PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Kiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (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!

Kiger
vs
Huerta

198 cm
22
258 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Kiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiger closes the distance and clinches up with Huerta, looking for a takedown. Kiger pushes Huerta against the cage but Huerta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lonnie Kiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiger circles away.
Kiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huerta circles away.
Kiger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huerta avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonnie Kiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Huerta takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiger managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiger drops back down to his feet.

Kiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huerta slips a jab and a cross from Kiger.
Kiger shoots for a double leg takedown but Huerta sprawls well. He's pushed Kiger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Huerta moves into the clinch.
Kiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huerta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kiger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huerta walks away with a smile on his face. Kiger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kiger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huerta avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiger is breathing heavily.

Huerta drives through and clinches with Kiger against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta with a knee to the head.
Kiger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.

Huerta drives through and clinches with Kiger against the cage.
A knee to the head by Huerta.
Huerta lands a nice knee to the body.
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into Kiger's ribcage.
Huerta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiger fails to pull guard.
Huerta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kiger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Kiger is blocking nicely.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta won't allow it.
Kiger takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kiger breaks the clinch.

Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiger, pushing him back against the cage.
Kiger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiger takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Huerta.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Kiger blocks with his arms.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Kiger blocks with his arms.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta won't allow it.
Kiger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.
Kiger misses with a few strikes there.

Huerta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kiger's half guard.
Huerta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Huerta.
Kiger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huerta.

Kiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kiger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Huerta gets to his feet. Kiger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiger misses with a takedown

and Huerta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kiger won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta is putting a hurting on Kiger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kiger is looking to regain half guard here but Huerta keeps moving and retains side control.
Kiger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kiger is looking to reverse the position.

Huerta stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Huerta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiger's guard.
Kiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huerta is one step ahead there.
Huerta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Huerta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kiger, up you get!

Huerta clinches up with Kiger and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Kiger is blocking nicely.
Kiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta won't allow it.
Kiger is trying to drag Huerta to the mat but Huerta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huerta working Kiger over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Kiger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Kiger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Huerta lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiger won't want to take too many of those.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiger avoids the damage to the body.
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into Kiger's ribcage.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiger drops back down to his feet.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiger avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Huerta dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kiger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Huerta rushes Kiger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Kiger is blocking nicely.
Huerta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kiger jumps guard but Huerta stands there with Kiger around his waist. Kiger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiger drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonnie Kiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kiger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.
Huerta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiger's defenses.
Kiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Max Huerta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kiger jumps into guard, dragging Huerta to the mat.
Huerta lands a couple of digs.
Kiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huerta is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huerta advances position into side control!
Kiger sneaks back into half guard.
Huerta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Huerta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huerta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Huerta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kiger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huerta defends well.

Huerta stands up and waves to Kiger to follow him.
Kiger misses with a takedown

and Huerta counters by clinching up.
Kiger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huerta walks away with a smile on his face. Kiger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lonnie Kiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kiger tries to keep at a distance but Huerta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiger jumps guard but Huerta stands there with Kiger around his waist. Kiger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiger wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but Kiger blocks it.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kiger jumps guard.
Huerta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huerta throws a big right hand that misses.
Huerta throwing strikes but missing.

Huerta stands up from Kiger's guard - Huerta perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Huerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Huerta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiger avoids it.

Kiger pulls guard successfully.

Kiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huerta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kiger looking for a guillotine here but Huerta defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiger has his foot on Huerta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huerta works his way back into a safe position though.
Kiger has momentary wrist control but Huerta slips an elbow through the middle.

Huerta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huerta has managed to get both his arms back between Kiger's legs - danger averted.

Kiger is working an open guard so Huerta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Huerta moves into the clinch successfully.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta landing knees to the body.
Kiger tries to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling the position.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Huerta.

Kiger jumps into guard, dragging Huerta to the mat.
Kiger wants to sweep here but Huerta controlling him for the moment.

Huerta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiger shoots and misses
and Huerta counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huerta trying to land knees to the body.
Kiger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kiger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huerta uses from the top position.
Huerta slips nicely into half guard.
Kiger is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Huerta seems to be working for a kimura but Kiger defends the submission attempt.
Kiger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Huerta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Huerta's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Huerta preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kiger.
Kiger doesn't have the hooks in and Huerta manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Huerta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kiger misses with a takedown attempt

and Huerta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Huerta.
Huerta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huerta throws a big right hand that misses.
Huerta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Huerta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huerta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kiger's head.
Kiger wants to sweep here but Huerta controlling him for the moment.

Kiger is looking for a triangle but Huerta pushes his legs off easily.
Huerta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Huerta is in close to Kiger's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kiger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huerta defends it easily.
Huerta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huerta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huerta lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Huerta gets to his feet. Kiger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiger misses with a takedown attempt

and Huerta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiger jumps guard but Huerta stands there with Kiger around his waist. Kiger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonnie Kiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta lands a nice knee to the body.
Huerta lands a damaging elbow.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiger drops back down to his feet.
Kiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Kiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Huerta.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.
Huerta misses with a knee strike.
Kiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Huerta.
Kiger tries to break free but Huerta pushes him back against the cage.
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
Huerta lands an elbow just above Kiger 's eye.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huerta lands a nice elbow.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huerta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiger breaks the clinch.
Kiger tries for a takedown but Huerta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Huerta instigates a clinch.
Huerta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiger jumps guard but Huerta stands there with Kiger around his waist. Kiger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huerta lands a knee to the body.
Kiger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huerta lands a nice knee to the body.
Kiger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Kiger blocks with his arms.
Kiger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huerta walks away with a smile on his face. Kiger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Huerta drives through and clinches with Kiger against the cage.

Kiger ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kiger no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Huerta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huerta lands a couple of digs.
Kiger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Kiger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Huerta stands up and waves to Kiger to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huerta's waist but Huerta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kiger off to one side.

Huerta moves into the clinch successfully.
Huerta working Kiger over with knees to the body.
Kiger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huerta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huerta with a knee to the head.
Huerta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kiger's face.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Kiger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.
Huerta throws a head kick that half lands.
Kiger has a takedown stuffed.
Kiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huerta is fending him off so far but Kiger persists. Nope, Huerta circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiger misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huerta clinches up against the cage.
Huerta lands a knee to the body.
Huerta lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Knees to the body from Huerta.
Kiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Huerta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huerta prevents Kiger from breaking the clinch.
Kiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta won't allow it.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta trying to land knees to the body.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but Kiger blocks it.
Kiger is trying to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling him.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kiger tries to pull guard but Huerta won't allow it.
Huerta with a knee to the head.
Kiger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Huerta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerta lands a damaging elbow.
Kiger tries to break free but Huerta pushes him back against the cage.
Lonnie Kiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kiger jumps guard.

Huerta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Huerta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiger managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Huerta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huerta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Huerta!