PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2562 p4p, 284 weight class) and Tane Huia (ranked 3043 p4p, 324 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

The Zealot
vs
Huia

190 cm
29
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

181 cm
31
169 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tane Huia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot lands a jab to the nose.
Huia throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huia.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Huia moves out of range.
The Zealot lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Huia. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Huia 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.
Huia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Zealot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Zealot scrambles back to his feet.
Huia missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Zealot slips a jab and a cross from Huia.
The Zealot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Zealot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Tane Huia has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huia walks into a jab.
The Zealot throws a nice looking combination but Huia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huia looks to throw the jab but The Zealot is out of range.
Huia takes one to the chin there.
The Zealot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huia tries to move into range but The Zealot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Huia misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from The Zealot misses its target.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Huia is rocked!
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huia.
The Zealot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Huia is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
The Zealot lands with a good body shot.
The Zealot cracks Huia with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Huia tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but The Zealot pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Huia is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Tane Huia had this to say: 'N'wah fetcher, s'wit!'.