PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Summer of 69. Dux is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloodsport. Frank Dux told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Huerta
vs
Dux

188 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Ron Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
Dux shoots in and drives through. Huerta sprawls well.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huerta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Huerta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dux taking some punishment here, with Huerta in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Huerta.
Dux wants to get back to full guard.
Huerta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dux's head.
Dux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Huerta.
Dux looks gassed!
Huerta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dux defending well though.
Dux on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Huerta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dux on the ground.
Huerta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dux gets full guard.
Huerta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huerta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Huerta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huerta landing with the ground and pound.
Huerta is looking to stand up but Dux won't let him.
Dux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but Huerta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dux is working an open guard so Huerta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a head shot.
Ron Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta misses with a few strikes there.
Huerta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Dux has Huerta up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux tries for a takedown but Huerta manages to get underhooks.
Ron Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Dux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huerta has him pressed against the cage.

Huerta is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dux can't fight it off and eventually Huerta manages to take the fight to the floor. Dux looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huerta is looking to work some ground and pound but Dux has wrist control.
Dux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huerta is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huerta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dux's guard.
Huerta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huerta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huerta works over Dux with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dux shoots in and drives through. Huerta sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Dux. That snapped Huerta's head back.

That's four 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.
Dux dodges the punch combination from Huerta.
Huerta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huerta is fending him off so far but Dux persists. Nope, Huerta circles away and we're back to standing.
Huerta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerta fails to land with a series of punches.
Huerta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dux connects with a high kick.
Huerta thows a body shot but no joy.
Huerta tries to clinch but Dux moves out of range.
Dux lands a head kick. Huerta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huerta misses with a double jab.
Huerta shoots for a double leg takedown but Dux sprawls well. He's pushed Huerta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dux is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
Huerta wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Huerta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Huerta fails to land the takedown.
Dux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huerta's waist but Huerta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dux off to one side.
Dux tries to clinch but Huerta is having none of it.
Huerta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dux slips a jab and a cross from Huerta.
Ron Huerta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dux lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux lands with a nice combination. Huerta backs away looking to recover.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux can't break the clinch.
Huerta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.
Ron Huerta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Dux walks into a straight right hand from Huerta.
Huerta throws a combination that misses
and Dux counters with a head kick. That will keep Huerta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huerta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huerta with a nice head shot there.
Huerta is looking to stand up but Dux won't let him.
Dux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huerta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huerta throwing strikes but missing.
Dux has a closed guard, preventing Huerta from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dux scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Huerta lands with a short shot to the head.
Huerta keeps control of Dux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Huerta fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Huerta clinches.
Huerta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huerta is pressed up against the cage. Dux has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huerta down to the mat. Huerta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huerta misses with a wild combination.

Huerta has managed to clinch.
Dux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerta smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux keeps the fight on the outside.
Dux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Huerta drives through and clinches with Dux against the cage.
Dux is working for takedown but Huerta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dux fails to pull guard.
Huerta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dux has had enough of the clinch but Huerta keeps him there for the moment.

Huerta turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Huerta manages to end up in side control.
Huerta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Huerta works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dux manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Huerta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huerta.
Dux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huerta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dux counters with a big head kick but Huerta shrugs it off.

Huerta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dux wants to hold on but Huerta pushes him away.
Huerta lands a big shot there that rocks Dux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huerta scoring with strikes but Dux is staying in there.
Dux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huerta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dux hang on?
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huerta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dux hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta landing punches.
Dux throwing hammer fists to the chest of Huerta. What's that going to do exactly?
Ron Huerta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Huerta.
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huerta prevents Dux from getting the reversal.
Huerta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huerta breaks from Dux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huerta breaks from Dux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huerta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huerta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two 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.
Huerta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Huerta cracks Dux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Huerta.
Dux is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Huerta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Dux that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dux tries to lock up and control but Huerta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huerta raining down shots from the mount!
Dux tries to lock up and control but Huerta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dux bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Dux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dux prevents Huerta from getting back to his feet.
Dux tries to stand but Huerta is controlling from the bottom.
Huerta keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
Huerta trying to strike off his back.
Huerta is wriggling around but Dux manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huerta is not content to let Dux control the position.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Huerta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Huerta pushes Dux off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Huerta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huerta, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Huerta!