PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ujio Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Katsumoto
vs
Huerta

176 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ujio Katsumoto!
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, Dan Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot.
Huerta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto works Huerta's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Huerta.
Huerta tries to clinch but Katsumoto moves out of range.

Huerta pushes Katsumoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta jumps guard but Katsumoto stands there with Huerta around his waist. Huerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huerta keeps control of Katsumoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huerta jumps guard but Katsumoto stands there with Huerta around his waist. Huerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Katsumoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerta won't allow it.
Huerta holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Huerta decides to pull guard.
Katsumoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Huerta uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Huerta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ujio Katsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto connects with a jab.
Katsumoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Katsumoto swinging wilding here.
A nice combination there by Katsumoto.
Nice sprawl there from Huerta as Katsumoto shoots in.
A punch combination from Huerta misses.
Katsumoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huerta looks gassed!
Katsumoto looks to clinch
and Huerta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huerta misses with a wild combination.
Huerta fails to land the takedown.
Ujio Katsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Huerta.
Huerta misses the jab.
Huerta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Katsumoto!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto works Huerta's body with a nice hook.
Huerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katsumoto is looking to clinch.
Katsumoto looks to land a combination but Huerta avoids it well.
Katsumoto thuds his right hand into Huerta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huerta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Katsumoto tries for a takedown but Huerta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huerta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Katsumoto throws a shot to the body.
Katsumoto lands a right hook to the body.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huerta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katsumoto but Katsumoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huerta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Katsumoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Katsumoto throws a shot to the body.
Katsumoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Katsumoto. Beautiful body shot.
Katsumoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Katsumoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huerta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Katsumoto scores with a hook to the body. Huerta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Katsumoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huerta defends it nicely.
Katsumoto is looking to wear down Huerta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Huerta misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Katsumoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Katsumoto rushes Huerta and presses him up against the cage.
Katsumoto tries to break free but Huerta pushes him back against the cage.
Katsumoto is trying to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling him.
Katsumoto can't break the clinch.

Huerta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katsumoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Katsumoto lands a nice hook to Huerta's body. Huerta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huerta is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsumoto.
No luck for Huerta with that takedown attempt.
Katsumoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huerta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Katsumoto lands a nice hook to Huerta's body. Huerta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katsumoto is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huerta is defended easily by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto thuds a left hand into Huerta's body.
Katsumoto is working the combinations to good effect here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerta misses with a wild combination.
Katsumoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Katsumoto!
Katsumoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Huerta's head.
Huerta looks to land a left hand but Katsumoto moved out of range nicely.
Huerta tries to clinch up.
Huerta lands a head kick. Katsumoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Huerta forces Katsumoto back against the cage and clinches.
Katsumoto working hard to break the clinch.
Huerta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katsumoto tries to break free but Huerta pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Huerta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Katsumoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerta won't allow it.
Katsumoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katsumoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huerta is breathing heavily.

Katsumoto manages to break the clinch.
Huerta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huerta wants to clinch up but Katsumoto keeps it at a distance.
Katsumoto scores with a one two! Huerta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Katsumoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Katsumoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Katsumoto. No joy for Huerta on that attempt.
Huerta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katsumoto counters with a left to the body.
Katsumoto scores with a shot to the body.
Katsumoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsumoto works over Huerta's head and body with a nice combination.
Huerta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Katsumoto swinging wilding here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katsumoto is defended easily by Huerta.
Katsumoto has a takedown stuffed.
Huerta looks to land a left hand but Katsumoto moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katsumoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Huerta waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Katsumoto.
Huerta tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsumoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katsumoto lands a nice hook to Huerta's body. Huerta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huerta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Katsumoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huerta at a distance.
Katsumoto lands a with a good body shot.
Katsumoto tries to clinch up but Huerta circles away and keeps his distance.
Huerta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huerta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Katsumoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Katsumoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Huerta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta tries to move into range but Katsumoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katsumoto scores with a hook to the body. Huerta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Katsumoto thuds a left hand into Huerta's body.
Huerta dodges the punch combination from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huerta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Katsumoto. That snapped Huerta's head back.
Huerta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katsumoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katsumoto wants to clinch.
Katsumoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huerta pinned against the cage. Huerta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ujio Katsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katsumoto as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Huerta. No joy for Katsumoto on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto stalks Huerta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Huerta's face. Huerta staggers backwards, shaken.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto throws a nice looking combination but Huerta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huerta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Huerta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katsumoto is trying to defend but Huerta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Huerta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Katsumoto is not content to let Huerta control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ujio Katsumoto dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Huerta.
Ujio Katsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Huerta misses.
Katsumoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Katsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Katsumoto tries to bum rush Huerta with a series of wild strikes but Huerta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katsumoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Katsumoto.
Huerta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Katsumoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Huerta misses with a double jab.
Katsumoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huerta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Katsumoto. That snapped Huerta's head back.
Katsumoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katsumoto shoots for a takedown but Huerta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Katsumoto - just one landing.
Katsumoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ujio Katsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Huerta delivers a nice body kick.
Huerta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huerta misses with a double jab
and Katsumoto counters with a two punch combo.

Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Huerta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Katsumoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huerta can do to turn this around?
Katsumoto wants to control but Huerta is keeping him busy.
Huerta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Katsumoto's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Huerta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Huerta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huerta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katsumoto's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Katsumoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Katsumoto tries to get out of the position.
Katsumoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katsumoto is looking to stand up but Huerta isn't so interested in that idea.
Huerta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Huerta cracks Katsumoto with a solid left hand.
Huerta wants to control from the top but Katsumoto keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Huerta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Katsumoto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Katsumoto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Katsumoto!
Huerta tries to buck Katsumoto off but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Katsumoto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Katsumoto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katsumoto is looking to take a break and control but Huerta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huerta pushes Katsumoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Katsumoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Katsumoto working away.
Katsumoto wants to control but Huerta is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Huerta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Katsumoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katsumoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsumoto.
Ujio Katsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Huerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Huerta clinches up with Katsumoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Huerta has Katsumoto pressed against the cage, preventing Katsumoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dan Huerta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huerta digs a right hand underneath Katsumoto's ribcage. Katsumoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ujio Katsumoto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Katsumoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ujio Katsumoto!