PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Huffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Modaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Huffrey
vs
Modaal

180 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Huffrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Modaal!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huffrey blocks a jab.
Modaal throws a jab but it's blocked by Huffrey.
Huffrey moves in looking to clinch but Modaal pushes him off.
Huffrey tries to clinch there but Modaal circles away.
Huffrey tries to clinch but Modaal is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huffrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Modaal cracks Huffrey with a good jab.
Modaal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modaal throws a right and a left that Huffrey avoids nicely.

Modaal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Modaal wants to pass the guard but Huffrey is defending well.
Huffrey is looking to escape.
Huffrey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Modaal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Modaal there.

Huffrey is defending against the submission attempts here by Modaal.
Modaal throwing shots but Huffrey is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huffrey is looking to escape.
Huffrey trying to hold on to Modaal's head to control him but Modaal postures up.
Modaal works his way into side control.
Modaal creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Modaal is looking to take a break and control but Huffrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huffrey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Modaal has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Modaal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huffrey, who protects the arm well.

Modaal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huffrey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Huffrey is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Huffrey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Modaal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Modaal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Huffrey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Huffrey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huffrey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modaal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huffrey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Modaal lands a big elbow.
Modaal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huffrey hang on?
Huffrey is looking to improve his position but Modaal isn't that keen on the idea.
Huffrey is breathing heavily.
Huffrey tries to hold on but Modaal postures up.
Modaal landing strikes from the mount.
Huffrey tries to hold on but Modaal pushes him away.
Modaal punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Modaal landing shots from mount.
Huffrey is squirming around, avoiding Modaal's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Huffrey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Modaal lands a big shot there that rocks Huffrey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Modaal tries to control but Huffrey wriggling away.
Modaal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Huffrey's face.
Modaal lands a nice shot to the head.
Modaal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Modaal unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Huffrey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Modaal unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Modaal content just to control the position here.
Modaal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Modaal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Modaal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huffrey has his takedown stuffed
and Modaal counters with a straight right hand.
Modaal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modaal misses the shot to the body.

Modaal scores a takedown into full mount!
Modaal dominating with strikes here.
Huffrey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Modaal scoring with strikes but Huffrey is staying in there.
Modaal landing shots from mount.
Modaal controlling the position easily from mount.
Huffrey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Modaal on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modaal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Huffrey tries to hold on but Modaal pushes him away.
Modaal working the ground and pound effectively.
Modaal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huffrey is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Huffrey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huffrey tries to lock up and control but Modaal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Modaal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huffrey hang on?
Huffrey is squirming around, avoiding Modaal's attempts to control the action.
Modaal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Huffrey wants to control but Modaal is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modaal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huffrey?
Modaal with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modaal is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Modaal is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Huffrey is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Huffrey flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Modaal anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Huffrey and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Modaal slips an arm under Huffrey chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Modaal has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Modaal is squeezing on Huffrey like an anaconda would it's prey. Huffrey fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Modaal!