PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hua has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Wan Iaton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Iaton
vs
Hua

173 cm
26
162 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wan Iaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iaton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hua looks gassed!
Hua misses with a right hand

and Iaton counters with a shoot takedown. Hua fights it but they end up in guard.
Iaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Hua has wrist control.
Iaton passes into half guard.
Iaton winds up and cracks Hua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Iaton passes to side control.
Iaton working the ground and pound.
Iaton taking a breather here.
Iaton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Iaton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iaton working the ground and pound.
Iaton throws a strike aimed at the side of Hua's head but Hua avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Iaton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Iaton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Iaton lands some shots froms side control.
Iaton trying to control the position but Hua is working away.
Hua is trying to control Iaton's posture but Iaton avoids it.

Iaton is trying to get an arm triangle but Hua is defending well.
Iaton scoring with punches and elbows.
Iaton trying to control the action but Hua is working from the bottom.
Hua is trying to get back to half guard.
Iaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hua keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iaton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hua taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iaton is chipping away with strikes.
Hua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Iaton cracks Hua with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hua taking a bit of punishment here - Iaton scoring with strikes.
Iaton cracks Hua with a big right hand but Hua just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Iaton working the ground and pound.
Iaton lands a nice forearm strike.
Iaton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iaton lands a decent elbow from side control.

Iaton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hua's face as Iaton controls the position.
Hua is working to avoid the ground and pound but Iaton connects with a decent elbow.
Hua is looking to regain half guard here but Iaton keeps moving and retains side control.
Hua prevents Iaton from improving position.
Iaton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Iaton takes a little break here. Hua wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Iaton trying to control the action but Hua is working from the bottom.
Hua takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua stops Iaton from passing to mount.
Iaton scoring with punches from side control.
Iaton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hua to see if he's OK.
Hua struggling a bit here.
Hua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hua is not content to let Iaton control the position.
Hua is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Iaton gets to mount! Hua was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iaton controlling from mount.
Iaton landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Iaton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Iaton drives through with a takedown into Hua's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
Iaton lands a couple of elbows.
Iaton lands a couple of digs.
Iaton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hua's head.
Iaton trying to control but Hua is working from the bottom.
Iaton 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.
Iaton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Iaton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Iaton passes into half guard.
Iaton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hua is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Iaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hua keeps working.
Iaton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wan Iaton just wasn't active enough.
Hua misses with a left hand

and Iaton counters with a shoot takedown. Hua fights it but they end up in guard.
Iaton preventing the sweep.
Iaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iaton landing with the ground and pound.
Iaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iaton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Iaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wan Iaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Iaton controls the pace.
Iaton postures up and lands a big shot to Hua's brow.
Iaton trying to control but Hua is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wan Iaton just wasn't active enough.
A shot to the body from Hua misses

and Iaton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hua!
Iaton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iaton wants to control the pace but Hua is squirming around nicely.
Iaton unloading with bombs!
Iaton landing shots from mount.
Iaton with the ground and pound from mount.
Iaton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Iaton scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hua is rocked!
Iaton lands with some strikes.
Hua is still in real trouble! Can Iaton finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton controlling his opponent.
Iaton landing strikes from the mount.
Iaton with a couple of short strikes.
Iaton connects with a bit shot that sees Hua covering up! More strikes from Iaton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Iaton is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wan Iaton!