PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Hua (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.

Painija
vs
Hua

160 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauli Painija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Painija misses with an uppercut.

Hua drops Painija with a beautiful combination! Painija stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hua is looking for the KO!

It looks like Pauli Painija has been cut.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Painija paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hua fails with the takedown.
Painija wants to land a leg kick but Hua is out of range.
Hua dives in and grabs Painija's left leg, looking for a takedown. Painija pushes down on Hua's head and hops out.

Painija has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hua.
Hua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Painija.
Hua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Painija blocks the elbow strike.
Painija blocks an elbow strike from Hua.
Hua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Painija lands a nice shot to the body.
Hua looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Painija scores with a nice hook to the head.
Painija tries for a takedown but Hua manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Painija.
Hua throws an elbow that misses.
Painija digs a right hand underneath Hua's ribcage. Hua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hua tries to land knees in the clinch but Painija avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Painija.
Painija content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Painija breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Painija.
Painija lands with an uppercut that bounces Hua off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija lands a nice looking body shot.
Painija throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hua.
Painija thumps Hua with a low kick.

Painija shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hua is trying to defend but Painija finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Painija controlling the pace.
Painija scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Painija landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hua taking some punishment here, with Painija in his half guard.
Painija is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hua is not content to let Painija control the position.
Painija controlling the pace.
Painija takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Painija.
Painija is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Painija prevents Hua from improving his position.
Painija working over Hua with some ground and pound. Hua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Painija trying to control from half guard but Hua is working away.
Painija winds up and cracks Hua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hua taking some punishment here, with Painija in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Painija is pressing down on Hua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hua is holding on for now.
Hua is looking for a sweep. Painija is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Painija winds up and cracks Hua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Painija looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Painija working Hua over with strikes.
Painija is just content to waste time from the top position. Hua takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Painija trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Painija might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hua is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Painija avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hua is trying to keep Painija in close.
Painija trying to control but Hua is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Painija does it's job there.
Hua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Painija closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hua to the mat! Hua manages to get full guard.
Painija wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Painija content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Painija trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Painija lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Painija dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauli Painija's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hua wants to clinch but Painija slips to the side
and Painija counters with a two punch combo.
Painija lands a nice shot that snaps Hua's head back.

Painija clinches.
Hua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Painija lands a body shot.
Painija with a knee to the head.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.

Painija turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Painija manages to end up in side control.
Painija working the head with strikes.
Hua takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Painija wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hua keeps working.
Hua is looking for a sweep.
Hua is not content to let Painija control the position.
Hua tries to buck Painija off but Painija is having none of it.
Hua is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Painija connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hua some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Hua's face as Painija controls the position.
Painija scoring with punches from side control.
Painija wants to control but Hua is keeping him busy.
Hua taking punishment in the form of punches.

Painija decides to stand back up. Painija steps back and let's Hua get back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hua tries a knee to the head but Painija blocks it.
Painija avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hua throws an elbow but misses.
Painija managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
A left hand lands to the body for Painija.
Painija lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hua.
Painija lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija scores with a hook to the body.

Painija escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Painija misses with a double jab

and Hua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hua.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Painija pushes Hua off and scrambles back to his feet.

Painija closes the distance and pushes Hua back into the cage.
Painija lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Painija manages to break the clinch.
Painija scores with a hook to the body. Hua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Painija decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Painija scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Painija landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Painija winds up and cracks Hua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Painija is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija working the ground and pound effectively.
Painija with good strikes from the mount here!
Painija fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hua tries to reverse the position but Painija maintains control.
Painija is landing with some decent strikes but Hua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Painija cracks Hua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hua is in a horrible position here. Painija smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hua can't escape the position.
Painija lands a heavy elbow.
Painija landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Painija.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija prevents Hua from getting the reversal.
Hua wants to control but Painija is having none of it.
Painija dominating with strikes here.
Hua is squirming around, avoiding Painija's attempts to control the action.
Painija controlling from mount.
Painija lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Painija lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Painija dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pauli Painija's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hua looks to clinch

and Painija moves into the clinch.
Painija stalling the fight.
Hua is trying to stall.
Hua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Painija is leaning against Hua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Painija works on Hua's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Painija.
A nice right hand lands inside from Painija.
Painija digs a right hand into Hua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hua's gas tank.
Painija manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Painija tries to land knees in the clinch but Hua avoids the damage to the body.
Painija lands an uppercut.
Painija lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Painija pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hua clinches but Painija breaks the clinch
and Painija counters with a leg kick.
Painija scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Painija fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Painija dips to his left and cracks Hua with an uppercut!
Painija lands a jab to Hua's midsection.
Hua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Painija lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hua at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Painija.
Painija throws a push kick but Hua slaps the foot to one side.
Hua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Painija thumps Hua with a low kick.
Painija is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hua can do to turn this around?
Hua clinches but Painija breaks the clinch
and Painija counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Painija 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.
Painija lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hua at a distance.
Painija scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Painija lands a nice looking body shot.
Painija throws a series of punches but Hua moves out of range.
Painija comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Painija fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Painija forces Hua back against the cage and clinches.
Painija lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hua.
Painija misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hua.

Painija pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Painija lands a nice hook to Hua's body. Hua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Painija lands a nice looking body shot.
Painija throws a body punch but Hua moves out of range.

Painija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hua is working to get back to half guard.
Painija cracks Hua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Painija prevents Hua from getting the reversal.
Painija tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hua is squirming around, avoiding Painija's attempts to control the action.
Painija scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Painija working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija with good strikes from the mount here!
Hua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hua is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Painija connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hua is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pauli Painija overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Painija cracks Hua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Painija with good strikes from the mount here!
Hua is in a horrible position here. Painija smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Painija with shots to the head and body - Hua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Painija lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hua hang on?
A nice elbow there by Painija.
Chito Hua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauli Painija is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Painija.
Painija putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Painija content just to control the position here.
Painija lands a big elbow.
Painija scoring with strikes but Hua is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Painija with shots to the head and body - Hua looks very uncomfortable down there.

Hua is rocked!
Painija sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Painija lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pauli Painija showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Painija has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauli Painija!