PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Huthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huthe comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - Bad Company. This should be a great matchup!

Huthe
vs
Bravo

180 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Huthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huthe lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Huthe misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huthe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huthe wants it to stay on the feet.
Huthe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huthe.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up with Huthe, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes Huthe against the cage but Huthe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huthe stuffs the takedown.
Brent Huthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Bravo.

Bravo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.

Bravo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Huthe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Huthe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Huthe!
Bravo tries to bench press Huthe off him but Huthe keeps the position.
Huthe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bravo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Huthe has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Bravo looking for submissions off his back.
Huthe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo is looking to improve his position.
Bravo gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huthe chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bravo looks gassed!
Huthe pushes down on Bravo's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Huthe moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bravo.
Huthe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bravo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Huthe lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Huthe there.
Huthe is keen to just control but Bravo is a slippery customer.
Bravo is pressing down on Huthe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huthe preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huthe trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.

Bravo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huthe defends it easily.
Huthe trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Huthe landing with the ground and pound.

Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Huthe passes into side control.
Bravo manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Huthe working the head and body with strikes.
Bravo tries to get to full guard but Huthe has control of the leg.
Huthe is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bravo with the active half guard here but Huthe passes nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Huthe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bravo is trying to get back to half guard.
Huthe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bravo down.
Huthe scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Huthe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bravo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bravo looks for a takedown but Huthe sprawls well.
Bravo fails to land the takedown.
Brent Huthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Bravo.
Huthe stuffs the takedown attempt from Bravo. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huthe.
Bravo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huthe cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.

Huthe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bravo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huthe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Huthe is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huthe wants to control for a moment but Bravo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Huthe works his way into side control.
Bravo regains half guard.
Bravo tries to roll over but Huthe keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Huthe.

Huthe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bravo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huthe.

Bravo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two 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.
Huthe winds up and cracks Bravo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brent Huthe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo wants to improve his position but Huthe is controlling well.
Bravo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Huthe slips a nice elbow through Bravo's hands, connecting with Bravo's forehead.
Bravo is looking for a sweep. Huthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bravo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Huthe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bravo!
Huthe tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Bravo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huthe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huthe trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo is desperately trying to improve his position but Huthe has a good base and remains in mount.
Huthe lands a big elbow.
Bravo working to try and regain half guard.
Huthe looking to control but Bravo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Bravo really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four 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.
Huthe landing strikes from the mount.
Bravo can't escape the position.
Bravo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Huthe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huthe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Huthe is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravo is looking for a sweep. Huthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huthe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Bravo looking for submissions off his back.
Bravo wants to improve his position but Huthe is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Huthe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bravo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left and a right from Bravo both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Brent Huthe has been cut.

Bravo gets a takedown into half guard.

Bravo is working for a kimura but Huthe is defending it quite comfortably.
Huthe tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bravo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bravo is working for a kimura but Huthe is defending it quite comfortably.
Huthe is holding on to half guard well.

Bravo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huthe is just riding it out for now. Bravo eventually gives up the hold.
Bravo trying to mount his opponent but Huthe defends it.

That's two 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.

Bravo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bravo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Huthe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huthe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bravo wants to improve his position but instead Huthe has moved into half guard.
Bravo wants to sweep but Huthe has passed to side control!
Huthe lands some shots froms side control.
Bravo being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Bravo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bravo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Huthe's thigh. Huthe counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huthe wants to stand up but Bravo is controlling him.
Huthe keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.

Huthe kicks Bravo off and gets to his feet.

Huthe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huthe showed some decent athleticism there.
Bravo gets back to full guard.

Bravo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huthe is aware though and is defending well.

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 Brent Huthe.
Well Huthe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Huthe!