PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hua
vs
Equinox

176 cm
33
155 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

172 cm
37
153 lbs
40 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%
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 18 - 8 - 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 40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Equinox scores with a jab to the body.
Hua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hua lands a front kick.
Equinox avoids a kick to the body.
Hua misses with a body shot.
Hua works the jab nicely.
Hua throws a combination. Equinox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Equinox is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Hua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Equinox rushes Hua and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Equinox.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Hua avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.

Hua breaks from the clinch.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Hua.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Hua misses.
Equinox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hua counters with a solid body kick.
Hua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Hua keeps it at a distance.
Hua throws a solid leg kick but Equinox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hua.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Hua.
Equinox looks to clinch
and Hua counters with a left and a right that stings Equinox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equinox slips under a jab from Hua.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Equinox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hua. That's going to slow Equinox down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Equinox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hua counters with a leg kick.
Equinox tries to clinch but Hua moves out of range.
Hua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Equinox. That snapped Hua's head back.
Hua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Equinox manages to avoid it.

Equinox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hua, pushing him back against the cage.
Hua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua blocking some punches.
Hua lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Equinox - that landed with a thud.
Hua is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Hua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Equinox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hua or not.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Hua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Hua is trying to push Equinox away but Equinox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Equinox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
Hua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Equinox presses Hua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Equinox wants to break free but Hua has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hua breaks the clinch.
Equinox misses with a wild body shot.
Hua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Equinox's head.
Hua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiao Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Equinox misses with a two punch combination.
Hua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hua misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
Hua tries to land a front kick but Equinox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Hua.
Equinox sizes up Hua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Equinox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Equinox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Hua.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Equinox drops his hands momentarily and Hua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua throws a low kick, looking for Equinox's leg but Equinox calmly moves out of range.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua keeps the fight on the outside.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiao Hua is winning the standup battle so far.
Hua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Equinox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Equinox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hua counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Hua is avoiding it.
Equinox tries to clinch
and Hua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hua throws a big shot that misses.
Hua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Equinox tries to clinch but Hua moves away
and Hua counters with a head kick. That will keep Equinox thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Equinox is still on wobbly legs! Can Hua finish him?
Hua throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua misses with an uppercut.
Equinox seems to have recovered his senses.
Hua throws a body kick that misses.
Hua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Equinox.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Hua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiao Hua dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Hua.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Hua pushes him off.
Hua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body punch from Hua.
Equinox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hua to score with a decent uppercut.
Equinox moves to clinch but Hua breaks away
and Hua counters with a body kick.
Equinox checks a leg kick.
Hua stuns Equinox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Equinox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox scores with a jab.
Hua scores with a jab.
Hua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hua misses with a jab to the body
and Equinox counters with a one-two to the body.
Hua tries to land a front kick but Equinox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Equinox checks a leg kick.
Equinox lands with a cross.
Equinox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hua is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hua tries to score with a low kick but Equinox moves his leg out of the way.
Oh Hua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hua misses with a body shot.
Hua seems to have got his legs back now.
Hua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Equinox.
Hua thows a body shot but no joy.
Equinox throws a looping overhand right but Hua ducks down to avoid it.

Equinox instigates a clinch.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hua taking a breather.
Equinox avoids the elbow strike from Hua, against the cage.
Hua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hua has had enough of the clinch but Equinox keeps him there for the moment.
Equinox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
John Equinox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hua backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua has had enough of the clinch but Equinox keeps him there for the moment.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hua is stalling here.
Equinox blocks an elbow strike from Hua.
Hua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Equinox's defenses.
Hua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Equinox lands a big right hand that drops Hua! The killer instinct kicks in and Equinox finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Equinox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
After winning the bout, John Equinox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.