PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jesus dasilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jesus dasilva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hughes
vs
dasilva

180 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jesus dasilva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into dasilva's ribcage.
Hughes just leaning against dasilva, taking a breather.
dasilva trying to land knees to the body.

Hughes manages to break the clinch.

Hughes closes the distance and pushes dasilva back into the cage.

Hughes breaks the clinch.

Hughes feints and as dasilva raises his hands in defense, Hughes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but dasilva has wrist control.
Hughes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dasilva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
dasilva keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dasilva trying to control the position.

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

Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dasilva to the mat! dasilva manages to get full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but dasilva keeps moving.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dasilva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dasilva is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two 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.

dasilva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hughes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Hughes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
dasilva looks gassed!
Hughes is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
dasilva is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes tries to score with some ground and pound. dasilva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hughes trying to control the action but dasilva is working from the bottom.
Hughes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hughes fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dasilva on the ground.
Hughes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
dasilva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hughes.

Hughes stands up.
dasilva looks for a takedown but Hughes sprawls well.

Hughes clinches.
dasilva tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually dasilva drops back down to his feet.

Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patt Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesus dasilva.

Hughes clinches with his opponent.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like jesus dasilva has been cut.
dasilva jumps guard but Hughes stands there with dasilva around his waist. dasilva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hughes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Hughes shoots in and bounces dasilva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
dasilva keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes trying to control but dasilva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patt Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jesus dasilva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

dasilva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Hughes tries to clinch but dasilva moves out of range.
Patt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hughes clinches.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of dasilva backwards.
dasilva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
dasilva tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Hughes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hughes fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. dasilva just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hughes jumps into guard, dragging dasilva to the mat.
dasilva throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Hughes wants to sweep here but dasilva controlling him for the moment.
dasilva trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
dasilva is breathing heavily.
Hughes is trying to keep dasilva in close.
dasilva wanted to stand there but Hughes had control of the position.
Hughes is trying to keep dasilva in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. dasilva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but dasilva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
dasilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.

Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hughes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. dasilva won't want to take too many of those.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped dasilva in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Hughes.

Hughes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. dasilva is trying to keep an underhook but Hughes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but dasilva keeps working.
Hughes throwing shots but dasilva is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes prevents dasilva from improving his position.
Hughes throwing shots but dasilva is blocking nicely.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Hughes is looking for a kimura here.

Hughes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dasilva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
dasilva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hughes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Patt Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dasilva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.

Hughes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hughes lands in his opponent's guard.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but dasilva blocks nicely.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
dasilva is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but dasilva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes wants to stand but dasilva is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hughes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! dasilva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! dasilva has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patt Hughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jesus dasilva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hughes moves into the clinch.
dasilva can't break the clinch.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of dasilva backwards.
dasilva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Hughes has hold of one of dasilva's legs. dasilva is fighting the takedown attempt but Hughes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
dasilva has a closed guard, preventing Hughes from standing up.
Hughes prevents dasilva from getting back to his feet.
Hughes wants to stand but dasilva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
dasilva wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
dasilva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes is looking to stand up but dasilva won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dasilva wants to stand but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes wants to control from the top but dasilva keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hughes has dasilva up against the cage in a clinch.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hughes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hughes lands in his opponent's guard.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes wants to stand but dasilva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hughes gets to his feet. dasilva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dasilva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but dasilva seems unphased.

Hughes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dasilva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
dasilva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hughes postures up in dasilva's guard and throws a big left but dasilva blocks it.
Hughes passes dasilva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hughes tries to stand and escape but dasilva is controlling the position.
dasilva is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
dasilva is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Hughes tries to stand but can't do so whilst dasilva controls his leg.

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

Hughes clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes slowing the pace effectively.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.

Hughes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, dasilva regains guard.

dasilva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.
dasilva keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.

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.
dasilva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dasilva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
dasilva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but dasilva has wrist control.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but dasilva is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dasilva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patt Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesus dasilva.

Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dasilva to the mat! dasilva manages to get full guard.
Hughes postures up in dasilva's guard and throws a big left but dasilva blocks it.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes won't allow dasilva to sweep him here.
jesus dasilva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patt Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

dasilva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patt 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

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