PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nihua Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nihua Hua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Omar Little's chin.

Hua
vs
Little

200 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
272 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nihua Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a body punch but Hua moves out of range.
Little slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Nihua Hua has been cut.
Hua keeps the fight on the outside.
Little has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Little avoids the head kick by Hua.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Little throws a right hand that misses

and Hua counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Little!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Little is squirming around, avoiding Hua's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hua avoids the attempt from Little to control.
Little is looking to get to half guard.
Little tries to hold on but Hua postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Little manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Little trying to keep a closed guard but Hua is proving a slippery customer.
Little is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Little 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little controls Hua momentarily but Hua frees himself.
Little trying to strike off his back.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Omar Little wasn't active enough on the ground.
Little misses with a straight right.
Little misses with a right hand

and Hua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hua.
Hua looking to slow down the pace here.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Little shoots in and bounces Hua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hua tries to get out of the position.
Little landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Little loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Little works over Hua with some ground and pound from guard.
Little stops Hua from standing up.
Little with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Little forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little thows a huge punch but Hua dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nihua Hua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Little throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hua counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Little is looking for a sweep. Hua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Little is trying to control but can't.

Little looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Little does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Little trying to control here.
Little is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Little bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hua's guard.
Little sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Little throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Little controls from within his opponent's guard.
Little chips away with some ground and pound.
Little lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Little.
Little stands up over Hua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Little in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Little controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Little.
Little postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Little scoring with punches to the head and body.
Little won't allow Hua to sweep him here.
Little sitting in guard here, content to control.
Omar Little has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Omar Little.
Little digs a good body shot into Hua's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little throws a good cross that connects.

Nihua Hua's cut is getting worse.
Little jabs at Hua's body.

Little steps into range and cracks Hua with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Hua flops backwards and Little dives into his guard looking to finish!

Hua is rocked!
Little not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Little is in close to Hua's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Nihua Hua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nihua Hua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Omar Little!