PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between George Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Formiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang comes to the ring accompanied by Special Agent Huang. George Huang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Formiga's chin.

Huang
vs
Formiga

163 cm
38
164 lbs
18 - 20 - 0

189 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Determined

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 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Formiga!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Formiga misses with a few strikes there.
Formiga wants to clinch.
George Huang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Formiga takes one to the chin there.
Formiga tries to clinch up
and Huang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Huang.

Huang clinches up against the ropes.
Huang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Formiga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Formiga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huang gets through Formiga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Huang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Formiga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Formiga darts in trying to clinch
and Huang counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formiga wants to clinch up but Huang keeps it at a distance.
Huang misses with a head kick.
Formiga tries to clinch up but Huang circles away and keeps his distance.
Huang misses with a few strikes there.
Formiga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Huang is able to avoid easily.

Huang closes the distance and pushes Formiga back into the ropes.
Formiga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Formiga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huang effectively controlling the action here.

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

Huang gets a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huang cracks Formiga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Formiga tries a head kick but it misses.
Huang misses with a few strikes there.
Formiga tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Huang.
Huang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Formiga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Huang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Formiga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huang circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Formiga. Huang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Formiga throws a head kick that misses.
Formiga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huang scores with a kick to the body.
Formiga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Formiga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huang moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Huang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Huang blocks the body kick.
Huang lands a nice shot that snaps Formiga's head back.

Huang moves into the clinch.
Huang misses with a knee to the head.
Huang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Formiga blocks it with crossed arms.
Huang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Formiga tries to break the clinch but Huang is controlling the position.

Huang breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Huang!
Formiga is looking to clinch but Huang is avoiding it.
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.

Huang gets a clinch.
Formiga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huang misses with a knee to the head.

Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huang throws a sloppy head kick and Formiga moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Formiga throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
Formiga throws a head kick that misses.
Formiga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.
Formiga wants to clinch but Huang slips to the side
and Huang counters with a one-two to the body.
Huang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Formiga is rocked!
Formiga tries to close the distance and clinch but Huang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Formiga is still on wobbly legs! Can Huang finish him?
Formiga tries to clinch but Huang moves out of range.
Formiga seems to have recovered his senses.

Huang closes the distance and pushes Formiga back into the ropes.
Huang missing with knees to the body.
Huang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Huang manages to break the clinch.

Huang rushes Formiga and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formiga is looking to break free of the clinch but Huang has double underhooks.
Huang lands an elbow that stopped Formiga in his tracks for a moment.
Formiga looking to slow down the pace here.

Huang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Huang feints a jab promting Formiga to slip. Huang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Formiga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Formiga wants to clinch.
Huang misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Formiga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Huang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huang swats away the attempt to clinch by Formiga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Huang 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!

Formiga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Huang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huang misses with a double jab.

Huang moves into range and clinches up with Formiga.
Formiga taking a breather.
Huang keeps control of Formiga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Formiga trying to control the position but instead, Huang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Formiga into the ropes.
Formiga is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the ropes.
Huang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Formiga backwards.
Huang scores a nice knee to the body.

Huang breaks from the clinch.
Huang throws a head kick but Formiga moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Formiga.
Formiga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Formiga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Huang staggers Formiga with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Formiga looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Huang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huang missing with knees to the body.
Formiga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Formiga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huang has him pressed against the ropes.
Formiga is trying to break free.
George Huang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huang keeps control of Formiga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruno Formiga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huang manages to break the clinch.
Huang throws a lazy head kick
and Formiga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Formiga.
Huang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Formiga throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
Formiga throws a right hand that misses
and Huang counters with an outside leg kick.
Huang connects with an inside leg kick.
Formiga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Huang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Huang connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
George Huang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George Huang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Formiga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huang.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Huang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huang 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Huang!
George Huang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Bruno Formiga had this to say: 'Eu dei o meu melhor e prometo melhorar todos os meus erros.'.