PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Oneill (ranked 25001 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kutas Huj (ranked 5377 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutas Huj will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Oneill
vs
Huj

171 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidel Oneill!
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, Kutas Huj!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Huj.

Oneill throws Huj to one side and escapes!
Huj wants to clinch

and Oneill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huj's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huj trying to keep a closed guard but Oneill is proving a slippery customer.
Huj wants to stand up but Oneill is controlling him.
Huj looking to control.
Huj looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oneill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Huj looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huj has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oneill is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneill drops an elbow to the side of Huj's head.
Huj trying to control but Oneill postures up.
Oneill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huj wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oneill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huj is trying to stand up here but Oneill is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Huj is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oneill's half guard.
Oneill keeping hold of Huj's head, controlling as best he can.
Huj is looking to advance position but Oneill won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Huj is working away from the top position though.

Huj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oneill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneill has control of Huj's left arm, preventing Huj from doing any damage.
Oneill could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huj trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneill looking to control.
Oneill pulls Huj in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oneill tries for a takedown but Huj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oneill is looking to counter the offense by Huj and move into the clinch.
Huj tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oneill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Huj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel Oneill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huj misses with a double jab

and Oneill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fidel Oneill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huj wants to get back to full guard.
Oneill is stalling here. Huj is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Oneill seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Huj has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Oneill stops Huj from passing to mount.

Huj is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oneill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneill is not content to let Huj control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huj decides to stand back up.

Huj drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oneill controlling Huj's posture.
Oneill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huj is looking to pass into half guard but Oneill pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Oneill is in guard.

Oneill won't allow Huj to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oneill drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Huj manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oneill has Huj in his guard.

Huj passes Oneill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Huj is looking to take a break and control but Oneill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oneill keeping hold of Huj's head, controlling as best he can.
Huj wants to take a breather but Oneill is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huj is looking for a kimura but Oneill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huj to get the leverage.
Huj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Huj seems to be looking for submissions.
Huj working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Oneill's thigh. Oneill counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Huj wants to control from the top but Oneill keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oneill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huj on the ground.
Huj wanted to stand there but Oneill had control of the position.
Huj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Huj throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oneill was covering up waiting for the punch and Huj finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kutas Huj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oneill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Huj breaks from the clinch.

Huj clinches up with Oneill and pushes him back against the cage.

Huj jumps guard and drags Oneill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Huj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneill stopping the sweep attempt from Huj.

Huj looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oneill has picked Huj up and slammed him! Huj can't keep hold of the triangle and Oneill manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill tries to advance to mount but can't.
Huj looks to move to half guard but instead Oneill has passed into mount! Damn!
Huj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Oneill goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Huj is on top in guard.
Oneill pulls Huj in close to his closed guard and prevents Huj from doing any damage or advancing position.

Huj stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huj throws a lazy body kick

and Oneill counters with a shoot takedown. Huj fights it but they end up in guard.
Huj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Huj is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huj is trying to keep Oneill in close.
Huj is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oneill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oneill is one step ahead there.
Huj is trying to keep Oneill in close.
Oneill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Oneill gets to his feet. Huj looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huj misses with a looping left.

Oneill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Oneill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Huj has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oneill but great work by Huj.

Huj is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oneill has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oneill struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneill has one of Huj's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kutas Huj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huj 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kutas Huj!