PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Pozsgai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozsgai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face in the Sand. Stefan Pozsgai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Huynh's chin.

Huynh
vs
Pozsgai

170 cm
27
156 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

183 cm
31
158 lbs
24 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Huynh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stefan Pozsgai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pozsgai moves out of range of the body kick from Huynh.
Huynh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pozsgai can pounce on him.
Huynh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huynh is looking to score with low kicks.

Huynh darts in and clinches Pozsgai up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pozsgai.
Huynh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Huynh on the inside.
Pozsgai throws a punch but it's blocked by Huynh.
Huynh tries a body shot but Pozsgai blocks it.
Huynh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pozsgai backwards.
Pozsgai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Huynh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pozsgai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huynh.
Henry Huynh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pozsgai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huynh throws a wild body kick that Pozsgai sees coming a mile off.
Huynh tries to land a front kick but Pozsgai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pozsgai throws a jab but it's blocked by Huynh.
Pozsgai throws a shot from downtown. Huynh moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pozsgai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pozsgai avoids a kick to the body.
Huynh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pozsgai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Huynh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huynh fails with the takedown
and Pozsgai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pozsgai throws a wild body kick that Huynh sees coming a mile off.
Pozsgai throws a head kick that misses
and Huynh counters with a nice body kick.
Stefan Pozsgai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pozsgai throws a head kick but Huynh moves out of range.
Pozsgai misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huynh checks a low kick from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huynh.
Huynh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pozsgai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huynh manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh throws a body kick that misses.
Huynh pushes Pozsgai away with a front kick.
Huynh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huynh scoring well with a low kick there.

Huynh shoots in and gets a takedown into Pozsgai's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Pozsgai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pozsgai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huynh wants to pass the guard but Pozsgai is keeping the position.
Huynh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pozsgai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huynh wants to hold on but Pozsgai pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huynh tries to lock up and control but Pozsgai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huynh is trying desperately to improve position.
Pozsgai wants to control the pace but Huynh is squirming around nicely.
Huynh wants to hold on but Pozsgai pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai wants to control the pace but Huynh is squirming around nicely.
Huynh tries to reverse the position but Pozsgai maintains control.
Huynh tries to hold on but Pozsgai pushes him away.
Pozsgai landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huynh tries to lock up and control but Pozsgai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pozsgai misses with a head shot.
Huynh tries to hold on but Pozsgai postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huynh is squirming around, avoiding Pozsgai's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huynh wants to control but Pozsgai is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stefan Pozsgai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pozsgai forces Huynh back against the cage and clinches.
Pozsgai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huynhs head.
Huynh misses with a body punch.
Pozsgai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Pozsgai fails to land.
Pozsgai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pozsgai misses with the head strike.

Huynh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huynh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pozsgai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Huynh throws a leg kick that misses.
Huynh fails to land the takedown.
Huynh lands a head kick!
Pozsgai defending well as Huynh loads up on a big left hand.
Huynh checks a low kick from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsgai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pozsgai lands a slapping body shot.
Huynh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pozsgai scores with a jab. Huynh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pozsgai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pozsgai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Huynh throws the kick towards the body but Pozsgai avoids it.
Pozsgai moves out of range of the leg kick from Huynh.
Pozsgai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huynh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pozsgai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Huynh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Huynh avoids the head kick by Pozsgai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pozsgai is looking to chop away at Huynh's legs.
Huynh scores with a push kick.
Pozsgai scores with a kick to the midsection.

Huynh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pozsgai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pozsgai looking for a sweep. Not yet Pozsgai, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai pulls Huynh in close to his closed guard and prevents Huynh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pozsgai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Huynh is working Pozsgai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huynh 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.
Pozsgai keeping moving, preventing Huynh from controlling successfully.

Huynh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pozsgai looking for a sweep. Not yet Pozsgai, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pozsgai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huynh is aware though and is defending well.
Huynh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huynh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huynh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pozsgai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huynh working some strikes from top position.

Pozsgai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pozsgai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huynh's guard.
Huynh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pozsgai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huynh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pozsgai has managed to get both his arms back between Huynh's legs - danger averted.

Pozsgai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huynh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pozsgai controls the pace.
Pozsgai pushing down on Huynh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pozsgai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huynh defending well though.

Pozsgai is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozsgai looks to land a strike but Huynh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Pozsgai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pozsgai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pozsgai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huynh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pozsgai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huynh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pozsgai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pozsgai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Huynh moves out of range of the body kick from Pozsgai.
A leg kick checked by Pozsgai.
Pozsgai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Huynh slips under a jab from Pozsgai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pozsgai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Huynh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pozsgai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Huynh is in Pozsgai's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huynh trying to control but Pozsgai is working from the bottom.

Pozsgai working for a triangle but Huynh defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pozsgai has his feet on Huynh's thighs here. He's pushed Huynh off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Huynh screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stefan Pozsgai!
Post fight, Stefan Pozsgai took to the microphone: 'Over 9000'.