PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Huerta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nguyen
vs
Huerta

188 cm
33
286 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

195 cm
43
270 lbs
23 - 26 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Nguyen backs off Huerta throws a huge counter combo but Nguyen manages to avoid it all.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Huerta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huerta swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Nguyen moves into the clinch.
Huerta throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huerta.
I was talking to Nguyen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Huerta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.

It looks like Michael Nguyen has been cut.
Huerta lands an elbow that stopped Nguyen in his tracks for a moment.
Huerta lands a knee to the head.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Huerta fails to land.
Huerta takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Nguyen avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Huerta controls his hands.
Huerta scores a nice knee to the body.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Huerta controls his hands.
Huerta misses with an elbow strike.
Huerta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nguyen lands an elbow just above Huerta 's eye.
Huerta working aggressively here.
Huerta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Huerta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Huerta blocks an uppercut.
Huerta prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a good knee to the midsection. Huerta won't want to take too many of those.
Huerta looks winded!
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nguyen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huerta can turn it around.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the head but Huerta blocks with his arms.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nguyen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta blocks an elbow strike from Nguyen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nguyen is working Huerta over against the cage.
Nguyen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Max Huerta's cut even more.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen looking to throw knees to the head but Huerta is blocking nicely.
Nguyen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nguyen blocks it with crossed arms.
Huerta lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huerta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen's brow.
Huerta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nguyen avoiding damage as Huerta throws knees to the body.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nguyen lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
A right handed body shot lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nguyen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nguyen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huerta blocks it with crossed arms.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nguyen is working Huerta over against the cage.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Max Huerta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nguyen presses Huerta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nguyen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nguyen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nguyen lands an elbow that stopped Huerta in his tracks for a moment.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Huerta avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nguyen.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huerta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta takes a knee right on the jaw!

Max Huerta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
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 an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Huerta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Nguyen!
After winning the bout, Michael Nguyen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.