PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Paltiguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Huggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paltiguera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paltiguera
vs
Huggins

175 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Paltiguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Huggins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paltiguera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huggins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paltiguera's head.
Paltiguera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paltiguera moves forwards but Huggins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Huggins wants to clinch up but Paltiguera keeps it at a distance.
Paltiguera misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Paltiguera's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Huggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paltiguera is trying to break the clinch but Huggins is controlling him.
Huggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Paltiguera backwards.
Huggins tries to land a knee to the head but Paltiguera blocks with his arms.
Paltiguera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paltiguera digs a right hand into Huggins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huggins's gas tank.
Huggins swings wildly with an uppercut but Paltiguera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huggins lands with a light punch inside.
Huggins misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paltiguera can't break the clinch.
Paltiguera is trying to break free.
Huggins misses with a punch to the body.
Paltiguera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huggins misses with the head strike.
Paltiguera throws a punch but it's blocked by Huggins.
Paltiguera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huggins has him pressed against the cage.
Huggins prevents Paltiguera from breaking the clinch.
Huggins is working Paltiguera over against the cage.
Huggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paltiguera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huggins lands a shot to the body.
Huggins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huggins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paltiguera.
Huggins misses with some punches.
Paltiguera wants to break free but Huggins has control.
Huggins misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huggins misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paltiguera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huggins.
Paltiguera throws a punch but it's blocked by Huggins.
Paltiguera wants to break free but Huggins has control.
Huggins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paltiguera.
Paltiguera tries to break free but Huggins pushes him back against the cage.
Huggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Paltiguera backwards.
Paltiguera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paltiguera lands a shot to the body.
Paltiguera avoids the elbow strike from Huggins, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Paltiguera.
Paltiguera tries to circle away but Huggins has him pinned against the cage.
Huggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paltiguera's elbow.
Paltiguera cracks Huggins with a nice body shot.
Huggins presses Paltiguera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paltiguera struggles to land a body shot inside as Huggins controls his hands.
Huggins working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huggins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera can't break the clinch.
Paltiguera misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huggins.
Paltiguera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huggins misses with the head strike.
Huggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Paltiguera controls his hands.
Huggins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paltiguera backwards.
Huggins has Paltiguera pressed against the cage, preventing Paltiguera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Huggins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paltiguera backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Paltiguera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paltiguera is looking to break free of the clinch but Huggins has double underhooks.
Huggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paltiguera blocking some punches.
Paltiguera has had enough of the clinch but Huggins keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huggins.
Nice body punch from Huggins - that landed with a thud.
Huggins throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera prevents a body shot from Huggins.
Paltiguera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paltiguera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huggins digs a right hand underneath Paltiguera's ribcage. Paltiguera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paltiguera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paltiguera tries to work over Huggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huggins keeps control of Paltiguera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huggins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paltiguera tries to circle away but Huggins has him pinned against the cage.
Huggins prevents Paltiguera from breaking the clinch.
Huggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera misses with a body punch.
Huggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paltiguera's elbow.
Huggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Paltiguera controls his hands.
Paltiguera wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chuck Huggins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Paltiguera. Those never looked like landing.
Paltiguera throws a right hand that Huggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Huggins also avoids with ease.
Huggins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huggins lands a jab to the nose.
Paltiguera misses with a few strikes there.
Huggins lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Paltiguera crumples to the floor! Huggins milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Huggins!