PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petrol Huffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Huffer
vs
McCarthy

175 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petrol Huffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
McCarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huffer smiles and moves away.
Huffer misses with a series of wild punches.
McCarthy misses with a few strikes there.
Huffer misses with a series of wild punches.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Huffer avoids them all with ease.
Huffer misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCarthy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huffer throws a combination that misses

and McCarthy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Huffer wants to get back to his feet but McCarthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huffer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Huffer is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCarthy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McCarthy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huffer is proving hard to escape from.
McCarthy won't allow Huffer to get back to his feet.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huffer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCarthy looks gassed!

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

McCarthy closes the distance and clinches.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but Huffer holds him up against the cage and eventually McCarthy drops back down to his feet.

McCarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy has a takedown stuffed.
Petrol Huffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McCarthy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Left hook, right uppercut from Huffer.

It looks like Ryan McCarthy has been cut.
Huffer avoids the head kick by McCarthy.
McCarthy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huffer pinned against the cage. Huffer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huffer tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huffer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCarthy on the side of the head.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Huffer is having none of it.
Huffer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huffer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Huffer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Huffer sprawls well. He's pushed McCarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrol Huffer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Huffer takes the fight into the clinch.
Huffer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Huffer.
Huffer tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Huffer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Huffer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huffer.
McCarthy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Huffer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice sprawl there from Huffer as McCarthy shoots in.
Huffer closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side

and McCarthy counters by clinching up.
McCarthy tries to land knees in the clinch but Huffer avoids the damage to the body.

McCarthy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Huffer can't fight it off and eventually McCarthy manages to take the fight to the floor. Huffer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Huffer keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy prevents Huffer from getting back to his feet.
McCarthy trying to control but Huffer is working from the bottom.
McCarthy won't allow Huffer to get back to his feet.
McCarthy stands and throws Huffer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huffer is pushing McCarthy's head away, looking to escape. McCarthy manages to hold on to the position though.

McCarthy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petrol Huffer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan McCarthy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huffer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huffer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huffer counters with a two punch combo.

Huffer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCarthy, pushing him back against the cage.
Huffer wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCarthy prevents Huffer from breaking the clinch.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but Huffer blocks it.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but Huffer won't allow it.

McCarthy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCarthy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huffer wanted to stand there but McCarthy had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huffer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCarthy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huffer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Huffer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McCarthy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Huffer tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huffer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huffer tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy connects with a high kick.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huffer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCarthy tries to clinch up.
McCarthy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McCarthy.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Huffer is working from the bottom.
Huffer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

McCarthy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Huffer to his feet.
McCarthy tries to clinch there but Huffer circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffer fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huffer as he jumps to the side.
Petrol Huffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McCarthy.
Huffer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huffer's waist but Huffer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
A lazy left from Huffer finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huffer, as that shot connected.
McCarthy misses with a combination
and Huffer counters with a right hand to the body.
Huffer swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huffer.

McCarthy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCarthy lands in his opponent's guard.
Huffer wants to stand up but McCarthy is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Huffer has wrist control.
Huffer wants to get back to his feet but McCarthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCarthy sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Huffer is retaining full guard.
Huffer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCarthy on the ground.
Huffer keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
Huffer wants to stand and escape but McCarthy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan McCarthy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryan McCarthy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McCarthy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huffer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huffer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

McCarthy decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Huffer instigates a clinch.
McCarthy looking to throw knees to the head but Huffer is blocking nicely.
Huffer lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
McCarthy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huffer blocks it with crossed arms.
Huffer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
Huffer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huffer is trying to break free.
Huffer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCarthy fails to pull guard.
Huffer wants to get back to striking at distance but McCarthy won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huffer is looking to break free of the clinch but McCarthy has double underhooks.
Huffer works on McCarthy's body with a couple of short punches.
Huffer can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a knee to the body.

McCarthy gets a trip takedown into half guard.

McCarthy is working for a kimura but Huffer is defending it quite comfortably.
Huffer wants to stand back up but McCarthy manages to pass into side control.

McCarthy tries for a kimura but Huffer is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by McCarthy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffer is pushing McCarthy's head away, looking to escape. McCarthy manages to hold on to the position though.
Huffer is not content to let McCarthy control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCarthy shoots in and drives through. Huffer sprawls well.
McCarthy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Huffer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Huffer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Petrol Huffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McCarthy.
Huffer scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCarthy closes the distance but Huffer moves to the side
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Huffer.
Huffer managing to block the knees to the body from McCarthy.
Huffer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCarthy with a knee to the head.
Huffer has had enough of the clinch but McCarthy keeps him there for the moment.
Huffer tries to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling the position.
Huffer prevents a takedown attempt there.

McCarthy has hold of one of Huffer's legs. Huffer is fighting the takedown attempt but McCarthy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Huffer keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Huffer won't let him.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

McCarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Huffer, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huffer slips under a jab from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands with an overhand left.
Huffer throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy closes the distance but Huffer moves to the side
and Huffer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Huffer.

McCarthy forces Huffer back against the cage and clinches.
McCarthy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huffer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huffer wants to stall.
McCarthy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huffer prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCarthy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!