PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between rashad sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerta has chosen Summer of 69 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

sanchez
vs
Huerta

184 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
188 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rashad sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from sanchez is defended easily by Huerta.

sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Huerta tries to escape but sanchez is in control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Huerta is trying to get back to his feet.
sanchez trying to control the position but Huerta is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huerta sneaks out the side door and pushes sanchez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Huerta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta thows a huge punch but sanchez dodges it nicely.
sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Huerta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. sanchez did well to prevent Huerta getting side control.
Huerta winds up and cracks sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sanchez wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Huerta.
Nice strikes from Huerta there.
sanchez is breathing heavily.
sanchez taking some punishment here, with Huerta in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta wants to free his trapped foot but sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huerta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huerta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huerta working sanchez over with strikes.
Huerta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Huerta is very close to passing his half guard.
sanchez tries to roll over but Huerta keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Huerta.
sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Huerta is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huerta lands a nice short elbow.
Huerta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huerta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huerta is nestled in close to sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta trying to pass the guard but sanchez defending well.
Huerta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huerta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huerta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huerta lands strikes from half guard.
Huerta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huerta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huerta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Huerta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Huerta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Huerta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Huerta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Huerta with shots to the head and body - sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Huerta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Huerta working sanchez over with strikes here.
Huerta scoring with strikes but sanchez is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta scoring with strikes but sanchez is staying in there.
Huerta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huerta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish sanchez?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huerta scoring with strikes but sanchez is staying in there.
sanchez is looking to improve his position but Huerta isn't that keen on the idea.
Huerta landing strikes from the mount and sanchez is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huerta lands a big shot there that rocks sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huerta looking to finish sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for sanchez!
Huerta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Huerta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Huerta raining down shots from the mount!
sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huerta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huerta landing strikes from the mount.
Huerta working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta unloading with bombs!
Huerta with the ground and pound from mount.
Huerta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice elbow there by Huerta.
Huerta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Huerta landing shots from mount.
Huerta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta with a couple of short strikes.
Huerta working sanchez over with strikes here.
Huerta with a couple of short strikes.
sanchez can't escape the position.
Huerta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
sanchez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Huerta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huerta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huerta landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta cracks sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Huerta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Huerta unloading with bombs!
Huerta avoids the attempt from sanchez to control.
sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
sanchez wants to control but Huerta is having none of it.
Huerta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Huerta landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Huerta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Huerta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Huerta throwing strikes from guard but sanchez blocks nicely.
Huerta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huerta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huerta preventing the sweep.

sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huerta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Huerta landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huerta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta postures up and lands a big shot to sanchez's brow.
Huerta cracks sanchez with a solid left hand.
Huerta landing some decent shots from guard.
Huerta landing some decent shots from guard.

sanchez has his foot on Huerta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huerta works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huerta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Huerta passes sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
sanchez is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Huerta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
sanchez won't allow Huerta to pass to mount.
Huerta winds up and cracks sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huerta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Huerta working the head and body with strikes.
Huerta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huerta lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huerta wants to pass to mount but sanchez is defending the position.
sanchez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Huerta slips a nice elbow through sanchez's hands, connecting with sanchez's forehead.
Huerta wants to free his trapped foot but sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huerta working over sanchez with some ground and pound. sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huerta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

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 passes to side control.
sanchez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
rashad sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Huerta scoring with strikes.
Huerta working away.
sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ron Huerta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huerta looks up at the clock and then as sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Huerta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Huerta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huerta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

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