PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hughes
vs
Wright

199 cm
22
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
274 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Wright!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Hughes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arnold Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Hughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wright misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Wright looks gassed!
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Hughes.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into rage.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Wright tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.

Wright manages to break the clinch.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright misses with a low kick.

Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Wright.

Wright manages to break the clinch.
Hughes lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it.
Hughes throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Hughes connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wright is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Hughes checks a low kick from Wright.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hughes is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.

Hughes has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Hughes goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Hughes.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hughes throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Marcus Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright checks a low kick from Hughes.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcus Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Hughes.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Hughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Hughes lands with a cross.
Hughes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Hughes.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
Hughes punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Hughes throws a one two combo.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Hughes stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it.
Hughes checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hughes catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.

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.
Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Hughes.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hughes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hughes tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes checks a low kick from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Wright throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hughes scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright walks into a jab.
Hughes thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Hughes checks a low kick from Wright.
Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright tries to work over Hughes's front leg with a kick but Hughes checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Wright tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Wright wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Marcus Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Hughes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hughes.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hughes.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hughes duly obliges.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes.
Hughes stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Wright takes one on the button.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
A nice combination there by Hughes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Hughes lands a head shot.
Hughes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughes catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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