PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kraantje Pappie - Waar is Kraan? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Saurus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hua
vs
Saurus

176 cm
31
155 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

176 cm
30
166 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Saurus!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hua keeps Saurus at a distance using the push kick.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Xiao Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hua tries to clinch

and Saurus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hua trying to control but Saurus postures up.

Saurus is looking for a kimura but Hua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saurus to get the leverage.
Hua is looking for a sweep. Saurus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hua is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saurus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saurus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Saurus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hua still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hua has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Saurus regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus is looking to control Hua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saurus avoid being mounted?
Saurus is looking to improve his position.

Saurus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saurus throws a strike from the bottom but Hua passes into side control!

Hua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Saurus to his feet.
Saurus throws a low kick but Hua avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua throws a leg kick that misses.
Saurus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hua misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Hua.

Hua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
Saurus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hua or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saurus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saurus avoids the elbow strike from Hua, against the cage.
Hua lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Saurus.
Saurus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hua's elbow.
Hua misses with an elbow strike.
Saurus blocks an elbow strike from Hua.
Hua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saurus is defending well for now.
Saurus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hua lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saurus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saurus.

Saurus jumps into guard, dragging Hua to the mat.
Saurus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Saurus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hua defends it easily.
Saurus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Saurus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus is looking for a sweep.
Saurus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saurus is pressing down on Hua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hua wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
Saurus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Saurus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Saurus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Saurus does no damage.
Hua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Saurus moves out of range easily.
Saurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hua.
Hua scores with a head kick. Saurus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hua delivers a nice body kick.
Saurus looks to throw the jab but Hua is out of range.
Hua swats away the attempt to clinch by Saurus.
A leg kick checked by Saurus.
Saurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Hua does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua tries to clinch there but Saurus circles away.
Hua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiao Hua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Saurus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hua thuds his shin into the meat of Saurus's side.
Saurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
A leg kick checked by Saurus.
Hua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saurus scores with a nice right hand.
Hua misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Hua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus misses with a body shot
and Hua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus misses with a right hand
and Hua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hua misses with a straight left.
Hua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saurus is out of range and Hua settles back down.
Saurus misses with a body punch
and Hua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saurus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
Saurus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hua in his tracks.
Hua cracks Saurus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saurus throws out a loose jab but Hua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Saurus moves out of range easily.
Saurus lands a really nice looking cross but Hua seems unphased.
Saurus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hua!
Nice uppercut lands for Saurus. That snapped Hua's head back.
Hua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saurus.
A big right from Hua misses.
Saurus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saurus if he has to take too many more of those.
Xiao Hua is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Hua lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hua slips a jab from Saurus.
Hua takes one on the button.
Hua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch but Saurus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saurus misses with a hook. Hua ducked under it nicely.
Hua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saurus is able to avoid easily.
Hua misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hua counters with a head kick. That will keep Saurus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saurus throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hua.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiao Hua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saurus lands with a good body shot.
Hua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saurus defending well as Hua loads up on a big left hand.
Saurus has a takedown stuffed.
Saurus slips under a jab from Hua.
Saurus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saurus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua thuds his right hand into Saurus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saurus looks to land a left hand but Hua moved out of range nicely.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus misses with a double jab
and Hua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saurus.
Hua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Saurus scores with a shot to the body.
Saurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Hua.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hua. That's going to slow Saurus down.
Hua throws a one two combo.
Saurus slips a jab and a cross from Hua.
Saurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua tries to land a front kick but Saurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saurus misses with a looping right.
Saurus ducks under a wild hook from Hua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Hua - just one landing.
Hua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hua moves in looking to clinch but Saurus pushes him off.
Saurus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saurus avoids the head kick by Hua.
Hua ducks under a wild hook from Saurus.
Hua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Hua finds it's target.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Saurus blocks a head kick by Hua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hua.
Hua throws a good cross that connects.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saurus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hua.

Hua clinches up with Saurus and pushes him back against the cage.
Saurus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
Hua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saurus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saurus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saurus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hua throws an elbow that misses.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hua pushes off an throws an elbow but Saurus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saurus avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
Saurus blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
Saurus avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
Hua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saurus looking for a takedown.
Xiao Hua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.
Saurus tries to score a body lock takedown but Hua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saurus blocks the elbow strike.
Hua lands a knee to the body.
Saurus tries to pull guard but Hua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Saurus.
Saurus blocks an elbow strike from Hua.
Hua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saurus fails to land.
Hua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saurus is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Saurus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hua landing knees to the body.
Hua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Saurus in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiao Hua clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saurus moves out of range of the body kick from Hua.
Saurus jabs Hua right on the nose. Hua blinks but takes it well.
Hua misses with a looping right.
Hua scores with a nice right hand.
Saurus ducks under a wild hook from Hua.
Saurus cracks Hua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saurus misses with an uppercut.
Saurus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hua lands with a shot to the body.
Hua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saurus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Saurus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Hua misses.
Saurus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hua throws a head kick but Saurus moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Saurus coming out on top.
Hua missing with a left hand there. Saurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saurus.

Saurus moves into range and clinches up with Hua.
Saurus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hua's elbow.
Hua pushes off an throws an elbow but Saurus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saurus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hua takes a shot to the head.
Saurus lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hua throws an elbow but misses.

Saurus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saurus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Saurus working for submissions but it's allowed Hua to get to half guard.
Saurus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hua postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saurus to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hua misses with a double jab
enabling Saurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saurus.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saurus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hua. Hua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Saurus takes one to the side of the head.
Saurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
Hua misses with a head kick.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus staying out of range there.
Hua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saurus dives in and grabs Hua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hua pushes down on Saurus's head and hops out.
A low kick from Hua misses
and Saurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saurus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saurus there as he acknowledges the shot.

Saurus closes the distance and clinches.
Saurus tries to break free but Hua pushes him back against the cage.
Saurus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saurus managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saurus's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hua.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus dodges an elbow strike from Hua.
Saurus misses with a punch to the body.
Hua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saurus.
Hua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Xiao Hua will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saurus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hua missing with a left hand there. Saurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hua's hands.
Hua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saurus shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saurus.
Hua connects with a high kick.
Saurus lands with a nice body punch.
Saurus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hua was well out of range. Poor timing from Saurus.
Hua slips a straight right by Saurus.
Hua throws a front kick that sends Saurus stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hua lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saurus momentarily.
Saurus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saurus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hua scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hua!
Hua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saurus takes a swing at Hua's ribcage but misses.
Saurus swings for the body but Hua moves out of range.
Hua misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Saurus counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Hua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hua looks to move to half guard but instead Saurus has passed into mount! Damn!
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.
Hua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saurus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hua looks a forlorn figure.

Saurus quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Saurus but it's paid off an Hua is forced to tap! Nice work by Saurus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Saurus!
Frank Saurus took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Sorry..... For Party Rocking !!??!!'.