PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Alekay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekay has chosen Self VS Self - Pendulum as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Huerta
vs
Alekay

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Alekay!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Huerta gets a takedown into half guard.
Huerta is thwarting Alekay's attempts to control the position.

Huerta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alekay tries to kick Huerta off but Huerta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Huerta is working away from the top position though.
Alekay is trying to stand up here but Huerta is controlling him well.
Huerta wants to control but Alekay is keeping him busy.
Alekay pushes Huerta off looking to stand but Huerta dives back in and keeps control.
Huerta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huerta lands with a cross.
Alekay shoots and misses
and Huerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huerta fails with the takedown.
Huerta fails to land with a series of punches.

Huerta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alekay pushes Huerta off looking to stand but Huerta dives back in and keeps control.
Huerta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huerta controlling the action here.
Huerta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huerta is breathing heavily.
Alekay wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huerta.
Alekay is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huerta is keen to just control but Alekay is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huerta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alekay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alekay throws a combination that misses

and Huerta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alekay!
Alekay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huerta landing strikes from the mount and Alekay is in trouble!
Huerta tries to control but Alekay wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Huerta looking to control but Alekay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alekay is trying desperately to improve position.
Alekay is in a horrible position here. Huerta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alekay regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Huerta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huerta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alekay was covering up waiting for the punch and Huerta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alekay keeping moving, preventing Huerta from controlling successfully.
Alekay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huerta trying to control the position from guard on top but Alekay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huerta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta preventing the sweep.
Alekay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huerta.
Alekay is looking to stand up but Huerta isn't so interested in that idea.
Huerta trying to control but Alekay is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Alekay.
Huerta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huerta misses with a hook. Alekay ducked under it nicely.
Alekay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Huerta slips under a jab.

Huerta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Huerta throws a strike but Alekay avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Huerta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alekay wants to stand and escape but Huerta is having none of it.
Alekay trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta thows a big elbow that misses.
Alekay wants to stand but Huerta is controlling the position.
Alekay working a defensive guard here.
Huerta wants to get up but he can't break Alekay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alekay falls off balance throwing a combination

so Huerta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta postures up.
Huerta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alekay on the ground.
Huerta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alekay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huerta postures up in Alekay's guard and throws a big left but Alekay blocks it.
Huerta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alekay should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alekay looking for a sweep. Not yet Alekay, not yet.
Alekay wants to stand but Huerta is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alekay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Huerta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huerta looks to land a body kick but Alekay moved away.
Alekay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alekay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Huerta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alekay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alekay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Huerta stops Alekay from standing up.
Alekay keeping moving, preventing Huerta from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekay wants to stand up but Huerta is controlling him.
Roger Huerta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alekay looking to control.
Huerta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alekay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huerta is working Alekay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alekay throws a nice head kick!
Marek Alekay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Alekay misses with a combination

and Huerta counters with a takedown into side control.

Huerta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alekay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alekay sneaks back into half guard.
Huerta is nestled in close to Alekay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alekay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekay is trying to control the position but Huerta postures up.
Huerta wants to control from the top but Alekay keeps moving.
Huerta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alekay's guard.
Huerta lands a couple of elbows.
Huerta stands up over Alekay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alekay keeping moving, preventing Huerta from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alekay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huerta works over Alekay with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alekay has his takedown stuffed

so Huerta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Huerta chips away with some ground and pound.
Huerta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alekay controlling Huerta's posture.
Roger Huerta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alekay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huerta manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Huerta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huerta 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

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