PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thurman Huffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Long will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Huffman
vs
Long

153 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thurman Huffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huffman walks into a straight right hand from Long.
Nice sprawl there from Huffman as Long shoots in.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Huffman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Long looks to move away, Huffman throws a big counter combo but Long just gets out of the way.
Huffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Huffman.
Good exchange - Long coming out on top.
Long tries to clinch but Huffman moves out of range.
Huffman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Long shoots in but Huffman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thurman Huffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Huffman drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huffman's efforts to push away.
Long tries to break the clinch but Huffman is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Huffman prevents the takedown attempt.

Huffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Huffman throws a leg kick that misses.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Huffman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Long tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Huffman defends well and Long ends up having to push Huffman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Huffman stuffs the takedown.
Long looks winded!
Long tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huffman swivels and escapes.

Huffman rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.

Huffman pulls guard effortlessly.
Huffman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Huffman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Long's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to strike off his back.
Huffman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Long has momentary wrist control but Huffman slips an elbow through the middle.
Huffman throwing strikes but missing.
Huffman with a nice head shot there.
Huffman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Huffman really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Huffman wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.

Long has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Huffman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huffman scores with punches from side control.
Huffman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huffman throws a strike aimed at the side of Long's head but Long avoids it well.
Long taking a bit of punishment here - Huffman scoring with strikes.
Huffman is putting a hurting on Long here, landing some big shots from side control.
Huffman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Huffman cracks Long with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Huffman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Huffman is putting a hurting on Long here, landing some big shots from side control.
Huffman wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Huffman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Huffman cracks Long with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Huffman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Huffman wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Huffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huffman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Long works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Huffman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Long works over Huffman's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Thurman Huffman has been cut.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huffman as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Huffman misses.
A low kick from Huffman is predictable there
and Long counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huffman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Huffman gets a clinch.
Huffman jumps guard but Long turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Huffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Long manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Long avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huffman stands up over Long, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Long has momentary wrist control but Huffman slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman throws a big right hand that misses.
Long keeping moving, preventing Huffman from controlling successfully.
Long managing to control the position.
Huffman scoring with some ground and pound.
Huffman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huffman throwing strikes but missing.
Huffman throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huffman trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Huffman scoring with some ground and pound.
Huffman controlling from the top position.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huffman is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.

Huffman has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
Huffman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
Huffman goes for a takedown attempt but Long pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Long!
Huffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Huffman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Huffman darts in and clinches Long up against the cage.
Huffman controlling the action here for a moment.
Long is working for takedown but Huffman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thurman Huffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.
Long tries to circle away but Huffman has him pinned against the cage.
Huffman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Long walks away with a smile on his face. Huffman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Huffman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Long throws a solid leg kick but Huffman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thurman Huffman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Huffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Long lands a jab to the head.
Thurman Huffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huffman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long dives in and grabs Huffman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huffman pushes down on Long's head and hops out.

Huffman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage.
Long is trying to pull guard but Huffman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Huffman breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Huffman.
Nice takedown defense from Huffman. No joy for Long on that attempt.
Thurman Huffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.
Huffman looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Huffman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt.
Huffman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Huffman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage.

Huffman pulls guard effortlessly.
Huffman keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Long postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huffman managing to control the position.
Huffman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Huffman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Huffman keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Huffman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Long smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huffman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Long gets a clinch.

Huffman drags the fight down to the ground.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Huffman blocks nicely.
Long is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to control but Huffman is working from the bottom.
Long slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long won't allow Huffman to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Long trying to control but Huffman is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thurman Huffman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huffman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurman Huffman!