PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pierre
vs
Hughes

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre digs a good hook to Hughes's body.

Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes is in close to Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pierre could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Hughes trying to control the action but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre wants to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes in side control lands a decent elbow.

Hughes is trying to get an arm triangle but Pierre is defending well.
Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hughes in side control, throwing shots but Pierre defends.
Check out the look on Hughes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hughes wants to control but Pierre postures up.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes trying to control but Pierre flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hughes is in bad spot here.
Hughes covers up after that shot from Pierre.

Pierre is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hughes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pierre is hanging on to Hughes's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierre patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hughes tries to break free.
Pierre doesn't have the hooks in and Hughes manages to turn into his guard.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes is in close to Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hughes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Pierre's temple.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Hughes trying to control the action but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pierre sprawls well. Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Pierre sprawls well.
Chuck Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Hughes.

Hughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hughes working the ground and pound but Pierre is defending the strikes.
Hughes landing a few strikes.
Hughes working the head with strikes.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Hughes misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hughes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pierre some visible discomfort.
Pierre is trying to improve his position.
Hughes misses with the ground and pound.
Hughes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hughes is putting a hurting on Pierre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hughes wants to control but Pierre is keeping him busy.
Pierre tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hughes working the ground and pound but Pierre is defending the strikes.
Pierre wants to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pierre controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.

Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Hughes postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Georges Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hughes scores with a takedown into Pierre's guard.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hughes shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes wants to clinch

and Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hughes working a defensive guard here.

Hughes is looking for a triangle here but Pierre uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Pierre tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes prevents Pierre from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes wants to control but Pierre postures up.
Hughes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hughes fails with the takedown

and Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Hughes is not content to let Pierre control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Pierre tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Hughes wants to control but Pierre postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pierre is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stops Pierre from standing up.
Hughes won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pierre.
Chuck Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Hughes.
Hughes is working for takedown but Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pierre gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes has a closed guard, preventing Pierre from standing up.
Chuck Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Hughes!