PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemlock's entrance music is Champagneros. A fine choice. The key to victory for Biff Hemlock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hemlock
vs
Huerta

190 cm
24
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huerta has Hemlock up against the cage in a clinch.
Hemlock avoiding damage as Huerta throws knees to the body.
Huerta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huerta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hemlock's face.
Huerta misses with a knee strike.
Hemlock is looking to break free of the clinch but Huerta has double underhooks.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.

Hemlock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemlock circles away.
Hemlock tries to score with a low kick but Huerta moves his leg out of the way.
Hemlock looks to land a left hand but Huerta moved out of range nicely.
Huerta blocks a jab.
Hemlock throws an overhand right that lands on Huerta's shoulder, as Huerta tries to avoid the shot.
Biff Hemlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta fails with a takedown attempt.

Huerta rushes Hemlock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hemlock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huerta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but Hemlock blocks it.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Hemlock in his tracks for a moment.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemlock's efforts to push away.
Huerta trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hemlock managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Hemlock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but Hemlock blocks it.
Huerta takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.
Hemlock is leaning against Huerta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hemlock takes an elbow to the temple.
Huerta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hemlock wants to break free but Huerta has control.
Hemlock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huerta backwards.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huerta looks gassed!
Hemlock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemlock avoids the damage to the body.
Huerta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Huerta lands an elbow just above Hemlock 's eye.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huerta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huerta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock avoids the elbow strike from Huerta, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huerta.
Hemlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huerta backwards.
Huerta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hemlock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemlock.
Huerta takes a shot to the head.
Come on Hemlock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hemlock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hemlock wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerta won't allow it.
Hemlock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huerta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemlock avoids the damage to the body.
Huerta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hemlock has Huerta pressed against the cage.

Hemlock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hemlock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Huerta did well to prevent Hemlock getting side control.
Hemlock lands with a punch from half guard.

Hemlock is trying to work for a kimura but Huerta is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is looking to take a break and control but Huerta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hemlock has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huerta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Huerta is wriggling around trying to escape.

Hemlock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Huerta is trying desperately to improve position.
Huerta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.

Hemlock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Huerta is trying to escape the mount.
Hemlock dominating with strikes here.
Huerta's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Huerta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huerta wants to hold on but Hemlock pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Hemlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Huerta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hemlock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerta.
Huerta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huerta dives in and grabs Hemlock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hemlock pushes down on Huerta's head and hops out.
Hemlock swings for the body but Huerta moves out of range.
Huerta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice sprawl there from Huerta as Hemlock shoots in.
Huerta is looking to clinch but Hemlock is avoiding it.
Biff Hemlock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huerta is looking to clinch but Hemlock is avoiding it.
Hemlock lands a high kick!
Huerta wants to clinch.
Huerta tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Hemlock.
A jab lands there for Hemlock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hemlock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Max Huerta's cut even more.
Huerta is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hemlock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Huerta napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Huerta bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Huerta tries to clinch up.
Hemlock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hemlock lands a head kick. Huerta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Huerta moves into the clinch successfully.
Huerta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hemlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hemlock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hemlock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Huerta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huerta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Huerta gets to his feet - Hemlock follows without any prompting.
Hemlock throws a right hand that Huerta ducks under and follows up with a left that Huerta also avoids with ease.
Huerta shoots in looking for a takedown. Hemlock tries to sprawl out of it but Huerta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hemlock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Biff Hemlock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Huerta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The cut above Max Huerta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hemlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
Huerta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Max Huerta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Huerta dodges the punch combination from Hemlock.
Hemlock misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Huerta with that takedown attempt.
Huerta shoots in for a double leg but Hemlock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huerta shoots for a takedown but Hemlock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hemlock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hemlock has a takedown stuffed.
Huerta slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemlock circles away.
Hemlock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hemlock throws a lazy right hand but Huerta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biff Hemlock is winning the standup battle so far.
Huerta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hemlock swats away the attempt to clinch by Huerta.
Huerta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hemlock avoids it really well and circles away.
Hemlock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huerta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hemlock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Huerta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hemlock blocks it with crossed arms.
Hemlock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hemlock has Huerta pushed against the cage.
Hemlock has had enough of the clinch but Huerta keeps him there for the moment.
Huerta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huerta keeps control of Hemlock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemlock's efforts to push away.
Hemlock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Hemlock blocks with his arms.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hemlock taking a breather.
Hemlock is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Hemlock managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Hemlock tries for a takedown but Huerta manages to get underhooks.

Hemlock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hemlock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Hemlock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Huerta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Huerta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hemlock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hemlock lands a jab to the nose.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Huerta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Hemlock!