PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyzekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hughes
vs
Rage

177 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Adrenaline Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyzekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rage tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Rage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.

It looks like Jon Hughes has been cut.
Hughes lands with a short shot to the head.
Rage trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rages head.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Hughes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes lands with a short shot to the head.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rage.
Rage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hughes lands an uppercut.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Hughes.
Hughes lands a body punch.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Hughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Rage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hughes as the two fighters clinch.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Hughes leaning against his opponent.
Hughes letting Rage take a breather here.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rage.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes is leaning against Rage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hughes.
Rage misses with an elbow strike.
Rage taking a breather.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rage throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Rage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rage throws an elbow that misses.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rage.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rage.
Rage misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Rage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Rage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Hughes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hughes moves into the clinch.
Rage letting Hughes take a breather here.
Rage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage lands an elbow inside.
Come on Hughes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hughes pushes Rage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hughes - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hughes as Rage tries to tie him up.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Rage taking a breather.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Rage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes is working Rage over against the cage.
Rage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rage pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rage.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Rage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rage pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Nice elbow from Rage.
Hughes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rage taking a breather.
Hughes works on Rage's body with a couple of short punches.
Rage effectively controlling the action here.
Rage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rage trying to control the position but instead, Hughes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rage into the cage.
Hughes lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Hughes as the two fighters clinch.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.
Rage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughes is defending well for now.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hughes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rage throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hughes as Rage tries to tie him up.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A hook to the body from Hughes.
A hook to the body from Hughes.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Rage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Hughes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.
Hughes digs a right hand into Rage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rage's gas tank.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Hughes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hughes throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Nice shot by Hughes.

Hughes clinches.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Rage taking a breather.
Hughes is working Rage over against the cage.
Rage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Hughes.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes is pushing Rage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Rage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two 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.
Rage trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hughes as Rage tries to tie him up.
Rage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rage lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Rage tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Rage misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rage.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughes lands a right hand.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Rage tries to stall but Hughes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rage being controlled against the cage.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rage.
Jon Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage taking a breather.
Hughes avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.
Rage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Rage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Rage, against the cage.
Hughes scores with a shot to the side of Rage's head.
Rage trying to land knees to the body.
Rage pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Rage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lyzekel Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Rage.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hughes 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jon Hughes!