PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Valeron Huhrera (ranked 935 p4p, 111 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 1141 p4p, 131 weight class). Joseph OByrne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Valeron Huhrera
vs
OByrne

170 cm
27
154 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

175 cm
28
159 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Conviction

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Valeron Huhrera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OByrne looks for the body kick but Huhrera saw that one coming.
OByrne misses with a looping right.
OByrne tests Huhrera 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
OByrne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huhrera scores with a jab to the body.
OByrne cracks Huhrera with a good jab.

Huhrera dives in and scores a takedown into OByrne's guard.
Huhrera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Huhrera trying to control the position from guard on top but OByrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huhrera looking to sit in guard and control but OByrne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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!
Huhrera is controlling OByrne's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Huhrera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead OByrne passes into side control.
Huhrera struggling a bit here.
Huhrera is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huhrera is working hard here to advance position.
Huhrera being controlled for a moment.
Huhrera is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera struggling a bit here.
Huhrera is looking to reverse the position.
Huhrera gets back to half guard.
Huhrera is staying active underneath OByrne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
OByrne wants to pass the guard but Huhrera is defending well.
OByrne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Huhrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OByrne's waist but OByrne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huhrera off to one side.
OByrne lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera misses with a body shot.
Huhrera checks the leg kick nicely there.
OByrne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
OByrne ducks under a wild hook from Huhrera .
OByrne misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
OByrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huhrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from OByrne - the referee stops the clock and Huhrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says OByrne. Huhrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Huhrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OByrne.
Huhrera shoots in and drives through. OByrne sprawls well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OByrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huhrera . That did some damage!
Huhrera shoots in but no luck this time.
OByrne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huhrera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OByrne counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huhrera moves out of range of the body kick from OByrne.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huhrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Huhrera rushes OByrne and presses him up against the cage.

Huhrera gets control of OByrne's arms and successfully pulls guard. Huhrera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huhrera seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Huhrera throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! OByrne escapes and throws Huhrera 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph OByrne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

OByrne scores with a nice head shot.
Julio Valeron Huhrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OByrne scores with a jab to the body.
OByrne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huhrera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huhrera fails with the takedown.
OByrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huhrera .
OByrne slips a straight right by Huhrera .
Joseph OByrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OByrne dips to his left and cracks Huhrera with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne feints and then cracks Huhrera 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huhrera down.
OByrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huhrera .
Huhrera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Joseph OByrne has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huhrera misses with a lunging right hand
and OByrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OByrne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huhrera will feel that in the morning.
OByrne is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera throws a hook but OByrne blocks it.
OByrne cracks Huhrera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huhrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huhrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
OByrne throws a shot to the body.
Huhrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huhrera scores with a jab to the body.
OByrne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from OByrne misses.
OByrne leaves Huhrera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
OByrne slips under a jab.
OByrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huhrera lands a right hook to the body.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huhrera shoots in looking for a takedown but OByrne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huhrera 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huhrera darts in looking for a takedown but OByrne gets double underhooks and turns Huhrera into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huhrera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling OByrne to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OByrne scores with a kick to the body.
Huhrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OByrne.
Huhrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by OByrne.
A lazy left from OByrne finds it's target.
OByrne with a nice cross.
OByrne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huhrera swinging wildly here.
OByrne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Huhrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
OByrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
OByrne's corner calls for a 1-2. OByrne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Huhrera fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huhrera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huhrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Huhrera is looking for a kimura here.
Huhrera is stalling here. OByrne is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Huhrera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and OByrne has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Huhrera struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera manages to get back to half guard.
OByrne prevents Huhrera from improving his position.
OByrne content to control rather than advance.
OByrne passes into side control, despite Huhrera 's attempt to control the position.
Huhrera can't do much from the bottom here.
Huhrera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph OByrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph OByrne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Huhrera misses.
Huhrera dives in and grabs OByrne's left leg, looking for a takedown. OByrne pushes down on Huhrera 's head and hops out.
Huhrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Huhrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with OByrne but OByrne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huhrera tries to clinch but OByrne is having none of it.
OByrne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huhrera throws a right hand that OByrne ducks under and follows up with a left that OByrne also avoids with ease.
Huhrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huhrera 's sensitive parts.
Huhrera shoots in looking for a takedown. OByrne tries to sprawl out of it but Huhrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. OByrne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by OByrne.
Huhrera fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from OByrne as Huhrera shoots in.
Huhrera shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Huhrera avoids the body shot from OByrne.
OByrne lands a nice shot that snaps Huhrera 's head back.
Huhrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OByrne with a nice cross.
OByrne cracks Huhrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huhrera fails with the takedown
enabling OByrne to counter with a crisp jab.
OByrne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huhrera .
OByrne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Julio Valeron Huhrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for OByrne.
Huhrera fails with a takedown attempt.

OByrne has Huhrera up against the cage in a clinch.
OByrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OByrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Huhrera works on OByrne's body with a couple of short punches.
OByrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huhrera blocks an uppercut.
Huhrera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but OByrne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from OByrne.
Good body shot from OByrne.
OByrne lands with a right to the head.
OByrne trying to control the position but instead, Huhrera has worked for underhooks and has pushed OByrne into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huhrera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning OByrne up against the cage.
Huhrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
OByrne can't find room to land a body shot as Huhrera controls the action.
OByrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huhrera 's elbow.
Huhrera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. OByrne smiles and moves away.
Huhrera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Huhrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before OByrne can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from OByrne.
Nice jab there from OByrne.
Huhrera misses with a combination
and OByrne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OByrne.
Huhrera throws out a loose jab but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
OByrne stuffs the takedown attempt from Huhrera . Huhrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Huhrera is looking to clinch.
OByrne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huhrera with a body shot.
Huhrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OByrne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
OByrne throws a body shot but no joy.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huhrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OByrne.
Huhrera throws a series of strikes that have OByrne backpedaling.
Huhrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OByrne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huhrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
OByrne blocks a jab.
OByrne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Huhrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
OByrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joseph OByrne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huhrera throws a combination that misses
and OByrne counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph OByrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got OByrne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
A victorious Joseph OByrne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.