PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hairsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongli Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hairsten
vs
Huang

183 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Hairsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dongli Huang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hairsten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huang, pushing him back against the cage.
Huang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hairsten has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hairsten.

It looks like Dongli Huang has been cut.
Hairsten pushes off an throws an elbow but Huang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huang has had enough of the clinch but Hairsten keeps him there for the moment.
Huang managing to block the knees to the body from Hairsten.
Huang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Hairsten.
Hairsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huang's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hairsten.
Huang avoiding damage as Hairsten throws knees to the body.

Hairsten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Billy Hairsten has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Hairsten blocks the low kick.

Hairsten moves into range and clinches up with Huang.
Huang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hairsten misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hairsten misses with an elbow over the top.
Huang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hairsten is looking to clinch but Huang is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hairsten throws out the jab.
Hairsten cracks the inside of Huang's front leg.
Hairsten throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hairsten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huang will feel that in the morning.

Huang tries to keep at a distance but Hairsten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hairsten misses with an elbow strike.
Huang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hairsten lands a body punch.
Hairsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huang tries to break the clinch but Hairsten is controlling the position.
Hairsten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huang is trying to break the clinch but Hairsten is controlling him.

Huang breaks from the clinch.

Hairsten moves into the clinch.

Hairsten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hairsten.
Hairsten is looking to land body kicks.
Hairsten throws a front kick aimed at Huang's knee but Huang avoids it well.
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!
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.
Huang checks a leg kick.
Hairsten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Huang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Billy Hairsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Huang.
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.
Huang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Huang throws a sloppy head kick and Hairsten moves out of range easily.
Hairsten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Huang just manages to avoid it.
Hairsten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.
Huang scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hairsten lands a high kick!
Huang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hairsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Huang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hairsten throws a push kick but Huang slaps the foot to one side.
Huang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hairsten throws a lazy uppercut
and Huang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Huang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hairsten misses with a kick to the body.
Huang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hairsten sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang misses with a body shot.
Huang blocks the body kick.
Huang thinks about the counter body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huang.
Huang throws a hook but Hairsten avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Huang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Hairsten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Huang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick by Hairsten misses
letting Huang counter with a right hand.
Hairsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Huang is just out of range.
Huang with a nice cross.
Hairsten misses with a body shot.
Huang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Huang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Hairsten will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Hairsten is predictable there

and Huang counters with a head kick that drops Hairsten to the mat! Hairsten scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Hairsten is rocked!
Hairsten throws a lazy head kick
and Huang counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Hairsten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Huang.
Hairsten seems to have got his legs back now.

Hairsten moves into the clinch.
Hairsten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hairsten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hairsten misses with an elbow strike.

Huang breaks from the clinch.
Huang throws a front kick that sends Hairsten stumbling back into the cage.
Hairsten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huang scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hairsten stuns Huang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hairsten tries to land a body kick
and Huang counters with an outside leg kick.
Hairsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang is looking to slow Hairsten down with leg kicks.
Huang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hairsten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Huang. Huang obviously looking to wear him down.
Hairsten is looking to wear down Huang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Hairsten moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Huang.
Huang tries to break free but Hairsten pushes him back against the cage.
Huang blocks the elbow strike.
Hairsten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huang's efforts to push away.
Hairsten lands with a left to the head.
Huang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huang blocks the elbow strike.
Huang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hairsten.
Hairsten presses Huang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hairsten blocks a body shot from Huang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hairsten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hairsten scores with a push kick.
Huang wants to land a leg kick but Hairsten is out of range.
Hairsten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Hairsten misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Huang misses.
Hairsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huang throws a body punch but Hairsten moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hairsten misses with a kick to the body.
Hairsten misses with a leg kick
and Huang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hairsten moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Huang misses its intended target.
Hairsten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huang jabs Hairsten right on the nose. Hairsten blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang misses with a hook.
Hairsten blocks a head kick by Huang.
Huang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hairsten. Huang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huang throws a hook but Hairsten avoids it easily.
Huang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hairsten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huang thows a leg kick but Hairsten checks it
and Hairsten counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Hairsten.

Hairsten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huang struggles to land a body shot inside as Hairsten controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hairsten misses with a hook to the ribs.

Huang breaks the clinch.
Huang cracks the inside of Hairsten's front leg.
Huang avoids a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Huang coming out on top.
Huang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hairsten is out of range and Huang settles back down.
Hairsten tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huang lands with a kick to the temple. Hairsten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Huang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huang misses with a wild body shot.
Hairsten lands a front kick.
Hairsten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dongli Huang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hairsten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huang.
Huang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huang circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Huang to counter with a crisp jab.
Hairsten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Hairsten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Huang scoring well with a low kick there.
Hairsten misses with the body kick
and Huang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hairsten keeps Huang at a distance using the push kick.
A solid body kick from Hairsten.
Huang throws a sloppy head kick and Hairsten moves out of range easily.
Hairsten misses with a low kick.
Huang moves out of range of the body kick.
Huang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hairsten tries to score with a low kick but Huang moves his leg out of the way.
Huang throws a head kick that misses.
Hairsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Huang is just out of range.
Huang feints and then cracks Hairsten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hairsten down.
Huang misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang throws a head kick that Hairsten semi-blocks.

Hairsten has Huang up against the cage in a clinch.

Hairsten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hairsten wants to slow Huang down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Huang throws a nice looking combination but Hairsten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hairsten takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huang checks a low kick from Hairsten.
Huang throws a body punch but Hairsten moves out of range.
Huang lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang is looking to land body kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huang avoids the elbow strike from Hairsten, against the cage.
Hairsten with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Huang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Hairsten misses.
Hairsten connects with a solid leg kick.
Huang moves out of range of the body kick.
Hairsten is looking to clinch.
Hairsten is looking to land body kicks.
Huang looks to land a left hand but Hairsten moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hairsten.
Hairsten is looking to clinch but Huang is avoiding it.
Huang pushes Hairsten away with a front kick.
Hairsten misses with a left hand
and Huang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hairsten thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Huang gets tackled into the cage by Hairsten. Hairsten maintains the clinch.
Hairsten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Huang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hairsten.
Huang can't break the clinch.
Hairsten has Huang pressed against the cage, preventing Huang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hairsten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huang's efforts to push away.
Huang blocks an elbow strike from Hairsten.
Huang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huang is trying to break the clinch but Hairsten has him pressed against the cage.

Hairsten breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hairsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Huang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dongli Huang.
I think Huang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dongli Huang!