PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Huerta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Huerta
vs
Jake Jyllendael

195 cm
44
270 lbs
24 - 27 - 0

184 cm
32
251 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jyllendael lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huerta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Jyllendael's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huerta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jyllendael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jyllendael is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Huerta lands a nice knee to the body.
Jyllendael blocks a body shot from Huerta.
Jyllendael unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jyllendael blocks it with crossed arms.
Huerta scores with a hook to the body.
Jyllendael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.
Jyllendael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Huerta was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jyllendael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huerta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Jyllendael gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta is trying to get back to full guard.

Jyllendael is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huerta defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jyllendael in particular looking to stall.
Jyllendael prevents Huerta from standing back up.
Jyllendael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Huerta is defending against the submission attempts here by Jyllendael.
Huerta wants to improve his position but Jyllendael is controlling well.

Huerta has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jyllendael is on him like a limpet, forcing Huerta back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jyllendael wants to take the fight to the mat but Huerta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Max Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jyllendael.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Huerta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jyllendael is defending well for now.
Huerta crunches a lovely knee into Jyllendael's ribcage.
Jyllendael looks winded!
Jyllendael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huerta is keeping busy.
Huerta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huerta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jyllendael using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jyllendael takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Huerta has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Huerta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jyllendael backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jyllendael's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Huerta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huerta walks away with a smile on his face. Jyllendael gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jyllendael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huerta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Huerta moves into the clinch.
Huerta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huerta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jyllendael manages to break the clinch.
Max Huerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jyllendael misses with a takedown

and Huerta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huerta.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Jyllendael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huerta swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huerta lands a nice elbow.
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jyllendael wants to stall.
Huerta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jyllendael blocking some punches.
Huerta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jyllendael's elbow.
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Jyllendael is blocking nicely.
Jyllendael is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huerta is defending well.
Jyllendael tries to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling the position.
Huerta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jyllendael goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huerta is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Huerta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Jyllendael's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jyllendael dives in and grabs Huerta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huerta pushes down on Jyllendael's head and hops out.
Jyllendael throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huerta counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Huerta.
Huerta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huerta there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.

Jyllendael gets a clinch.
Jyllendael prevents a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta lands an elbow inside that Jyllendael shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huerta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jyllendael's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huerta misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huerta.
Huerta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jyllendael has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huerta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jyllendael wants the takedown. Huerta is fighting it off but Jyllendael persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Huerta's guard against the cage.
Jyllendael must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Huerta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jyllendael got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huerta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jyllendael has managed to get both his arms back between Huerta's legs - danger averted.
Huerta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jyllendael's guard.

Huerta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jyllendael is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jyllendael has escaped and now he's on top!

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Huerta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jyllendael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jyllendael won't allow Huerta to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jyllendael gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jab from Jyllendael.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jyllendael will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Max Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jyllendael.
Jyllendael lands a leg kick that knocks Huerta off balance momentarily.
Huerta tries to clinch but Jyllendael is having none of it.
Jyllendael shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huerta but Huerta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Jyllendael tries to get set, Huerta tries to push him back and clinch up but Jyllendael manages to avoid the attempt.
Jyllendael shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huerta 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 has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta throws an elbow that misses.
Huerta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jyllendael tries to score a body lock takedown but Huerta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Huerta.
Jyllendael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huerta obliges.
Huerta looking to throw knees to the head but Jyllendael is blocking nicely.
Huerta throws an elbow that misses.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the head but Jyllendael blocks with his arms.
Huerta lands a right hand.
Huerta can't find room to land a body shot as Jyllendael controls the action.

Jyllendael breaks the clinch.
Jyllendael is trying hard to land a takedown here. Huerta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Huerta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jyllendael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Huerta to counter with a crisp jab.
Huerta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jyllendael can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jyllendael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jyllendael is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jyllendael or perhaps it was just good defense by Huerta, which made it look bad.
Huerta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jyllendael. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Huerta clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Huerta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jyllendael tries to clinch but Huerta moves out of range.

Jyllendael moves into the clinch.
Huerta scores with a shoulder strike.
Huerta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jyllendael.
Jyllendael goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huerta prevents it.
Huerta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jyllendael tries for a takedown but Huerta manages to get underhooks.
Max Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jyllendael.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jyllendael blocks an elbow strike from Huerta.
Jyllendael tries to throw a body punch but Huerta avoids it by throwing Jyllendael back against the cage.
Huerta misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huerta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jyllendael's brow.
Huerta lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael wants a takedown.
Jyllendael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huerta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jyllendael blocks it with crossed arms.
Jyllendael is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huerta to keep the fight standing.
Jyllendael blocks a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Jyllendael avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huerta.
Huerta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huerta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huerta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jyllendael's efforts to push away.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jyllendael.
Huerta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Jyllendael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jyllendael closes the distance and clinches up with Huerta, looking for a takedown. Jyllendael pushes Huerta against the cage but Huerta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huerta is looking to counter the offense by Jyllendael and move into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Huerta. No joy for Jyllendael on that attempt.
Huerta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael closes the distance looking to clinch
and Huerta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jyllendael shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huerta pinned against the cage. Huerta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jyllendael shoots in but Huerta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Huerta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jyllendael managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Huerta tries to land knees in the clinch but Jyllendael avoids the damage to the body.
Huerta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Huerta.
Jyllendael is trying to drag Huerta to the mat but Huerta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Max Huerta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huerta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jyllendael.
A nice left hand lands by Huerta.
Huerta lands a nice uppercut.
Huerta working Jyllendael over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huerta.
Jyllendael managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.
Jyllendael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huerta throws an elbow but it misses.
Huerta scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jyllendael fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huerta trying to land knees to the body.
Jyllendael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huerta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jyllendael's face.
Huerta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huerta can't find room to land a body shot as Jyllendael controls the action.
Jyllendael tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jyllendael is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jake Jyllendael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Huerta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huerta, 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 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Huerta!
Jake Jyllendael spoke after the fight, saying 'oh, that was just bad luck'.