PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Huerta
vs
McNamara

188 cm
28
194 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

180 cm
28
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta is looking to score with low kicks.
McNamara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huerta on the side of the head.
McNamara lands a nice hook to Huerta's body. Huerta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huerta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huerta wants to clinch up but McNamara keeps it at a distance.
Huerta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McNamara checks it well.
John McNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huerta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara misses with a series of wild punches.
Huerta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
McNamara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from McNamara misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara misses with a straight left.
Huerta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McNamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Huerta.
McNamara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McNamara.
Huerta throws a sloppy head kick and McNamara moves out of range easily.
Huerta throws a low kick but McNamara moves out of range easily.
McNamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huerta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from McNamara does no damage.
Jab from McNamara.
McNamara jabs at Huerta's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huerta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
McNamara throws a looping overhand right but Huerta ducks down to avoid it.
Huerta moves in looking to clinch but McNamara pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNamara looks to land a right hand but Huerta moved out of range.
McNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerta.
McNamara lands with a hook. Huerta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huerta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Huerta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huerta staying out of range there.
Huerta misses with a kick to the body.
McNamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huerta counters with a head kick. That will keep McNamara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Huerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Huerta.
Huerta blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNamara blocks a low kick nicely.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huerta was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
Huerta misses with a low kick.
McNamara with a hook.
McNamara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huerta on the side of the head.
Huerta misses with a low kick.
Huerta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McNamara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McNamara blocks a low kick nicely.
McNamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huerta slips a straight right by McNamara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara swings widly with a right hand
and Huerta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huerta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Huerta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.
McNamara connects with a body shot.
Huerta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Huerta tries to work over McNamara's front leg with a kick but McNamara checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McNamara connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McNamara checks a leg kick.
McNamara blocks a low kick nicely.
McNamara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from McNamara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McNamara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McNamara cracks a nice hook into Huerta's ribs.
McNamara misses with a looping left.
McNamara misses with a looping right.
McNamara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
McNamara lands a nice shot to the body.
McNamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huerta counters with a good low kick that McNamara was not able to check.
McNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huerta moves away.
McNamara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A cross from McNamara lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta misses with a body kick.
McNamara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Huerta.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Huerta does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara throws a series of strikes that have Huerta backpedaling.
McNamara throws a hook but Huerta avoids it easily.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
McNamara misses with a double jab.
McNamara jabs Huerta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chuck Huerta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McNamara lands a nice shot to the body.
McNamara missing with a left hand there. Huerta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for McNamara.
John McNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McNamara misses with a hook. Huerta ducked under it nicely.
Huerta misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Huerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
McNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huerta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

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 throws a low kick, looking for McNamara's leg but McNamara calmly moves out of range.
McNamara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
McNamara loads up on a big right hand but Huerta slips the punch.
McNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
McNamara looks to land a right hand but Huerta moved out of range.
McNamara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Huerta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Huerta throws a leg kick that misses.
Huerta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McNamara is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huerta.
A clash of legs there as McNamara blocks the low kick.
McNamara checks a leg kick.
McNamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huerta staying out of range there.
McNamara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McNamara misses with a series of wild punches.
Huerta staying out of range there.
McNamara lands a jab to Huerta's midsection.
McNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huerta moves away.
Huerta blocks a jab.
Huerta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNamara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta thows a body shot but no joy.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huerta manages to avoid it.
McNamara misses with a hook.
McNamara lands an overhand right.
McNamara misses with a body punch
and Huerta counters with an inside leg kick.
McNamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huerta counters with a solid body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Huerta might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McNamara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNamara swings for the body but Huerta moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
McNamara throws a hook to the side of Huerta's head but Huerta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNamara lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from McNamara misses.
McNamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huerta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Huerta is just out of range.
McNamara throws an off balance right hand
and Huerta counters with a solid body kick.
Huerta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McNamara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huerta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McNamara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McNamara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McNamara misses with a series of wild punches.
McNamara throws a hook but Huerta avoids it easily.
Huerta throws a low kick but McNamara avoids it.
McNamara jabs at Huerta's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huerta.
A big left from McNamara misses.
Huerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Huerta tries to land a front kick but McNamara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huerta.
Huerta looks to score with a jab to the body but McNamara is just out of range.
McNamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Huerta.
McNamara misses with a hook. Huerta ducked under it nicely.
McNamara scores with a jab to the head.
McNamara throws a series of punches but Huerta avoids them all with ease.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
McNamara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throws a hook but Huerta avoids it easily.
Huerta throws a low kick but it's checked well by McNamara.
McNamara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Huerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huerta is looking to chop away at McNamara's legs.
McNamara misses with a jab to the body
and Huerta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNamara connects with a body shot.
Huerta throws a right hand that McNamara ducks under and follows up with a left that McNamara also avoids with ease.
McNamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Huerta to counter with a crisp jab.
McNamara takes a swing at Huerta's ribcage but misses.
McNamara misses with a combination
and Huerta counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara misses with a combination
and Huerta counters with a series of strikes. McNamara will be more careful next time no doubt.
McNamara lands the left hand.
Huerta misses with a low kick.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huerta was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
McNamara throws a hook to the side of Huerta's head but Huerta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huerta wants to slow McNamara down by chopping away at his legs.
McNamara throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from McNamara misses.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
McNamara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Huerta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNamara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara misses with a two punch combination.
McNamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huerta was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
Huerta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNamara.
McNamara misses with a shot to the body
and Huerta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huerta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McNamara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McNamara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNamara takes a swing at Huerta's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNamara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McNamara checks the leg kick nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
John McNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McNamara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McNamara!
After winning the bout, John McNamara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.