PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John OGroats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta's entrance music is Summer of 69. A fine choice. Ron Huerta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Huerta
vs
OGroats

188 cm
21
188 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John OGroats!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huerta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

OGroats drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huerta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst OGroats is controlling him.
OGroats wants to control from the top but Huerta keeps moving.
Huerta is looking to stand up but OGroats isn't so interested in that idea.

OGroats gets to his feet - Huerta follows without any prompting.
OGroats shoots in for a takedown but Huerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
OGroats takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
OGroats looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Huerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Huerta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huerta lands in his opponent's guard.
Huerta lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huerta passes OGroats's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Huerta drops an elbow to the side of OGroats's head.
Huerta lands strikes from half guard.
OGroats taking some punishment here, with Huerta in his half guard.
Huerta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OGroats with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OGroats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huerta scores with a couple of nice shots.
OGroats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huerta scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huerta connects with a nice short shot to OGroats's temple.
Huerta working over OGroats with some ground and pound. OGroats looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huerta tries to pass to full mount but OGroats defends it.
OGroats tries to roll over but Huerta keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for OGroats!
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huerta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Huerta looking to finish OGroats with some ground and pound. This is bad for OGroats!
Huerta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can OGroats hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Huerta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Huerta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
OGroats really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huerta lands with some strikes.
Huerta with a couple of short strikes.
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OGroats's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands with some strikes.
Huerta breaks from OGroats's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huerta lands a big elbow.
OGroats is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huerta landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Huerta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Huerta breaks from OGroats's wrist control and lands an elbow.
OGroats wants to control but Huerta is having none of it.
Huerta lands with some strikes.
Huerta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OGroats?
OGroats can't escape the position.
Huerta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OGroats is bucking up trying to escape but Huerta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Huerta lands a big shot there that rocks OGroats but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huerta working OGroats over with strikes here.
Huerta breaks from OGroats's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huerta dominating with strikes here.
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. OGroats can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huerta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huerta avoids the attempt from OGroats to control.
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OGroats's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. OGroats looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Huerta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huerta cracks OGroats with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OGroats closes the distance and clinches up with Huerta, looking for a takedown. OGroats pushes Huerta against the cage but Huerta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huerta lands a right hook to the body.
Huerta lands with a shot to the body.

Huerta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Huerta lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huerta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You get the feeling that OGroats really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Huerta lands a nice shot to the head.
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OGroats is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huerta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huerta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huerta avoids the attempt from OGroats to control.
Huerta looking to finish OGroats with some ground and pound. This is bad for OGroats!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Huerta.
Huerta with the ground and pound from mount.
Huerta unloading with bombs!
Huerta landing strikes from the mount.
Huerta with a couple of short strikes.
OGroats is in a horrible position here. Huerta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Huerta is landing with some decent strikes but OGroats is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OGroats is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huerta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
OGroats tries to hold on but Huerta pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta is landing with some decent strikes but OGroats is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OGroats is trying desperately to improve position.
Huerta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OGroats can do to turn this around?
Huerta lands a big elbow.
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
OGroats keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OGroats's face.
OGroats is trying to escape the mount.
Ron Huerta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huerta with the ground and pound from mount.
Huerta is landing with some decent strikes but OGroats is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OGroats wants to hold on but Huerta pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta cracks OGroats with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
OGroats wants to get back to his feet.
Huerta breaks from OGroats's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huerta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OGroats's face.
Huerta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
OGroats tries to hold on but Huerta pushes him away.
OGroats is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huerta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OGroats?
Huerta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Huerta prevents OGroats from getting the reversal.
OGroats taking shots to the head.
OGroats tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
OGroats tries to hold on but Huerta postures up.
Huerta landing strikes from the mount.
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Huerta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
OGroats wants to control but Huerta is having none of it.
OGroats is in a horrible position here. Huerta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Huerta landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerta working the ground and pound effectively.
OGroats tries to lock up and control but Huerta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Huerta dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

OGroats tries to move into range but Huerta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OGroats has a takedown stuffed.
Huerta with a hook.
OGroats takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huerta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck OGroats on the side of the head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Huerta! OGroats is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Huerta!