PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Huia
vs
Black

190 cm
30
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
10 - 9 - 2

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hone Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Huia duly obliges.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Huia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Black checks a low kick from Huia.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hone Huia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huia looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black feints the counter takedown.
Huia misses with a series of wild punches.
Huia fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A combination from Huia does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huia fails to land with a series of punches.
Huia tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Huia does no damage.
Huia misses with a few strikes there.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huia.
Black dodges the punch combination from Huia.
Huia throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black feints the counter takedown.
Huia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Huia misses.
Huia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huia misses with a few strikes there.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huia throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huia defends it well.
Huia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huia throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A combination from Huia does no damage.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Huia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huia misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Huia. Those never looked like landing.
Huia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huia shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huia swinging wildly here.
Huia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Huia closes the distance and clinches.
Huia cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black jumps guard but Huia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black tries to pull guard but Huia won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants a takedown.
Hone Huia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saem Black.
A head punch on the inside from Huia fails to land.
Huia is struggling to control the position.
Huia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Huia misses with a body punch.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Huia trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huia into the cage.
Huia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Huia.
A right handed body shot lands from Huia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hone Huia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Huia throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
A combination from Huia does no damage.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia lands a two punch combo.
Huia looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Huia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black with the counter takedown but Huia avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black with the counter takedown but Huia avoids it easily.
Huia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Huia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huia misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia fails to land with a series of punches.

Huia takes the fight into the clinch.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huia stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Huia misses with a punch to the body.
Huia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Huia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huia struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black is looking for a takedown.
Hone Huia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saem Black.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Huia throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huia lands with a short shot to the head.
Huia throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black jumps guard but Huia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Huia tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Huia back against the cage.
Huia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huia to keep the fight standing.
Black jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huia walks away with a smile on his face. Black gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Huia rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
Black blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huia misses with some punches.
Huia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Hone Huia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Black tries to pull guard but Huia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black is trying to pull guard but Huia has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Black is trying to drag Huia to the mat but Huia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Huia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Huia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Huia is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Black won't allow Huia to pass to mount.
Huia is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Black trying to hold on to Huia's head to control him but Huia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Huia decides to stand and escape the position.

Huia has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Black is trying to drag Huia to the mat but Huia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huia throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black is trying to pull guard but Huia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Huia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Black uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hone Huia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Huia misses with a double jab.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huia defends it well.
Huia misses with a few strikes there.
Huia misses with the combination.
Huia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huia throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Huia.
Huia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Huia.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huia.
Black feints the counter takedown.
Huia moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Huia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Huia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huia misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Huia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia lands a head shot.
Huia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huia is looking to clinch.
Black with the counter takedown but Huia avoids it easily.
Hone Huia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huia misses with the combination.
Huia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huia fails to land with a series of punches.
Huia fails to land with a series of punches.
Huia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huia fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huia misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huia throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Huia throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Huia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huia misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Huia misses.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huia defends it well.
Huia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hone Huia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huia cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hone Huia is winning the standup battle so far.
Huia throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Black dodges the punch combination from Huia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huia swinging wildly here.
Black tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Huia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huia swinging wildly here.
Black changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Huia misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Huia.
A punch combination from Huia misses.
Saem Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huia tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hone Huia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huia 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hone Huia!