PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Huerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Huerto
vs
Tony

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 New York, Carlos Huerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boss Tony!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Huerto throws an off balance right hand
and Tony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Huerto tries to clinch but Tony moves away
and Tony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Huerto.
Huerto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huerto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tony counters with a three punch combo that has Huerto backing up. Huerto nods at Tony to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Huerto does no damage.
Huerto misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerto misses with a head kick.
Huerto tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Huerto moves to clinch but Tony breaks away
and Tony counters with a left and a right that stings Huerto.
Sloppy strikes from Huerto. Those never looked like landing.
Huerto darts in trying to clinch
and Tony counters with a three punch combo that has Huerto backing up. Huerto nods at Tony to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Huerto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huerto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huerto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tony counters with a three punch combo that has Huerto backing up. Huerto nods at Tony to acknowledge the strikes.
Tony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Huerto walks into a jab.
Huerto moves to clinch but Tony breaks away
and Tony counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with the combination.
Huerto shoots in looking for a takedown. Tony tries to sprawl out of it but Huerto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tony manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huerto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tony sprawls well. Tony wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huerto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Huerto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerto is breathing heavily.
Huerto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huerto wants to clinch but Tony slips to the side
and Tony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos Huerto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huerto shoots in for a takedown but Tony shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerto.
Tony throws a series of punches but Huerto avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Huerto instigates a clinch.
Tony keeps control of Huerto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boss Tony will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Huerto dodges the punch combination from Tony.
Tony scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tony blocks a head kick by Huerto.
Nice takedown defense from Tony. No joy for Huerto on that attempt.
Boss Tony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huerto moves to clinch but Tony breaks away
and Tony counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huerto thinking.
Tony misses with a few strikes there.
Huerto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony checks a leg kick.
No luck for Huerto with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huerto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tony connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tony lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huerto looks to clinch
and Tony counters with a series of strikes. Huerto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Huerto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tony counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Huerto misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boss Tony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huerto tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony digs a good body shot into Huerto's ribs.
Tony is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tony misses with the combination.
Tony lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tony lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huerto swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerto tries to clinch up
and Tony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony throws a right hand that Huerto ducks under and follows up with a left that Huerto also avoids with ease.
Tony avoids the head kick by Huerto.
Carlos Huerto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony scores with a one two! Huerto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Huerto misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony swinging wildly here.
Huerto throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Huerto wants to clinch but Tony slips to the side
enabling Tony to counter with a crisp jab.
Huerto closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tony to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerto tries to clinch up
and Tony counters with a left and a right that stings Huerto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Huerto looks to score with a jab to the body but Tony is just out of range.
Huerto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerto misses with the combination.
Huerto throws a sloppy head kick and Tony moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Tony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Huerto misses.
Huerto tries to clinch but Tony moves away
and Tony counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Tony both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony lands a jab-cross combination.
Huerto wants to clinch
and Tony counters with a left and a right that stings Huerto.
Huerto fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tony fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huerto on the side of the head.
Huerto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony misses with the combination.
Tony stuffs the takedown attempt from Huerto. Huerto gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerto tries to clinch but Tony moves away
and Tony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Huerto back to the cage. Tony follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Huerto darts in trying to clinch
and Tony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony looks to land a combination but Huerto avoids it well.
Tony displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerto misses with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Huerto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tony works Huerto's body with a nice hook.
Tony fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tony lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tony.
Huerto fails to land with a series of punches.
Huerto wants to clinch but Tony slips to the side
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Tony fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tony throws a combination. Huerto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Huerto tries to clinch up
letting Tony counter with a right hand.
Boss Tony is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huerto throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Huerto back to the cage. Tony follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Tony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tony winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Tony!
In his post fight interview, Boss Tony started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.