PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Huerta
vs
Smith

205 cm
28
270 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huerta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Huerta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huerta keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith won't allow Huerta to get back to his feet.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Huerta is working from the bottom.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Huerta.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith wants to clinch up but Huerta keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Huerta or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.

Huerta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huerta showed some decent athleticism there.
Huerta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Huerta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.

Huerta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Huerta seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.

Huerta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huerta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huerta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.

Huerta maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Smith could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Huerta has cracked it and Smith is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Huerta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Huerta!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Huerta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.