PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfried Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Huynh
vs
Schulz

170 cm
20
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Huynh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfried Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz throws the left hand but Huynh avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huynh, right into the meat.
Schulz throws a shot from downtown. Huynh moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huynh.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huynh moves away.
Schulz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huynh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huynh keeps Schulz at a distance using the push kick.
Schulz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A bone on bone clash there as Schulz blocks the leg kick.
Huynh thows a body kick. Schulz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schulz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huynh blocks a jab.
Schulz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huynh scores with a hook.
Huynh wants to slow Schulz down by chopping away at his legs.
Huynh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Huynh.
Huynh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schulz just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulz loads up on a big right hand but Huynh slips the punch.
Huynh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schulz circles away.
Schulz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Schulz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schulz just misses with a punch to the body.

Huynh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huynh stopping the sweep attempt from Schulz.
Huynh looking to pass the guard.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huynh wants to control from the top but Schulz keeps moving.
Huynh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Huynh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schulz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huynh rather than just go for the knockout.
Huynh slips under a jab from Schulz.
Huynh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schulz's calf.
Huynh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huynh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Huynh cracks the inside of Schulz's front leg.
Huynh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schulz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schulz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huynh circles away quickly and effectively.
Schulz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schulz blocks a leg kick.
Schulz scores with a shot to the body.
Schulz slips a jab and a cross from Huynh.
Huynh throws a wild body kick that Schulz sees coming a mile off.
Schulz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Huynh.
Huynh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huynh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schulz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schulz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh connects with a body shot.
Huynh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huynh throws a head kick but Schulz moves out of range.
Schulz loads up on a big right hand but Huynh slips the punch.
Huynh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulz.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Huynh's head but Huynh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schulz checks a low kick from Huynh.
Huynh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schulz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schulz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wilfried Schulz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulz throws a lazy right hand but Huynh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Huynh feints and then cracks Schulz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulz down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huynh tries to work over Schulz's front leg with a kick but Schulz checks it.
Huynh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huynh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Huynh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Huynh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Huynh jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huynh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schulz throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Huynh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schulz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Huynh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huynh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huynh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schulz. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schulz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Huynh - the referee stops the clock and Schulz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Huynh. Schulz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Huynh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huynh connects with a nice looking jab.
Huynh cracks the inside of Schulz's front leg.
Schulz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huynh counters with a good low kick that Schulz was not able to check.
Schulz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Huynh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huynh. That's going to slow Schulz down.
Huynh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schulz is breathing heavily.
Schulz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Schulz misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz throws an overhand right that lands on Huynh's shoulder, as Huynh tries to avoid the shot.
Huynh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schulz's sensitive parts.
Schulz misses with a looping left.
Huynh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schulz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huynh can pounce on him.
Huynh moves out of range of the strikes.
Schulz tries to bum rush Huynh with a series of wild strikes but Huynh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huynh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schulz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huynh.
Schulz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schulz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huynh scores with a hook.
Huynh lands a nice looking body kick.
Huynh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huynh scores with a leg kick.
Huynh throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh thumps Schulz with a low kick.
Huynh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schulz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Huynh.
Huynh shoots in for a double leg but Schulz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schulz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Huynh thuds his right hand into Schulz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huynh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulz looks to land a left hand but Huynh moved out of range nicely.
Henry Huynh is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huynh.
Schulz takes one to the chin there.
Huynh throws a head kick that misses.
Schulz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schulz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Huynh. Schulz shrugs it off though.
Schulz loads up on a big right hand but Huynh slips the punch.
Huynh scoring well with a low kick there.
Schulz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schulz misses with a wild body shot.
Schulz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huynh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Huynh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schulz takes a swing at Huynh's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Huynh slams his shin into Schulz's torso.
Schulz misses with an uppercut. Huynh saw that one coming.
Huynh throws a good cross that connects.
Huynh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huynh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Huynh throws a leg kick which misses Schulz's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulz tries to avoid it.
Huynh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huynh scoring well with a low kick there.
Huynh feints and then cracks Schulz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulz down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh tries a head kick but it misses.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Huynh's head but Huynh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huynh connects with a high kick.
Huynh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Huynh.
Schulz throws a hook but Huynh blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huynh. That's going to slow Schulz down.
Schulz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Huynh connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Huynh.
Huynh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huynh throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulz lands a jab to Huynh's midsection.
Huynh throws a chopping leg kick but Schulz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huynh.
Huynh cracks the inside of Schulz's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Huynh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Schulz misses with a body shot
and Huynh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schulz just misses with a punch to the body.
Huynh tries a low kick but Schulz avoids it.
Huynh fails with a takedown attempt.
Huynh throws a head kick that Schulz semi-blocks.

Schulz is rocked!
Huynh lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Schulz crumples to the floor! Huynh milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henry Huynh!