PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Tantor (ranked 1761 p4p, 2161 weight class) and Seymour Hughes (ranked 252 p4p, 293 weight class). Hughes has chosen Self as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tantor
vs
Hughes

182 cm
28
180
16 - 8 - 0

167 cm
29
172
18 - 9 - 0

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Tantor misses with a hook.
Hughes throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
And Tantor counters with a quick kick to the body but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
A big left from Tantor misses.
Hughes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Tantor's head but Tantor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Seymour Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes checks a low kick from Tantor.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
We've been told by Tantor's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Tantor didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Hughes takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tantor takes one to the chin there.
Hughes lands a nice hook to Tantor's body. Tantor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Hughes. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
Hughes misses the body punch
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Tantor is looking to counter the offense by Hughes and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tantor's head backwards.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Tantor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tantor throws a leg kick that misses.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tantor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hughes throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
Tantor walks into a straight right hand from Hughes.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tantor's head.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Jab by Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor thuds his right hand into Hughes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Hughes finds it's way through Tantor's defenses.
Tantor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hughes lands with a nice body punch.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tantor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Tantor didn't see that one coming.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Tantor tried to counter with a leg kick but Hughes avoided it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seymour Hughes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hughes scores with a decent looking hook.
Hughes sizes up Tantor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hughes scores with a jab to the head.
Tantor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tantor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes connects with a nice looking jab.
Hughes lands a body shot.
Tantor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tantor slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes cracks Tantor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Tantor knows he should have avoided that one.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
Tantor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Tantor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tantor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tantor with a hook.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hughes just manages to avoid it.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Tantor backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes cracks Tantor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Tantor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hughes. That snapped Tantor's head back.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
A cross from Tantor lands.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Tantor seems unphased.
Hughes clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes cracks Tantor with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes tests Tantor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tantor looks to land a body kick but Hughes moved away.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Seymour Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Tantor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tantor's hands.
Hughes checks a low kick from Tantor.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hughes connects with a body shot that sends Tantor's belly button to the back.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a head kick. That will keep Hughes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hughes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Tantor throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Tantor counters with an inside leg kick.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hughes finds it's way through Tantor's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tantor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Tantor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seymour Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hughes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor with the inside leg kick.
Tantor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tantor throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws out a counter right but Tantor avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hughes connects with a body shot that sends Tantor's belly button to the back.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Hughes cracks Tantor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tantor misses with a kick to the body.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tantor has time to react.
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!
Tantor misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Tantor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
Tantor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tantor. Tantor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes jabs Tantor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Tantor knows he should have avoided that one.
Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tantor doesn't seem bothered though.
Tantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Tantor cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tantor takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Tantor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Tantor looks to land a body kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Tantor didn't see that one coming.
Hughes throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Hughes lands a head shot.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tantor.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Tantor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tantor throws a leg kick that misses.
Hughes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Tantor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes lands with a hook. Tantor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hughes misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Tantor attempts a counter takedown but Hughes avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maki Tantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hughes.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Tantor misses.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Hughes does it's job there.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Tantor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hughes sprawls and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seymour Hughes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Seymour Hughes made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.