PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Huff (ranked 4124 p4p, 4162 weight class) and Metal Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Huff
vs
Angel

170 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Huff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Metal Angel!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angel is looking to clinch but Huff is avoiding it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Huff.
Huff in side control lands a decent elbow.
Huff taking a breather here.
Angel struggling a bit here.
Huff scoring with punches from side control.
Angel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huff happy to just control the position for now.
Angel struggling a bit here.
Angel tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel is not content to let Huff control the position.
Huff landing strikes.
Angel looks to move to half guard but instead Huff has passed into mount! Damn!
Angel wants to control but Huff is having none of it.
Angel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Huff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Angel hang on?
Angel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Huff passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huff working the head and body with strikes.
Huff working the ground and pound.
Huff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Huff is looking to take a break and control but Angel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Angel is letting Huff control him for a moment.
Huff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Angel for as long as he can get away with.
Huff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huff wants to control but Angel is keeping him busy.
Huff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to improve position but can't.
Huff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Angel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Angel being controlled for a moment.
Angel is looking for a sweep.
Huff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Angel some visible discomfort.
Huff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Angel tries to buck Huff off but Huff is having none of it.
Angel taking a bit of punishment here - Huff scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huff moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Angel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Angel stalling away here and it's allowed Huff to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Angel trying to control but Huff is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Angel misses with the combination.
Huff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angel.
Angel closes the distance but Huff moves to the side

so Huff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Huff trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huff landing some decent shots from guard.

Angel is looking for a triangle but Huff pushes his legs off easily.
Huff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Angel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leonard Huff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huff works over Angel with some ground and pound from guard.

Huff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huff lands a couple of elbows.
Huff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huff working some strikes from top position.
Huff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Huff is sitting in close to Angel's body. Angel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Huff is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Huff is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Angel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Metal Angel!