PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between d bitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). d bitty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

bitty
vs
huerta

192 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, d bitty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger huerta!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bitty slips a jab and a cross from huerta.
bitty fails with an attempt to clinch.
bitty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as huerta backs up against the cage.
bitty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
huerta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
bitty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on huerta. That did some damage!
bitty doesn't manage to clinch there - huerta circles away.
bitty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
huerta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from bitty.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts huerta, as that shot connected.

It looks like d bitty has been cut.
bitty fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for d bitty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from bitty.
bitty throws a right and a left that huerta avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by bitty.
A jab from huerta misses.
A swing and a miss from huerta.
huerta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
bitty tries for a takedown but huerta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
huerta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and bitty counters with a straight right hand.
huerta misses the jab.
huerta is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from huerta misses the target.
huerta throws a predictable looking body shot
and bitty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
bitty ducks under a wild hook from huerta.
bitty moves in looking to clinch but huerta pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by bitty. That's going to slow huerta down.
bitty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from huerta.
huerta tries a head kick but it misses.
huerta falls off balance throwing a combination
and bitty counters with a good low kick that huerta was not able to check.
bitty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bitty slips under a jab.
huerta misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by bitty or perhaps it was just good defense by huerta which made him look bad.
huerta lands with a good body shot.
bitty is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by bitty.
huerta takes a swing at bitty's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
huerta misses with a hook to the body

so bitty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
huerta wants to stand and escape but bitty is having none of it.
huerta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bitty!

huerta stands up from mount. Strange move.
huerta throws a shot from downtown. bitty moves away and avoids it.

bitty forces huerta back against the cage and clinches.
huerta wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
huerta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. bitty just stands there and leans against the cage.

bitty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bitty tries to clinch up.
huerta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from bitty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
huerta tries to bum rush bitty with a series of wild strikes but bitty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roger huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bitty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from huerta.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

huerta pulls guard effortlessly.
bitty content to stall in guard here.

huerta kicks bitty off and gets to his feet.
bitty lands a nice leg kick that just misses huerta's sensitive parts.
bitty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
huerta throws a jab but it's blocked by bitty.
huerta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract bitty.
huerta throws a lazy head kick

and bitty counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bitty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

huerta pushes bitty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
huerta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
bitty tries for a takedown but huerta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
bitty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
huerta throws a sloppy head kick

and bitty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
huerta keeping full guard, as bitty tries to pass.
huerta can't keep his opponent in guard - bitty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
bitty prevents huerta from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bitty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
huerta is looking for a sweep. bitty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

d bitty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on d bitty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

huerta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by bitty.
huerta just misses with a punch to the body.
huerta misses with a looping left.
huerta throws a series of strikes that have bitty backpedaling.
bitty throws a right hand that huerta ducks under and follows up with a left that huerta also avoids with ease.
A big left from huerta misses.
bitty lands with a slapping head kick.
huerta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and bitty counters with a right hand to the body.
bitty fails with a takedown attempt.
huerta misses with a combination
and bitty counters with a thumping low kick.
bitty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as huerta sprawls well. huerta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. bitty gets slowly back to his feet.
huerta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from bitty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for d bitty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
huerta falls off balance throwing a combination
and bitty counters with a big head kick but huerta shrugs it off.
bitty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from huerta.
huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by bitty.
huerta missing with a left hand there. bitty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
bitty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from huerta.
bitty slips under a jab.
bitty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? huerta is fending him off so far but bitty persists. Nope, huerta circles away and we're back to standing.
bitty slips a jab from huerta.
bitty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from huerta.
bitty slips a straight right by huerta.
huerta misses with a double jab

and bitty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bitty won't allow huerta to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bitty stopping the sweep attempt from huerta.
huerta has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but bitty has passed into side control.
huerta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked bitty off and has taken his back!
huerta really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for bitty.
huerta is controlling the position but bitty somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

huerta stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
huerta avoids the head kick by bitty.
huerta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
bitty shoots in but no luck this time.
huerta throws a jab when bitty was well out of range.
A jab from huerta misses.
No joy there for bitty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - huerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
bitty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as huerta throws out the jab.
bitty shoots in for a takedown but huerta shows good takedown defense.
huerta cracks bitty with a good jab.
bitty defending well as huerta loads up on a big left hand.
huerta throws the left hand but bitty avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
bitty moves away from the strike by huerta.
huerta misses with a hook to the body
and bitty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
bitty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but huerta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bitty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
bitty throws a sloppy head kick and huerta moves out of range easily.
huerta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and bitty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
huerta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
bitty fails to land the takedown.
huerta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bitty lands a body shot.
d bitty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from huerta.
huerta throws a series of punches but bitty avoids them all with ease.
A big left from huerta misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that d bitty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on d bitty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

huerta looks to land a combination but bitty avoids it well.
huerta throws a jab but it's blocked by bitty.
bitty lands a nice looking body shot.
bitty tries to clinch but huerta is having none of it.
bitty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts huerta as he jumps to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts huerta, as that shot connected.
huerta misses with a body punch
and bitty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
bitty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has huerta pinned against the cage. huerta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
huerta throws a combination that misses
and bitty counters with a series of strikes. huerta will be more careful next time no doubt.
huerta lands a really nice looking cross but bitty seems unphased.
bitty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
bitty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
huerta misses with a hook.

bitty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for huerta!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bitty in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
huerta is trying desperately to improve position.
huerta tries to control bitty's body but bitty pushes him off. huerta squirms to his side and now bitty has his back!
bitty trying to control.
bitty is really struggling to control huerta but he's trying to hold on to the position.
huerta has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
bitty scores with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
huerta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
huerta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

bitty is working an open guard so huerta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
bitty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
bitty fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for d bitty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
huerta misses the shot to the body.
huerta throws a right hand that bitty ducks under and follows up with a left that bitty also avoids with ease.
bitty misses with a series of wild punches.
bitty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
huerta stuffs the takedown attempt from bitty. bitty gets slowly back to his feet.
bitty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from huerta.
huerta loads up on a big right hand but bitty slips the punch.
huerta throws a big shot that misses.
huerta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roger huerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
huerta lands with a straight right. bitty didn't see that one coming.
bitty looks for the body kick but huerta saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for huerta.
huerta throws a left and a right that both miss
and bitty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps huerta thinking.
bitty lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
bitty slips under a jab.
bitty shoots in for a takedown but huerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
huerta looks to land a right hand but bitty moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
huerta works the jab nicely.
bitty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
bitty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as huerta throws out the jab.
huerta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by bitty.
Roger huerta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
bitty shoots for a takedown but huerta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
huerta throws a big shot that misses.
huerta thows a body shot but no joy.
bitty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
huerta misses with a wild combination.
bitty blocks a jab.
Roger huerta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
d bitty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bitty is defended easily by huerta.
huerta missing with a left hand there. bitty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger huerta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think bitty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... d bitty!