PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Vertinskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Vertinskaya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Huerta's chin.

Vertinskaya
vs
Huerta

204 cm
28
266 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
31
270 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Vertinskaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vertinskaya misses with the combination.
Vertinskaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vertinskaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vertinskaya misses with a body shot
and Huerta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huerta throws a head kick but Vertinskaya moves out of range.
Viktor Vertinskaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta presses Vertinskaya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huerta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vertinskaya backwards.
Huerta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Huerta.
Huerta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vertinskaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vertinskaya tries to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huerta.
Huerta lands with a short shot to the head.
Vertinskaya takes a shot to the head.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Vertinskaya avoids the damage to the body.
Huerta lands an elbow inside that Vertinskaya shrugs off.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Vertinskaya avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Vertinskaya in his tracks for a moment.
Huerta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vertinskaya backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vertinskaya.
Vertinskaya has had enough of the clinch but Huerta keeps him there for the moment.
Huerta lands a nice shot to the body.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Vertinskaya is blocking nicely.
Huerta landing knees to the head.

It looks like Viktor Vertinskaya has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Huerta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vertinskaya blocking some punches.
Huerta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huerta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Huerta.
Vertinskaya is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta misses with some punches.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Vertinskaya controls his hands.
Huerta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vertinskaya's efforts to push away.
Huerta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vertinskaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Vertinskaya controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta misses with some punches.
Huerta lands a right hand.
Huerta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vertinskaya managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Huerta works on Vertinskaya's body with a couple of short punches.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Vertinskaya in his tracks for a moment.
Vertinskaya tries to break free but Huerta pushes him back against the cage.
Huerta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vertinskaya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huerta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vertinskaya takes an elbow to the temple.
Vertinskaya is trying to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Huerta.
Huerta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huerta lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Vertinskaya in his tracks for a moment.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vertinskaya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Huerta as the two fighters clinch.
Huerta pushes Vertinskaya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huerta can't find room to land a body shot as Vertinskaya controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Huerta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huerta scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huerta lands an uppercut.
Huerta lands a hook that snaps the head of Vertinskaya backwards.
Huerta lands an elbow inside that Vertinskaya shrugs off.
Huerta lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Huerta dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vertinskaya tries to clinch there but Huerta circles away.
Huerta takes one to the side of the head.

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

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta throws an elbow that misses.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huerta prevents Vertinskaya from breaking the clinch.
Max Huerta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Huerta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Vertinskaya is rocked!
A body shot lands from Huerta.
Oh Vertinskaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Huerta lands a big elbow that drops Vertinskaya! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vertinskaya is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Huerta!