PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Butler Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yates's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, FACE Fighting. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Butler Yates
vs
Huerta

174 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

UCF Clothing

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Butler Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta shoots in but Yates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yates with a poor takedown

and Huerta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yates won't be happy with that.
Huerta is looking to take a break and control but Yates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yates can't do much from the bottom here.
Huerta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yates gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Yates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yates trying to control from the bottom.

Yates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huerta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huerta tries to clinch but Yates moves out of range.

Huerta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates preventing the sweep.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Huerta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yates loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yates connects with a couple of short punches.
Yates passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yates trying to advance position but Huerta counters by regaining guard.
Yates thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates stands up over Huerta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yates thows a big elbow that misses.
Yates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huerta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yates postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huerta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Butler Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yates scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yates looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Yates goes for an armbar but Huerta turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Huerta.
Yates is breathing heavily.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Huerta from controlling successfully.
Yates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huerta is one step ahead there.
Huerta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Huerta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huerta thows a big elbow that misses.
Huerta tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard.

Huerta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yates dives on top into guard.

Yates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huerta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Butler Yates dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yates shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yates showed some decent athleticism there.

Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yates 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.
Huerta is looking to get back to is feet but Yates passes into side control.
Yates working the body and head with strikes.
Yates trying to control the position but Huerta is working away.
Huerta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yates trying to control the position but Huerta is working away.
Huerta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Huerta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yates pulls his head out easily.
Yates is controlling the pace.
Huerta is breathing heavily.
Yates uses his free foot to push down on Huerta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Huerta.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yates swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Huerta is now in Yates's guard. A big mistake from Yates there, giving up the dominant position!
Yates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Yates is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Yates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huerta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huerta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huerta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Yates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huerta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yates is tightening it up a little... Huerta has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Huerta reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Huerta taps out! nice BJJ there by Yates!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). William Butler Yates!