PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 1019 p4p, 115 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 1693 p4p, 184 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cassino
vs
Huchkov

165 cm
28
150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
39
143 lbs
24 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cassino misses with a straight left.
Huchkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.
Huchkov scores with a nice strike.
Cassino lands a slapping body shot.
Huchkov avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Huchkov wants to clinch but Cassino slips to the side
and Cassino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Huchkov is just out of range.
Huchkov digs a good body shot into Cassino's ribs.
Huchkov lunges at Cassino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cassino's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Huchkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassino walks into a straight right hand from Huchkov.
Cassino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cassino throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Huchkov misses the target.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Huchkov.
Huchkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Huchkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huchkov misses with a two punch combination.
Huchkov throws a shot to the body.
Huchkov misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov blocks a head kick by Cassino.
Huchkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cassino's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassino. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huchkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cassino throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Huchkov misses
and Huchkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huchkov scores with a jab.
Cassino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huchkov in his tracks.
Cassino throws a chopping leg kick but Huchkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Huchkov takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huchkov moves away.

Huchkov clinches up against the cage.
Cassino lands a left hand.
Huchkov is trying to push Cassino away but Cassino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cassino has Huchkov pressed against the cage, preventing Huchkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cassino scores with a shot to the side of Huchkov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huchkov blocking some punches.
Huchkov is trying to break the clinch but Cassino is controlling him.

Cassino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huchkov lands a two punch combo.
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Huchkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino avoids the head kick by Huchkov.
Cassino avoids the head kick by Huchkov.
Huchkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huchkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huchkov looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Huchkov misses with a left hand
enabling Cassino to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cassino sizes up Huchkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Huchkov is out of range.
No joy there for Huchkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huchkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Cassino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassino thumps Huchkov with a low kick.
Huchkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Cassino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huchkov on the side of the head.
Huchkov misses with a wild combination.
Huchkov misses with a straight left.
Cassino feints and then cracks Huchkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huchkov down.
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Cassino takes a swing at Huchkov's ribcage but misses.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huchkov's sensitive parts.
Huchkov scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Cassino.
Cassino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huchkov's head backwards.
Cassino lands with a nice body punch.
Cassino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huchkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cassino's head.
Huchkov throws an off balance right hand
and Cassino counters with a nice uppercut.
Huchkov throws a lazy right hand but Cassino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huchkov. Huchkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino lands a body shot.
Huchkov blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Huchkov.
Huchkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Cassino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Huchkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cassino misses with a head kick.
Huchkov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huchkov moves out of range of the body kick from Cassino.
Huchkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Huchkov.
A punch combination from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
Huchkov scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Huchkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
Huchkov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Huchkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Huchkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Huchkov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cassino throws a low kick but Huchkov moves out of range easily.
Huchkov throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Cassino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huchkov avoids the body shot from Cassino.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huchkov, as that shot connected.
Huchkov digs a good body shot into Cassino's ribs.
Huchkov cracks Cassino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Huchkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matel Huchkov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huchkov misses with a wild combination.
Cassino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Cassino lands a nice looking body kick.
Huchkov looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
Cassino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino scores with a shot to the body.
Huchkov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huchkov tries to land a front kick but Cassino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino lunges at Huchkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huchkov's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huchkov, as that shot connected.
Huchkov checks a low kick from Cassino.
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!
Cassino throws a head kick but Huchkov moves out of range.
Huchkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino fakes the leg kick and cracks Huchkov in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huchkov. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huchkov slips under a jab.
Cassino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huchkov is out of range.
Huchkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huchkov lands a jab to the head.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Huchkov is just out of range.
Cassino lands the left hand.
Huchkov throws out a loose jab but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huchkov misses with a low kick.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Matel Huchkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huchkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huchkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Matel Huchkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov misses with a few strikes there.
Cassino scores with a jab to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Huchkov blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huchkov will feel that in the morning.
Huchkov tries to clinch up.
Cassino blocks the body kick.
Cassino slips a jab and a cross from Huchkov.
Huchkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huchkov tries to work over Cassino's front leg with a kick but Cassino checks it.
Good shot there by Cassino.
Cassino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huchkov.
Cassino cracks Huchkov with a good jab.
Huchkov takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Huchkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huchkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huchkov connects with a looping right hand.
Huchkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cassino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huchkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huchkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Huchkov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cassino is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huchkov throws out the jab.
Huchkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huchkov misses with a hook.
Cassino lands a jab.
A jab from Cassino misses.
Cassino swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.

Huchkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Huchkov.
Huchkov is trying to break the clinch but Cassino is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cassino - that landed with a thud.
Huchkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huchkov is trying to break the clinch but Cassino has him pressed against the cage.

Cassino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cassino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huchkov. That did some damage!
Huchkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Huchkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Cassino moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassino.
Huchkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huchkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cassino back to the cage. Huchkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Cassino.
Huchkov walks into a left hand.
Huchkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huchkov misses with a looping right.
Huchkov tests Cassino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huchkov throws a right hand that Cassino ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassino also avoids with ease.
Cassino throws a looping overhand right but Huchkov ducks down to avoid it.
Huchkov slips under a jab from Cassino.
Huchkov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Huchkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassino. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huchkov. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Cassino.
Huchkov staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino throws a jab when Huchkov was well out of range.
Cassino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cassino swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.
Cassino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Monte Cassino will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Huchkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Huchkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huchkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huchkov.
Huchkov takes one to the chin there.
Huchkov avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Huchkov slips under a jab from Cassino.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
Huchkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cassino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huchkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huchkov throws a lazy right hand but Cassino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huchkov thuds his shin into the meat of Cassino's side.
Huchkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
Cassino misses with the combination.
Cassino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huchkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Cassino tests Huchkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cassino can pounce on him.
Huchkov checks a low kick from Cassino.
Huchkov scores with the left hand. Cassino knows he should have avoided that one.
Cassino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Huchkov lands with an overhand left.
Huchkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook.
Huchkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Huchkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huchkov swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Huchkov.
Huchkov looks to land a combination. Cassino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huchkov avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Cassino lands a high kick!
Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huchkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Huchkov forces Cassino back against the cage and clinches.
Cassino working aggressively here.

Huchkov breaks from the clinch.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut. Cassino saw that one coming.
It looked like Cassino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Huchkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cassino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huchkov scrambles back to his feet.
Huchkov throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Huchkov.
Huchkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huchkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Huchkov avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino throws out a loose jab but Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huchkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino tries a head kick but it misses.
Huchkov misses with the combination.
Cassino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huchkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cassino punishes Huchkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Cassino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huchkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cassino on the side of the head.
Huchkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huchkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huchkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassino dodges the punch combination from Huchkov.
Cassino throws a low kick but Huchkov avoids it.
Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huchkov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cassino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huchkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huchkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Huchkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cassino's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Cassino takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huchkov blocks a head kick by Cassino.
Cassino scores with a one two! Huchkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cassino fails to land with a series of punches.
Huchkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Huchkov misses the target.
Jab, jab by Huchkov - just one landing.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Cassino throws a lazy head kick
letting Huchkov counter with a right hand.
Huchkov throws a front kick that sends Cassino stumbling back into the cage.
Huchkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Huchkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cassino.
Huchkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Huchkov.
Huchkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Huchkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huchkov misses with a double jab.
Huchkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cassino takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matel Huchkov.
I think Huchkov 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matel Huchkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Matel Huchkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.