PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Yates is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Huber
vs
Yates

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Yates!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yates shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huber's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Huber.
Huber is looking to stand up but Yates isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yates postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huber is keeping the position for now.
Yates throwing strikes but missing.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huber is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Yates looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Huber!
Yates putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yates cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates raining down shots from the mount!

Huber is rocked!
Yates is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Huber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huber is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber is working hard here to advance position.

Yates jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huber manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Yates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huber, who protects the arm well.
Yates looks gassed!
Huber is looking to reverse the position.

Yates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huber, who protects the arm well.
Yates blocks the strikes from Huber.
Huber tries to buck Yates off but Yates is having none of it.

Yates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huber is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huber seems to have got his legs back now.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yates fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Yates.
Yates tries to advance to mount but Huber denies him.
Huber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Yates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huber, who protects the arm well.

Yates tries for a kimura but Huber is defending well.
Huber throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Yates working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huber gets back to half guard.
Yates lands strikes from half guard.
Huber regains full guard. Nicely done.

Yates drops back looking for a leg! Huber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huber manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into Huber's guard.
Huber wants to sweep here but Yates controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huber is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Huber stands and steps away. Yates gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huber pinned against the cage. Huber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huber misses with a takedown attempt

and Yates counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huber is keeping the position for now.
Huber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yates landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Yates is looking to improve his position but Huber isn't that keen on the idea.
Huber landing shots from mount.
Yates is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Huber unloads with some shots from mount but Yates bucks and avoids them well.
Yates regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yates missing with punches from the bottom.
Yates is pressing down on Huber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Huber advances position into side control!
Yates sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Yates is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Huber pulls his head out easily.
Yates regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yates has his foot on Huber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huber works his way back into a safe position though.
Yates striking off his back but it's not causing Huber any problems.

Yates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yates throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yates trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yates feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huber has momentary wrist control but Yates slips an elbow through the middle.
Yates working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Huber's head.
Yates landing some decent shots from guard.
Huber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huber is keeping the position for now.
Yates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Yates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Yates drops back looking for a leg! Huber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huber manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into Huber's guard.
Yates preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huber doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Yates decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huber's guard.
Yates working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Huber's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yates passes into half guard.
Yates working the head and body with strikes.
Yates lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yates seems to be working for a kimura but Huber defends the submission attempt.
Yates looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yates lands a nice short elbow.
Huber has hold of Yates's hands but Yates slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yates looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yates working the head and body with strikes.
Yates scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yates lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huber works his way to full guard. Good work.

Huber is looking for a triangle but Yates pushes his legs off easily.

Yates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnny Yates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Huber keeping full guard, as Yates tries to pass.
Yates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Huber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huber is keeping the position for now.
Yates distracts Huber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yates drops back looking for a leg! Huber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huber manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into Huber's guard.
Yates lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Yates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huber wants to clinch

and Yates counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Huber!
Huber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Huber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yates stops Huber from standing up.
Yates is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yates postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates advances position into side control!
Yates working the ground and pound from side control.

Yates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huber has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Yates's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yates scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Huber to see if he's OK.
Huber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Huber misses with a strike from the bottom.
Yates connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Huber some visible discomfort.
Huber tries to buck Yates off but Yates is having none of it.
Huber takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Huber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Huber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huber prevents Yates from moving into mount.
Yates misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Huber wants to clinch but Yates slips to the side

and Yates counters with a single leg into guard. Huber didn't expect that.
Yates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yates distracts Huber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yates makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yates connects with a couple of short punches.
Yates connects with a couple of short punches.
Huber wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates passes Huber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yates winds up and cracks Huber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates prevents Huber from standing back up.
Yates is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huber trying to control from the bottom.
Yates trying to pass the guard but Huber defending well.
Huber moves into full guard.

Yates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Huber working for a triangle but Yates defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Huber is looking for a triangle but Yates pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yates content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yates wants to pass the guard but Huber is keeping the position.

Huber had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yates is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Huber Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yates's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yates scores a takedown into full mount!
Huber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yates moves nicely into side control.
Huber tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yates working the body and head with strikes.
Huber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Huber taking a bit of punishment here - Yates scoring with strikes.
Yates advances nicely into full mount.
Yates unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yates scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Huber is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Yates.
Yates cracks Huber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BOOM! Yates connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yates punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yates unloading with bombs!
Huber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Yates.
Yates scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huber?
Yates scoring with strikes but Huber is staying in there.
Yates working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yates scoring with strikes but Huber is staying in there.
Yates lands a big shot there that rocks Huber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Huber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yates lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yates raining down shots from the mount!
Yates unloading with bombs!
Huber wants to control but Yates is having none of it.
Yates scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huber?
Yates is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Huber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yates scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huber?
Yates landing punches.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates fails to advance to Huber's back.
Yates prevents Huber from getting the reversal.

Yates working for a submission but Huber is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yates has control of Huber's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Huber regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yates has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Huber is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Yates!