PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quantrelle Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jackson
vs
Huerta

185 cm
27
245 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
37
270 lbs
16 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quantrelle Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Huerta.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Huerta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huerta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huerta.
Huerta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huerta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huerta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huerta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
Huerta misses with a head kick.
Huerta throws a head kick that misses.
Huerta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huerta is out of range.
Huerta throws a head kick that misses.
Huerta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Huerta.

Huerta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huerta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jackson lands a high kick!

It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huerta.
Huerta tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Huerta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Huerta works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Huerta.
Huerta tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Huerta throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Huerta wants to clinch.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Quantrelle Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Huerta's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jackson checks a leg kick.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Huerta has the dominant position.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson avoiding damage as Huerta throws knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huerta struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Huerta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huerta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huerta gets a clinch.
Huerta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huerta.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

Huerta takes the fight into the clinch.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Huerta lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Huerta trying to land knees to the body.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Huerta misses with a punch to the body.
Huerta misses with a knee strike.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huerta avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huerta throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a leg kick

and Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Huerta has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Huerta fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huerta tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Huerta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Huerta does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Huerta.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson thows a body kick. Huerta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick by Huerta misses

and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
The cut man is working on Max Huerta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Huerta looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling the position.
Huerta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Huerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huerta is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.

Huerta tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Huerta moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huerta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huerta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Huerta throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Max Huerta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Huerta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to land a body kick
and Huerta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Huerta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huerta misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Huerta saw that one coming.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huerta closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.

Huerta has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Huerta keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huerta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huerta tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Huerta misses with a knee strike.
Huerta misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Huerta misses with a punch to the body.
Huerta misses with the head strike.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Huerta has the dominant position.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Huerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huerta.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quantrelle Jackson.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quantrelle Jackson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Quantrelle Jackson made sure he mentioned Hopkins Athletics ($6 shirts!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.