked!
Huia lands a right hand.
Lie is still on wobbly legs! Can Huia finish him?
Huia gets through Lie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huia lands a shoulder strike.
Huia lands with a right to the head.
Lie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huia lands an uppercut.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Huia won't allow it.
Huia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lie up against the cage.
Huia lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Huia.
Huia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lies head.
Huia creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lie's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lie drops to his knees and Huia pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Huia!
In defeat, Mike Lie stepped up to the mic, saying 'You know I came to fight for all of you guys and girls'.