PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dude might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Gonna Give You Up. Big Dude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Enrique Huerta's chin.

Dude
vs
Huerta

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta fails with the takedown

and Dude counters by clinching up.
Huerta tries to break the clinch but Dude is controlling the position.
Huerta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Huerta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huerta working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dude.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta taking a breather.
Dude scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dude.
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 takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huerta looks winded!
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Dude lands a knee to the body.
Dude landing knees to the head.
Dude lands a knee to the head.
Dude unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dude lands a knee to the head.
Dude lands a nice knee to the body.
Dude gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dude lands a nice elbow.
Dude lands an elbow inside.
Dude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huerta taking a breather.
Dude lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dude obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude lands an elbow inside that Huerta shrugs off.
Dude lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dude.
Dude lands a knee to the head.
Dude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude connects with a knee to the head.
Dude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dude has Huerta pressed against the cage, preventing Huerta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dude lands a damaging elbow.
Huerta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dude lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
Dude landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dude using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dude obliges.
Dude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huerta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dude landing knees to the body.
Dude using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dude lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Dude landing knees to the body.
Huerta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dude working Huerta over with knees to the body.
Dude landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huerta throws a punch but it's blocked by Dude.
Dude lands a knee to the body.
Huerta wants to stall.
Huerta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huerta is trying to break free.
Huerta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Dude landing knees to the head.
Dude controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands an elbow just above Huerta 's eye.
Dude scores with a knee to the head.
Huerta takes an elbow to the temple.
Dude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huerta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dude avoiding damage.
Dude lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude scores with a knee to the head.
Dude connects with a knee to the head.
Dude leaning his opponent against the cage.
Huerta goes for a takedown attempt but Dude pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Dude dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dude has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Huerta jumps guard but Dude turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dude gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta is looking to break free of the clinch but Dude has double underhooks.
Big Dude has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huerta is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Dude.
Dude lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dude putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Huerta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dude lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dude creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huerta's defenses.
Huerta is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude lands a damaging elbow.
Dude with a knee to the head.
Dude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huerta's face.
Dude comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dude lands a knee to the head.

Huerta is rocked!
Dude lands an elbow inside.
Huerta jumps guard but Dude stands there with Huerta around his waist. Huerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Big Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Huerta.
Dude lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Dude.
Dude lands a nice elbow.
Dude lands a knee to the head.

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!
Dude scores a nice knee to the body.
Dude lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
Dude is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dude lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
Dude lands a damaging elbow.
Huerta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dude walks away with a smile on his face. Huerta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dude gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Dude to work.
Dude gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dude comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dude obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huerta taking a breather.
Dude lands an elbow inside that Huerta shrugs off.
Huerta takes an elbow to the temple.
Huerta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huerta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Dude lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dude lands an elbow inside that Huerta shrugs off.
Dude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huerta misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dude lands a nice elbow.
Huerta letting Dude take a breather here.
Dude gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huerta is trying to break free.
Dude scores with a knee to the head.
Dude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huerta misses with a body punch.
Dude lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dude creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huerta's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huerta tries for a takedown but Dude manages to get underhooks.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Dude dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Huerta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dude counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dude.
Dude gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dude lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dude obliges.
Dude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huerta's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dude.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude lands an elbow inside.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dude lands a knee to the head.
Dude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huerta can do to turn this around?
Huerta takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dude.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huerta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dude lands a damaging elbow.
Dude dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huerta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dude.
Dude lands a knee to the body.
Huerta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dude.
Huerta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dude landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dude lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
Dude has Huerta pressed against the cage.
Huerta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dude comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huerta is trying to pull guard but Dude turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Big Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Huerta.
Dude lands a damaging elbow.
Dude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huerta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Dude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is struggling to control the position.
Huerta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dude just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Dude slowing the pace effectively.
Huerta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huerta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Huerta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Huerta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dude lands an elbow inside.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huerta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dude after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Dude.
Dude controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dude scores a nice knee to the body.
Dude using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dude crunches a lovely knee into Huerta's ribcage.
Huerta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dude walks away with a smile on his face. Huerta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Huerta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Huerta rushes Dude and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta working hard to break the clinch.
Dude connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huerta's face.
Enrique Huerta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Dude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dude prevents a body shot from Huerta.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dude, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Dude!
Big Dude spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.