PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Negrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hurt
vs
Negrete

178 cm
25
172 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

186 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe Negrete!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negrete takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Pepe Negrete has been cut.
Hurt throws a series of punches but Negrete moves out of range.

Hurt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Negrete is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hurt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hurt.
Negrete has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hurt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

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

Hurt moves into the clinch.
Negrete has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hurt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Herb Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Negrete.

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

Negrete has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurt tries to score a body lock takedown but Negrete shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Negrete wants a takedown but no success here.
Hurt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Negrete.
Negrete drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hurt pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negrete shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hurt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hurt.

Hurt breaks from the clinch.
Negrete with a poor takedown
and Hurt counters with a two punch combo.

Hurt moves into the clinch successfully.

Hurt has hold of one of Negrete's legs. Negrete is fighting the takedown attempt but Hurt gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hurt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hurt wants to stand but Negrete is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hurt throwing strikes but missing.
Negrete trying to control the position.
Negrete throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt cracks Negrete with a solid left hand.

Hurt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Negrete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hurt enables Negrete to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hurt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Hurt wriggles free and stands up.
Hurt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Negrete looks gassed!
Negrete tries to clinch
and Hurt counters with a two punch combo.

That has opened up Pepe Negrete's cut even more.
Negrete moves in looking to clinch but Hurt pushes him off.
Hurt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Negrete shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Negrete was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hurt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hurt is trying to stand up here but Negrete is controlling him well.
Negrete is trying to control the action in half guard but Hurt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is trying to stand.
Hurt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hurt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Negrete working over Hurt with some ground and pound. Hurt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hurt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet but Negrete is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Negrete distracts Hurt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Negrete postures up in Hurt's guard and throws a big left but Hurt blocks it.
Negrete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hurt kicks Negrete off and gets to his feet.
Negrete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pepe Negrete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt throws a series of punches but Negrete moves out of range.
Hurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negrete closes the distance and clinches up with Hurt, looking for a takedown. Negrete pushes Hurt against the cage but Hurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Negrete shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hurt's guard.
Negrete looking to pass the guard.
Negrete must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hurt scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Hurt lands a decent shot there.
Negrete throws a big right hand that misses.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Negrete from controlling successfully.
Negrete stands up over Hurt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hurt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hurt striking from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negrete throwing strikes but missing.

Hurt pushes Negrete off and gets back to his feet.
Hurt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Negrete momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Hurt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pepe Negrete's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Negrete closes the distance and clinches up with Hurt, looking for a takedown. Negrete pushes Hurt against the cage but Hurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurt closes the distance but Negrete moves to the side

and Negrete counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hurt won't be happy with that.
Hurt throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Negrete lands a few punches from side control.
Hurt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hurt taking some punishment here, with Negrete in his half guard.

Hurt pushes Negrete off and gets back to his feet.

Negrete scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet.
Hurt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hurt 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.
Negrete lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Negrete landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Negrete working over Hurt with some ground and pound. Hurt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hurt tries to get to full guard but Negrete has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt is trying to stand up here but Negrete is controlling him well.

Hurt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Negrete pulls his head out easily.
Hurt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Negrete lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hurt is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Negrete lands a nice short elbow.
Negrete drops an elbow to the side of Hurt's head.
Hurt tries to kick Negrete off but Negrete keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Negrete slips a nice elbow through Hurt's hands, connecting with Hurt's forehead.
Negrete looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Negrete winds up and cracks Hurt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hurt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Negrete there.
Hurt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Negrete is working away from the top position though.
Hurt tries to roll over but Negrete keeps him under control.
Hurt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Negrete scores with a couple of nice shots.
Negrete is nestled in close to Hurt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Negrete working Hurt over with strikes.
Hurt wants to sweep but Negrete has passed to side control!
Negrete lands a few punches from side control.
Negrete working the body and head with strikes.
Hurt is trying to buck Negrete off.
Hurt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negrete lands some shots froms side control.
Hurt struggling a bit here.
Hurt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Negrete wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hurt is working hard here to advance position.
Hurt misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Negrete lands some shots froms side control.
Hurt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Negrete is looking to take a break and control but Hurt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pepe Negrete has got the better of the ground game so far.
Negrete lands a few punches from side control.
Hurt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Negrete in side control lands a decent elbow.
Negrete lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hurt down.
Negrete cracks Hurt with a big elbow.
Hurt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Negrete working the head and body with strikes.
Hurt is pushing Negrete's head away, looking to escape. Negrete manages to hold on to the position though.
Negrete lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Negrete in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hurt is looking for a sweep.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet but Negrete drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negrete lands an elbow.
Hurt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Negrete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pepe Negrete's cut.
That's time! Hurt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Negrete scores with a takedown into Hurt's guard.
Negrete lands a couple of elbows.
Hurt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hurt is looking to stand up but Negrete isn't so interested in that idea.
Negrete preventing the sweep.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Negrete from controlling successfully.
Negrete won't allow Hurt to get back to his feet.
Hurt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Negrete's guard.
Negrete wants to sweep here but Hurt controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Negrete can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hurt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negrete wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Negrete swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hurt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hurt drops back looking for a leg! Negrete is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Negrete manages to kick Hurt off! Hurt jumps back into Negrete's guard.
Hurt tries to stand but Negrete is controlling from the bottom.
Negrete trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hurt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Negrete trying to keep a closed guard but Hurt is proving a slippery customer.

That's two 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.
Hurt tries to stand but Negrete is controlling from the bottom.
Negrete preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hurt stands up and waves to Negrete to follow him.

Negrete gets the takedown into side control.
Negrete working the ground and pound from side control.
Negrete wants to control but Hurt is keeping him busy.
Hurt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Negrete is looking for a kimura here.
Hurt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Negrete throwing shots but Hurt is blocking nicely.
Hurt missing with punches from the bottom.
Negrete wants to pass the guard but Hurt is defending well.
Hurt is trying to stand back up but Negrete is controlling him
Hurt wants to control but Negrete is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hurt is trying to stand.
Negrete slips a nice elbow through Hurt's hands, connecting with Hurt's forehead.
Negrete scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Negrete.
Hurt tries to kick Negrete off but Negrete keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Negrete lands a nice short elbow.
Negrete takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Negrete is looking to take a break and control but Hurt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Negrete working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hurt's head.
Hurt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Negrete thows a big elbow that misses.
Hurt is trying to keep Negrete in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Negrete's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hurt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Negrete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Negrete has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Negrete!