PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 1523 p4p, 187 weight class) and Thug Life (ranked 1594 p4p, 196 weight class). Life has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Huber
vs
Life

180 cm
36
175 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

188 cm
31
178 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thug Life!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range.
Life lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Life missing with a left hand there. Huber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Life takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Life misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huber tests Life's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Life turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Life finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
Life chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Life lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huber lands the left hand.
Huber throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber throws the left hand but Life avoids the punch easily.
Life blocks a low kick nicely.
Life misses with the combination.
Life lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Life paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Life does it's job there.
Huber blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huber. That's going to slow Life down.
Huber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Life fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Huber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Life attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huber avoids the body shot from Life.
Life is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huber.
Life misses with a leg kick.
Huber slips under a jab from Life.
Huber lands a slapping body shot.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Huber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huber throws a leg kick
and Life counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Life throws a shot from downtown. Huber moves away and avoids it.
Life scores with a nice body kick.
Life throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Life cracks a nice hook into Huber's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Life.
Huber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Life takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Life has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huber finds it's way round the side to connect with Life's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Huber.
Huber throws a head kick but Life moves out of range.
Huber lands a two punch combo.
Life will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Huber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Life circles away quickly and effectively.
Life misses with a series of wild punches.
Huber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Life.
Life is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Huber was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Life.
Huber connects with the punch.
Life pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huber misses with a looping right.
Life is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Huber connects with a solid leg kick.
Huber throws a leg kick but Life checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Life throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber takes one to the side of the head.
Huber throws a hook but Life blocks it.
Huber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Life checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Huber.
A solid leg kick lands there for Life.
Huber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huber lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Life moves out of range of the body kick.
Life looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Life checks a leg kick.
Life dodges the punch combination from Huber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huber crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Life - the referee stops the clock and Huber gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Life. Huber manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Life scores with a jab to the head.
Huber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Life. Life obviously looking to wear him down.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Life finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
Life swings for the body but Huber moves out of range.
Huber thows a leg kick but Life checks it
and Life counters with a right hand to the body.
Life lands a right hook to the body.
Life looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Huber cracks Life with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Life.
Life pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Life misses.
As Life backs away, Huber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Life lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huber's sensitive parts.
Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thug Life will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Huber misses with a hook. Life ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Huber.
Life misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Life lands with a nice combination. Huber backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Huber misses.
Life checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Life. Huber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Life swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huber.
Life's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Life ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Huber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Life throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Huber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life motions for Huber to come forward. Life throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Life works Huber's body with a nice hook.
Huber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Life.
Life has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters circling a little - Life finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Life goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Life throws a leg kick but Huber sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber scoring well with a low kick there.
Life tests Huber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Life throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Life lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Life lands a right hook to the body.
Thug Life seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Life with a nice cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Life 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.
Life throws a low kick but Huber moves out of range easily.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Life moves away.
Huber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Life's sensitive parts.
Life blocks a low kick nicely.
Huber throws a series of punches but Life avoids them all with ease.
Life throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Life moves out of range of the body kick from Huber.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Life flicks out a counter leg kick but Huber steps away.
An inside leg kick from Huber misses.
Huber slips under a jab from Life.
Life bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Life turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a body kick that misses.
Life has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Huber.
Huber lands with a shot to the body.
Life connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Huber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Huber with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Life.
Huber moves out of range as Life throws a body kick.
Jab from Huber.
Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Life thows a left - swing and a miss!
Life swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huber.
Life misses the shot to the body.
Life lands a nice hook to Huber's body. Huber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Life lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Huber closes the distance and clinches.
Life misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Life throws a punch but it's blocked by Huber.

Life breaks from the clinch.
Life finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looks like Huber has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Life throws a solid leg kick but Huber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Life.
A thudding body kick lands there by Huber!
An inside leg kick lands from Huber.
Huber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Huber.
Life misses with a few strikes there.
Life misses the jab.
Huber moves forwards but Life connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Life keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Life connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a poor cross that misses
and Life counters with a nice body shot.
Huber avoids the body shot from Life.
Huber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Life checks it well.
Life tests Huber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Life throws a head kick that half lands.
Huber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Huber tenderised Life's leg. Life is trying to keep his angry face on.
Life misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Huber wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Life connects with a nice looking jab.
Life pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Life fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Life chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huber needs to keep his hands up - Life had a free shot at his head there.
Huber lands a nice shot that snaps Life's head back.
Life connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Life throws a series of punches but Huber moves out of range.
Life misses with an uppercut. Huber saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thug Life showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Huber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Life drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target.
Huber tries to bum rush Life with a series of wild strikes but Life uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Life throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Life scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Huber does it's job there.
Life jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huber cracks Life with a good jab.
Huber throws a leg kick which misses Life's front leg but catches the back leg as Life tries to avoid it.
That kick from Huber tenderised Life's leg. Life is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huber avoids the head kick by Life.
Life throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Life lands a glancing blow to the side of Huber's head.

Huber has closed the distance and engaged Life in a clinch.
Life lands a shoulder strike.
Life fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Life.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Life throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hubers head.
A head punch on the inside from Life fails to land.
Life throws a punch but it's blocked by Huber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Life creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huber cracks Life with a nice body shot.
Life has a couple of punches blocked by Huber.
Huber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Life lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Huber.
Huber scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Huber.
Life takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Life misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Life breaks the clinch.
Life looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Life throws out a loose jab but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huber moves in looking to clinch but Life pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Life thuds his right hand into Huber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Life takes a step back to recover.
Huber 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.
Life with a hook.
Life rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Life connects with a right hand. Huber shakes it off.
Life throws a low kick, looking for Huber's leg but Huber calmly moves out of range.
Life avoids a kick to the body.
Huber stuns Life with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Life throws a shot from downtown. Huber moves away and avoids it.
Huber is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huber, right into the meat.
Huber thuds a left hand into Life's body.
Life looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huber dips to his left and cracks Life with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Life lands a head kick. Huber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Life's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Life scrambles back to his feet.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Life gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Life stuns Huber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Life throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Life tries to work over Huber's front leg with a kick but Huber checks it.
Life chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huber can pounce on him.
Hans Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Life connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Huber.
Life throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Life throws a looping overhand right but Huber ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a body punch but Life moves out of range.
Life doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Life checks the leg kick.
Life looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huber tries to bum rush Life with a series of wild strikes but Life uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huber backing away here, and Life unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Life digs a good body shot into Huber's ribs.
Life changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huber needs to keep his hands up - Life had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Huber misses.
Life uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huber has time to react.
Huber avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Life.
Life tries to bum rush Huber with a series of wild strikes but Huber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Life moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Life! But no joy.
Life scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huber doesn't seem bothered though.
Life fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thug Life.
Well Life has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thug Life!
Thug Life spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.