PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarod Bressler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarod Bressler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Huber
vs
Bressler

158 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zack Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarod Bressler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bressler goes for a double leg but Huber avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Huber continues to drive forward.

Huber shoots in and bounces Bressler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bressler looking to control.

Huber gets to his feet - Bressler follows without any prompting.
Bressler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huber sprawls well. Huber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bressler gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Huber closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bressler's guard.
Bressler wants to get back to his feet but Huber passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Huber seems to be looking for submissions.

Huber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bressler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huber.

Huber decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bressler shoots in for a takedown but Huber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zack Huber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarod Bressler.
Huber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Huber. No joy for Bressler on that attempt.
Bressler looks winded!

Huber feints and as Bressler raises his hands in defense, Huber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bressler is wriggling around but Huber manages to pass to half guard.

Huber is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bressler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bressler gets full guard.
Huber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Huber stands up and waves to Bressler to follow him.

Huber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bressler!
Bressler taking a bit of punishment here - Huber scoring with strikes.

Huber decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bressler to his feet.

Bressler gets caught flat footed, as Huber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Huber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Huber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Huber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Huber looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huber seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bressler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huber, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bressler.
Bressler wants a takedown but no success here.

Huber gets control of Bressler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Huber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Huber is looking for a triangle here but Bressler uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bressler has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber is looking to reverse the position.
Huber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bressler can do to turn this around?
Huber is trying to control Bressler's posture but Bressler avoids it.
Huber tries to buck Bressler off but Bressler is having none of it.
Huber is trying to control Bressler's posture but Bressler avoids it.
Bressler wants to control but Huber is keeping him busy.
Huber sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bressler is keen to just control but Huber is a slippery customer.
Huber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Huber manages to get to full guard.
Bressler passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bressler tries for a kimura but Huber is defending well.
Bressler is breathing heavily.
Huber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Huber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huber drops an elbow to the side of Bressler's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bressler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huber pulls his head out easily.
Huber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Huber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Huber decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Huber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huber lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Huber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Huber.
Bressler throws a sloppy head kick and Huber moves out of range easily.
Bressler misses with a leg kick

and Huber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Huber chips away with some ground and pound.
Bressler trying to keep a closed guard but Huber is proving a slippery customer.
Bressler has momentary wrist control but Huber slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber preventing the sweep.
Bressler has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Huber has passed into side control.

Huber decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jarod Bressler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bressler shoots in for a takedown but Huber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huber is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bressler.
Bressler has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bressler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Huber scores with a takedown into Bressler's guard.
Huber works over Bressler with some ground and pound from guard.
Huber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber passes into half guard.
Bressler taking some punishment here, with Huber in his half guard.
Well, if Huber is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Huber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bressler for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bressler is trying to control but can't.
Huber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bressler trying to hold on to Huber's head to control him but Huber postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Huber is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huber looks for a takedown but Bressler sprawls well.

Bressler clinches with his opponent.
Bressler looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Huber pulls Bressler into guard.

Huber is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bressler rolls with it to try and escape but Huber cranks on the arm and Bressler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zack Huber!
Jarod Bressler spoke after the fight, saying 'Well this sucks. I know I left it all out there and that's all I could do he just out did me. But we got this next one'.