PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Down the House. Max Huerta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Palowakski
vs
Huerta

193 cm
39
170 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

195 cm
38
270 lbs
16 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
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 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Huerta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palowakski tries to clinch up but Huerta circles away and keeps his distance.
Huerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palowakski looks to clinch

and Huerta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huerta throws a head punch that misses.
Huerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palowakski's elbow.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Palowakski avoids the damage to the body.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palowakski is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palowakski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palowakski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huerta.
A right hook to the body lands for Huerta.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huerta gets through Palowakski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Huerta.
Huerta lands a nice uppercut.
Huerta lands with a short shot to the head.

Palowakski is rocked!
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Palowakski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palowakski blocking some punches.
Palowakski seems to have got his legs back now.
Huerta lands with a left to the head.
Huerta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Palowakski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Palowakski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huerta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huerta digs a right hand into Palowakski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palowakski's gas tank.
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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palowakski's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palowakski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Palowakski avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huerta trying to land knees to the body.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palowakski blocks it with crossed arms.
Palowakski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huerta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palowakski blocks an elbow strike.
Palowakski avoids the elbow strike from Huerta, against the cage.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Palowakski blocks with his arms.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Palowakski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huerta.
Palowakski working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Palowakski on the inside.
Palowakski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Palowakski.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Palowakski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huerta.
Huerta lands a good knee to the midsection. Palowakski won't want to take too many of those.
Palowakski takes a shot to the head.
Huerta misses with a body punch.
Huerta tries a body shot but Palowakski blocks it.
Huerta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but Palowakski blocks it.
Huerta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palowakski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski misses with the head strike.

Palowakski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowakski fails to land with a series of punches.
Huerta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palowakski.
Palowakski misses with a looping left.
Palowakski throws out a loose jab but Huerta uses good head movement to avoid it.

Palowakski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palowakski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Palowakski tries to bum rush Huerta with a series of wild strikes but Huerta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palowakski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Palowakski looks to throw the jab but Huerta is out of range.
Fred Palowakski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Palowakski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta avoiding damage as Palowakski throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palowakski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huerta's brow.
Palowakski managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
A short right from Huerta on the inside.
Palowakski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palowakski blocks a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but Palowakski blocks it.
Palowakski avoiding damage as Huerta throws knees to the body.
Huerta is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huerta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palowakski's brow.
Max Huerta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huerta misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Huerta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palowakski.

Palowakski manages to break the clinch.
Palowakski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palowakski swings for the body but Huerta moves out of range.
Huerta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huerta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palowakski is looking to clinch.

Huerta instigates a clinch.
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Palowakski is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palowakski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palowakski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huerta stops a takedown attempt from Palowakski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palowakski.
Huerta throws a punch but it's blocked by Palowakski.
Palowakski blocks the elbow strike.
Huerta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huerta blocks an uppercut.
Palowakski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huerta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Palowakski managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Palowakski stalling in the clinch but Huerta improves position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski throws a low kick but Huerta moves out of range easily.

Huerta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta letting Palowakski take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palowakski.
Huerta blocks an elbow strike from Palowakski.
Huerta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huerta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palowakski avoids a wild elbow strike from Huerta.
A short left from Palowakski.
Huerta tries a body shot but Palowakski blocks it.
Palowakski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Palowakski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huerta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Palowakski avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
Huerta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huerta has Palowakski pressed against the cage, preventing Palowakski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Palowakski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palowakski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huerta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palowakski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huerta throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta is pressed up against the cage. Palowakski 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palowakski throws a series of punches but Huerta avoids them all with ease.
Palowakski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Huerta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Palowakski has Huerta up against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huerta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palowakski avoids it.

Palowakski pulls guard successfully.
Huerta wants to stand but Palowakski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Palowakski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huerta is looking to improve his position.

Palowakski is looking for a kimura here.
Huerta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huerta wants to improve his position but Palowakski is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Huerta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Palowakski pulls his head out easily.
Palowakski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Huerta looking for submissions off his back.

Palowakski in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Huerta tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Palowakski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Palowakski!