PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve Jr (ranked 1547 p4p, 173 weight class) and Liang Hanying (ranked 3042 p4p, 277 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steve Jr
vs
Hanying

170 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
158 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liang Hanying!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanying fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Hanying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanying takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanying.
Hanying is looking to clinch but Steve Jr is avoiding it.
Steve Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanying.
Steve Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Hanying counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanying throws a head kick but Steve Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Steve Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steve Jr wants to stall.
Steve Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr gets through Hanying's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steve Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.

Hanying breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hanying instigates a clinch.
Steve Jr blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hanying just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steve Jr's brow.
Hanying scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanying blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanying lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Hanying tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve Jr's elbow.
Hanying lands with a light punch inside.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hanying blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanying blocking some punches.
Steve Jr avoids the elbow strike from Hanying, against the cage.
Hanying trying to stall but Steve Jr improves his position.
Hanying gets through Steve Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanying backwards.
Steve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanying throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steve Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanying controls his hands.
Hanying blocking some punches.
Hanying avoiding damage.
A short left from Steve Jr.
A hook to the body from Hanying.
Hanying tries to throw a body punch but Steve Jr avoids it by throwing Hanying back against the cage.
Steve Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hanying.
Hanying avoiding damage.
Hanying lands an elbow just above Steve Jr 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanying throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hanying just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steve Jr's brow.

Hanying breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanying dodges the punch combination from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings for the body but Hanying moves out of range.
A slow jab from Steve Jr misses its intended target.
Hanying uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve Jr.
Hanying let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been informed that Hanying has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hanying tries to clinch up but Steve Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanying tries to clinch up.
Steve Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanying is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve Jr misses with a straight right.
Hanying tries to clinch but Steve Jr moves out of range.

Hanying instigates a clinch.

Hanying breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Steve Jr.

Hanying instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanying lands with a right to the head.
Hanying tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hanying blocks an uppercut.
Hanying lands a damaging elbow.
Hanying is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steve Jr avoids the elbow strike from Hanying, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liang Hanying will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hanying fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steve Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Hanying scores with a hook to the body.
Steve Jr looking to stall.
Steve Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanying lands with a right to the head.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but Hanying blocks it.
Hanying lands a damaging elbow.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Hanying controls the action.
Hanying misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr presses Hanying against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liang Hanying seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanying backwards.

Hanying escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liang Hanying is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hanying rushes Steve Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hanying manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanying staying out of range there.
Steve Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanying tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanying takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanying fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanying doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve Jr circles away.
Steve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanying manages to avoid it.
Steve Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Hanying tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Steve Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanying wants to clinch.
George Steve Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanying tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanying thows a leg kick but Steve Jr checks it
and Steve Jr counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Steve Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the side of Hanying's head but Hanying sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanying connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve Jr swings for the body but Hanying moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Steve Jr.
Hanying slips a jab from Steve Jr.
Hanying displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve Jr throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanying tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hanying gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanying is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Steve Jr.
Hanying creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steve Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Steve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanying throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve Jr avoids the elbow strike from Hanying, against the cage.
Steve Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanying.
Hanying misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanying looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanying misses with a body punch.
Steve Jr tries to stall but Hanying uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanying lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanying tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve Jr's elbow.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Steve Jr on the inside.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Hanying's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanying's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanying scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanying is looking to clinch.
It looked like Steve Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanying.
Steve Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanying was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve Jr.
Hanying tries to clinch there but Steve Jr circles away.

Hanying pushes Steve Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanying.
Hanying pushes Steve Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hanying breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve Jr cracks a nice hook into Hanying's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Steve Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanying stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanying counters with a left and a right that stings Steve Jr.
Steve Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanying 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.

Hanying clinches up against the cage.
Steve Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanying looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steve Jr taking a breather.
Hanying throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hanying.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanying digs a right hand underneath Steve Jr's ribcage. Steve Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr avoids the elbow strike from Hanying, against the cage.
Hanying wants to stall.
Hanying blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Steve Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve Jr blocks an elbow strike from Hanying.
Hanying misses with an elbow over the top.
Hanying tries a body shot but Steve Jr blocks it.
Hanying blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Hanying blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
A hook to the body from Hanying.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanying pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanying misses with an elbow strike.
Steve Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hanying.
Hanying throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanying.
A bit of stalling here from Hanying.
Steve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr letting Hanying take a breather here.

Hanying breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Hanying counters with a series of strikes. Steve Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hanying has managed to clinch.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch.

Hanying's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hanying rushes Steve Jr and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanying.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanying lands an elbow inside.
Hanying lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanying misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hanying.
Steve Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Steve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hanying blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hanying manages to break the clinch.
Hanying tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve Jr works the jab nicely.
Hanying is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanying manages to avoid it.
Steve Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanying sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanying tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hanying clinches up against the cage.
Steve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Hanying controls the action.
Steve Jr misses with the head strike.
Hanying throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanying blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanying blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch.
Steve Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steve Jr.

Hanying's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanying tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liang Hanying comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanying has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liang Hanying!
A very excited looking Liang Hanying made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.