PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Huggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huggs has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Matt Huggs told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Foot
vs
Huggs

169 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

168 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Huggs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foot clinches up against the cage.
Huggs looks gassed!

Foot jumps guard.
Huggs won't allow Foot to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Foot is controlling the pace.
Foot drops an elbow to the side of Huggs's head.
Foot slows the pace down in half guard.
Foot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Foot there.

Foot is looking for a kimura here.

Foot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot is nestled in close to Huggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Foot decides to return to a standing position.
Foot closes the distance and clinches up with Huggs, looking for a takedown. Foot pushes Huggs against the cage but Huggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matt Huggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Foot scores a takedown into full mount!
Huggs wants to control but Foot is having none of it.
Foot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huggs hang on?
Huggs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foot landing strikes from the mount and Huggs is in trouble!
Foot dominating with strikes here.
Foot scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huggs?
Foot scoring with strikes but Huggs is staying in there.

Foot gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foot closes the distance and clinches.
Foot working Huggs over with knees to the body.
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!

Foot manages to break the clinch.

Foot clinches up with Huggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Foot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foot lands a nice uppercut.
Foot stalls.
Foot gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Foot lands a left hand.

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

Foot instigates a clinch.
Foot tries for a takedown. No joy.

Foot breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foot lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huggs being controlled here, momentarily.
Foot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huggs's head.
Foot lands a couple of digs.
Huggs keeping moving, preventing Foot from controlling successfully.
Foot connects with a couple of short punches.
Foot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Foot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Huggs for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Foot.
Huggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huggs avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Huggs tries to keep at a distance but Foot has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huggs is pressed up against the cage. Foot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huggs down to the mat. Huggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Foot wants to clinch up but Huggs keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foot.
Huggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Foot. Foot gets slowly back to his feet.

Foot rushes Huggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foot with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Foot.
Huggs being controlled against the cage.
Huggs prevents the takedown attempt.

Foot breaks from the clinch.
Huggs is breathing heavily.

Foot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foot avoiding damage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Foot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Huggs's half guard.
Huggs is not content to let Foot control the position.
Huggs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foot scores with a couple of nice shots.
George Foot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Foot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Foot is trying to work for a kimura but Huggs is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foot drops an elbow to the side of Huggs's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Foot stands up and beckons Huggs to join him on the feet.

Foot clinches up with Huggs and pushes him back against the cage.

Foot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foot tries to clinch but Huggs moves out of range.

Foot has managed to clinch.
Foot is struggling to control the position.
Foot wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foot breaks from the clinch.
Foot misses with a takedown attempt - Huggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Foot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Huggs's guard.
Foot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Foot gets to his feet. Huggs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Huggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Foot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Foot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huggs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Huggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot is looking to clinch but Huggs is avoiding it.

Foot shoots in and bounces Huggs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Huggs keeping moving, preventing Foot from controlling successfully.
Huggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foot is one step ahead there.
Foot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Foot advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Huggs wants to control but Foot is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foot dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Foot clinches with his opponent.
Foot tries to land a knee to the head but Huggs blocks with his arms.

Foot manages to break the clinch.

Foot closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Huggs is defending against the submission attempts here by Foot.
Huggs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foot connects with a nice short shot to Huggs's temple.
Foot is trying to control the action in half guard but Huggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Foot escapes and gets back to his feet.
Foot shoots in and drives through. Huggs sprawls well.

Foot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foot lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Foot working Huggs over with strikes.
Huggs trying to hold on to Foot's head to control him but Foot postures up.
Foot lands strikes from half guard.
Foot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Foot trying to control the action but Huggs is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huggs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Huggs taking some punishment here, with Foot in his half guard.
Foot is controlling the pace.
Foot is trying to control. Huggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
George Foot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Foot.
Foot shoots in and drives through. Huggs sprawls well.
Huggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Foot closes the distance and clinches.
Foot stalling the fight.

Foot breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foot clinches.
Foot is working for takedown but Huggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foot slowing the pace effectively.

Foot breaks from the clinch.

Foot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foot lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Foot.
Foot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huggs can do to turn this around?
Foot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Foot manages to break the clinch.

Foot rushes Huggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Foot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huggs's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot is pressed up against the cage. Huggs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foot down to the mat. Foot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foot looks to land a combination. Huggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Foot rushes Huggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foot with a knee to the head.

Huggs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Foot is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Huggs to the mat. Huggs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Foot forces his way into half guard.
Matt Huggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Huggs is looking to control Foot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huggs avoid being mounted?
Foot slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Foot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foot!