PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chayo Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cato McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta's entrance music is Gold Metal. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Huerta
vs
McGraw

188 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chayo Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cato McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta moves out of range of the body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huerta scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huerta.
McGraw is trying to stall.
McGraw jumps guard but Huerta stands there with McGraw around his waist. McGraw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huerta scores a nice knee to the body.
Huerta lands a knee to the body.
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into McGraw's ribcage.
McGraw tries a knee to the head but Huerta blocks it.

Huerta breaks the clinch.
Huerta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Huerta duly obliges.
Huerta is looking to clinch.

Huerta forces McGraw back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into McGraw's ribcage.

Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta tries to clinch there but McGraw circles away.
McGraw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGraw looks gassed!
Huerta tries to clinch but McGraw moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McGraw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huerta clinches up against the cage.
McGraw blocks the elbow strike.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but McGraw blocks with his arms.
McGraw wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerta won't allow it.

Huerta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGraw, pushing him back against the cage.
McGraw goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chayo Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cato McGraw.
Huerta is looking to clinch but McGraw is avoiding it.
Huerta tries to clinch up.
Huerta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huerta tries to clinch up.
McGraw circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGraw swats away the attempt to clinch by Huerta.
McGraw misses with a combination
and Huerta counters with a head kick. That will keep McGraw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Huerta tries to clinch but McGraw is having none of it.
Huerta wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGraw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huerta gets a clinch.

McGraw manages to break the clinch.

Huerta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huerta wants to get back to his feet but McGraw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huerta is looking to stand back up but McGraw counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Huerta.
A lull in the action here.
Huerta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McGraw is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGraw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but McGraw avoids the damage to the body.
McGraw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGraw goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chayo Huerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huerta moves in looking to clinch but McGraw pushes him off.
McGraw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - McGraw circles away.
Huerta wants to clinch.
Chayo Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraw jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw shoots in but Huerta avoids the takedown attempt easily.

McGraw clinches up against the cage.
Huerta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huerta is pressed up against the cage. McGraw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huerta down to the mat. Huerta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huerta looks to clinch
and McGraw counters with a nice leg kick.
Huerta closes the distance looking to clinch

and McGraw counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Huerta is in trouble now - McGraw has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGraw is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Huerta is in real trouble.
Huerta is trying to stand back up.
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 Chayo Huerta will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McGraw shoots in for a takedown but Huerta shows good takedown defense.
Huerta tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McGraw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGraw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGraw jumps guard but Huerta stands there with McGraw around his waist. McGraw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chayo Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cato McGraw.

McGraw successfully pulls guard.
Huerta won't allow McGraw to sweep him here.
Huerta tries to stand but McGraw is controlling from the bottom.
Huerta preventing the sweep.
Huerta wants to stand but McGraw is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw trying to control the position.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
McGraw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Huerta lands a head kick. McGraw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Huerta lands a head shot.
Huerta looks to clinch

and McGraw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huerta's guard.
Huerta is looking to stand up but McGraw isn't so interested in that idea.
McGraw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Huerta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta is looking to stand back up but McGraw counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Huerta.

McGraw decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Huerta throws a head kick but McGraw moves out of range.
Huerta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerta closes the distance but McGraw moves to the side

and McGraw counters by moving into the clinch.

Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGraw circles away from the clinch attempt.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.

Huerta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huerta fails in his attempt to clinch.

Huerta clinches up with McGraw and pushes him back against the cage.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGraw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta throws a sloppy head kick and McGraw moves out of range easily.
McGraw slips a jab and a cross from Huerta.

Huerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGraw, pushing him back against the cage.

Huerta manages to break the clinch.
Huerta pushes McGraw away with a front kick.
Huerta tries to clinch up.

Huerta instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from McGraw as the two fighters clinch.
Huerta prevents McGraw from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Huerta.

Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Huerta tries to clinch but McGraw moves out of range.
Huerta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.

Huerta has managed to clinch.
McGraw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGraw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Huerta breaks the clinch.

McGraw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McGraw is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huerta!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw tries to clinch up.
McGraw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGraw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGraw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Huerta forces McGraw back against the cage and clinches.
McGraw fails to pull guard.
McGraw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Huerta breaks the clinch.
McGraw fails with a takedown attempt.
McGraw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huerta as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerta wants to clinch but McGraw slips to the side

and McGraw counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cato McGraw has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta is trying to stand back up but McGraw is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cato McGraw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Huerta wants to clinch

and McGraw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huerta's guard.
Huerta wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McGraw manages to pass to side control.

McGraw is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Huerta has managed to free his arm - good work.
McGraw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McGraw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huerta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGraw stops Huerta from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw works his way into full mount!
McGraw controlling the pace for now.
Huerta is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McGraw controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Huerta really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGraw controlling from the full mount.
McGraw is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Huerta is in real trouble.
McGraw slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Huerta is trying to get back to his feet but McGraw has full control of the position and if anything, Huerta has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McGraw biding his time, controlling Huerta.
Huerta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGraw on the ground.

Huerta is trying to defend against the choke here but McGraw has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. McGraw Tightens the hold and Huerta taps out furiously! McGraw displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cato McGraw!