PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Hugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Reis
vs
Hugs

170 cm
23
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurtis Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hugs misses the target.
Reis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hugs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reis throws a series of punches but Hugs moves out of range.
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hugs.
Hugs scores with a body shot.
Reis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hugs.
Hugs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ricardo Reis has been cut.
Hugs misses with a double jab.
Reis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reis.
Reis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hugs.
Hugs looks gassed!
Reis scores with a push kick.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hugs. That did some damage!
Reis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hugs's head.
Reis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hugs counters with a left and a right that stings Reis.
Reis lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to bum rush Hugs with a series of wild strikes but Hugs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hugs takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Hugs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reis can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Reis throws a leg kick which misses Hugs's front leg but catches the back leg as Hugs tries to avoid it.
Hugs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hugs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reis.
Hugs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis scores with a leg kick.
Reis lands with a kick to the temple. Hugs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reis keeps Hugs at a distance using the push kick.
Hugs drops his hands momentarily and Reis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reis throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis lands with a kick to the temple. Hugs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reis throws a right hand that Hugs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hugs also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Reis.
Hugs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reis.
Reis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis is looking to slow Hugs down with leg kicks.
Ricardo Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reis cracks the inside of Hugs's front leg.
A good leg kick by Reis.
Reis lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Reis.
Reis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reis lands with an overhand left.
Hugs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reis. Reis obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Reis feints and then cracks Hugs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hugs down.
Hugs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hugs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reis connects with a high kick.
Reis throws a sloppy head kick and Hugs moves out of range easily.
Reis moves forwards but Hugs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hugs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reis can pounce on him.
Reis throws a head kick that Hugs semi-blocks.
Reis feints and then cracks Hugs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hugs down.
Hugs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reis as he jumps to the side.
Reis lands a head kick!
Reis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hugs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis throws a nice looking combination but Hugs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hugs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reis.
Reis misses with a double jab.
Hugs shoots in for a double leg but Reis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtis Hugs.
Hugs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reis can pounce on him.
Reis throws a head kick that Hugs semi-blocks.
Reis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hugs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hugs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reis connects with a solid leg kick.
Hugs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hugs lands with a right hand.
Hugs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Reis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Reis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hugs throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Reis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reis feints and then cracks Hugs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hugs down.
Hugs throws a hook but Reis blocks it.
Hugs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reis tries to avoid it but Hugs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reis to the ground. Reis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis misses with a body shot.
Reis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hugs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reis scores with a head kick.
Reis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hugs can do to turn this around?
Reis throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hugs throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Reis misses with a wild combination.
Reis thuds his shin into the meat of Hugs's side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hugs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reis has got the better of the exchanges.
Reis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hugs's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reis.
Reis misses with the combination.
Reis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Reis.
Hugs misses with a shot to the body
and Reis counters with a nice body kick.
Hugs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis lands a lovely overhand right.
Reis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Reis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricardo Reis is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis cracks the inside of Hugs's front leg.
Hugs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hugs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hugs's sensitive parts.
Hugs avoids the head kick by Reis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hugs. That did some damage!
Reis throws out a powerful jab.
Reis throws a nice head kick!
Hugs fails to land the takedown.
Reis cracks the inside of Hugs's front leg.
Reis throws a head kick that half lands.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hugs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hugs blocks a head kick by Reis.
Hugs misses with a wild body shot.
Hugs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reis.
Reis lands with a nice body kick.
Hugs is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hugs.
Nice sprawl there from Reis as Hugs shoots in.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtis Hugs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Hugs.
A good leg kick by Reis.
Reis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reis!
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Reis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hugs checks it well.
Reis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hugs.
Reis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reis moves out of range of the body kick.
Hugs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hugs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reis slips under a jab from Hugs.
Hugs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hugs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hugs.
Reis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hugs.
Reis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hugs throws a head kick that misses.
Reis lands a head kick!
Reis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reis throws a leg kick but Hugs moved away.
Reis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hugs.
A shot to de liver by Hugs. Beautiful body shot.
Reis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ricardo Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hugs throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Reis slips a straight right by Hugs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Reis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Reis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hugs misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Hugs misses
and Reis counters with a nice body kick.
Hugs shoots in for a takedown but Reis shows good takedown defense.
Reis lands a high kick!
Hugs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reis.
Reis feints and then cracks Hugs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hugs down.
Reis lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Reis. That's going to slow Hugs down.
Reis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hugs backs up against the cage.
Hugs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.
Hugs thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.
Hugs thows a leg kick but Reis checks it
and Reis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Reis thuds his shin into the meat of Hugs's side.
Crunch! Reis slams his shin into Hugs's torso.
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Reis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Reis cracks the inside of Hugs's front leg.
Reis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reis connects with a high kick.
Reis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Reis counters with a body kick.
Hugs throws a jab but it's blocked by Reis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs connects with a single shot there.
Hugs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hugs lands with a straight right. Reis didn't see that one coming.
Reis slips a jab and a cross from Hugs.
Reis swinging wildly here.
Reis feints and then cracks Hugs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hugs down.
Hugs throws a combination that misses
and Reis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hugs really felt that one!
Reis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Reis.
Reis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big right from Hugs misses.
Jab, jab by Hugs - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hugs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hugs.
Reis scores with a head kick.
Reis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hugs shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hugs manages to avoid it.
Reis scores with a head kick.
Hugs fails to land the takedown.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtis Hugs.
Hugs throws a sloppy head kick
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reis connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs lands with an uppercut that bounces Reis off the cage and back into rage.
Reis throws a nice looking combination but Hugs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Hugs.
Reis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hugs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reis.
Ricardo Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.

Hugs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hugs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hugs looking to finish Reis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reis!
Hugs scoring with strikes but Reis is staying in there.
Kurtis Hugs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Reis!