PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Nemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huntington has chosen Verdi - Triumphal March from Aida as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nemo
vs
Huntington

177 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

167 cm
19
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Nemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fletcher Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemo misses with a looping left.
Nemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Huntington has Nemo up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nemo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huntington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huntington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huntington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huntington tries for a takedown but Nemo manages to get underhooks.
Huntington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Huntington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huntington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nemo.

Huntington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nemo's guard.

Nemo is looking for a triangle but Huntington pushes his legs off easily.
Nemo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Nemo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nemo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Huntington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemo gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huntington is looking to stand up but Nemo won't let him.
Nemo tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntington tries to free his leg and advance position but Nemo is retaining full guard.
Nemo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Nemo has an active guard here but Huntington has managed to pass into half guard.
Nemo wants to get back to full guard.
Nemo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nemo wants to control but Huntington is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huntington tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
Nemo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huntington has time to react.
A jab from Nemo misses.
Fletcher Huntington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huntington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nemo is able to avoid easily.
Huntington tries to clinch up but Nemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Huntington.
Nemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Huntington or perhaps it was just good defense by Nemo which made him look bad.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
Nemo misses with a hook. Huntington ducked under it nicely.
Nemo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huntington tries to clinch there but Nemo circles away.
Nemo staying out of range there.
Nemo misses with a hook.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Nemo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huntington doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huntington moves into range and clinches up with Nemo.
Huntington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nemo's face.
Huntington lands an elbow inside that Nemo shrugs off.
Nemo avoiding damage as Huntington throws knees to the body.
Huntington gets underhooks to prevent Nemo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Nemo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huntington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huntington lands a nice knee to the body.
Nemo is trying to break free.
Nemo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Huntington landing knees to the body.
Nemo is breathing heavily.

Huntington lands a takedown into guard.
Nemo wants to sweep here but Huntington controlling him for the moment.
Huntington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huntington is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nemo working a defensive guard here.
Huntington preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington trying to control the position from guard on top but Nemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nemo trying to strike off his back.
Huntington postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Nemo or perhaps it was just good defense by Huntington which made him look bad.
The fighters circling - Nemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huntington moves in looking to clinch but Nemo pushes him off.
Huntington slips a jab from Nemo.
Nemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Huntington.
Huntington tries to clinch but Nemo moves out of range.
Huntington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huntington wants to clinch up but Nemo keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fletcher Huntington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nemo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nemo keeps the fight on the outside.
Huntington moves in looking to clinch but Nemo pushes him off.
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nemo scores with a jab. Huntington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nemo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Huntington.
Nemo misses with a looping left.
Nemo throws a hook but Huntington avoids it easily.
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nemo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huntington throws out the jab.
Huntington tries to clinch but Nemo moves out of range.
Huntington wants to clinch.

Nemo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nemo cracks Huntington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Huntington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nemo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nemo looks up at the clock and then as Huntington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nemo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nemo working the strikes but Huntington uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nemo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nemo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nemo unloading with bombs!
Huntington wants to control but Nemo is having none of it.
Nemo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Huntington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemo tries to control but Huntington wriggling away.

Nemo is working for a guillotine from mount but Huntington frees his head quite easily.
Nemo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Nemo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Huntington turns into him and now he's in Nemo's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huntington is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nemo trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington is pushing down on Nemo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nemo is fighting to maintain full guard but Huntington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Huntington is thwarting Nemo's attempts to control the position.
Nemo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Huntington slows the pace down in half guard.
Huntington wants to pass the guard but Nemo is defending well.
Huntington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nemo keeps working.

That's four 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.
Nemo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nemo.
Huntington wants to control from the top but Nemo keeps moving.
Nemo looking to control.
Huntington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nemo is keeping the position for now.
Huntington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nemo trying to keep a closed guard but Huntington is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nemo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Nemo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Huntington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nemo cracks Huntington with a good jab.
Nemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nemo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Huntington tries to clinch up but Nemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nemo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nemo keeps the fight on the outside.
Huntington tries to clinch but Nemo moves out of range.
Huntington tries to clinch there but Nemo circles away.
Nemo throws a shot from downtown. Huntington moves away and avoids it.
Nemo clobbers Huntington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nemo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nemo scores with a body shot.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
Nemo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nemo lands a jab to the head.
Nemo has a takedown stuffed.
Nemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Huntington.
Huntington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huntington tries to clinch up.
Nemo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huntington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Huntington shoots in for a takedown but Nemo shows good takedown defense.
Huntington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nemo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nemo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huntington doesn't seem bothered though.
Nemo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Huntington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nemo's guard.
Huntington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nemo is pulling down on Huntington's head to control his posture.

Nemo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nemo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemo working a defensive guard here.

Nemo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Huntington frees his head nicely. Oh but Nemo has switched to an armbar! Huntington is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Benjamin Nemo!