PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Montell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Get Money. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hughes
vs
Montell

178 cm
26
183 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
177 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

BUY ONE,GET TWO

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Money Montell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Montell is just out of range.
Hughes with a nice cross.

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

Hughes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hughes.
Montell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Montell is not content to let Hughes control the position.

Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Montell defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montell defending well though.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montell defending well though.

Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Montell is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes wants to advance to full mount but Montell doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Montell stuns Hughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes lands a nice hook to Montell's body. Montell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montell lands with a right hand.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montell manages to avoid it.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Montell misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Montell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montell leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Money Montell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montell with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes tries to bum rush Montell with a series of wild strikes but Montell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Montell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Matt Hughes has been cut.
Hughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montell throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hughes counters with a takedown into side control.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Montell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montell is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hughes stops Montell from getting back to his feet.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Montell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes stops Montell from getting back to his feet.
Montell trying to control here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Montell avoids nicely.
Hughes is looking to wear down Montell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montell misses with a double jab.
Montell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Montell slips the punch.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Matt Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Hughes's cut.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Montell punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montell!
Matt Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Montell.
Montell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montell. That's going to slow Hughes down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montell looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Money Montell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montell ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montell throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Montell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Montell tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it.
Montell misses with a wild combination.
Montell misses with a looping left.
Montell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montell throws out the jab.
Montell scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Montell moved out of range.
Montell sizes up Hughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montell to score with a decent uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Montell moves away and avoids it.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montell is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Montell circles away and we're back to standing.
Montell misses with a two punch combination.
Montell slips a jab from Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montell looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes takes a swing at Montell's ribcage but misses.
Hughes scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montell lands a body shot.
Montell ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell is stalling here.
Montell tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch but Montell keeps him there for the moment.
Montell stalling the fight.
A short right from Montell.
Montell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Montell.
Montell misses with some punches.
Montell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
Montell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montell throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montell lands with a cross.
Montell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Montell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Hughes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Montell counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes misses with a body punch
and Montell counters with a leg kick.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Montell.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Montell slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Montell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montell misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montell.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes throws a sloppy body shot
and Montell counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Hughes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montell's hands.
Hughes misses with a body punch
and Montell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montell misses with a straight right.
Montell scores with a body shot.
Montell with a hook.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by Montell.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Montell thuds his right hand into Hughes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Hughes is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montell cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montell throws out the jab.
Hughes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Montell.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montell lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Montell misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montell!
Montell lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes's head back.
Montell misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Hughes is predictable there
and Montell counters with a stiff right hand.
Montell misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Montell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hughes sprawling to the canvas! Hughes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Montell finish him?!
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montell.
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Montell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Montell won't be happy with that.
Hughes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Montell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montell controlling the position for now.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Montell defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes prevents Montell from standing back up.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montell keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Montell's head but Montell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montell misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Montell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Money Montell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Montell!