PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Su Baru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen Macho Man by the Village People as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Baru
vs
Hughes

170 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Su Baru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glenn Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baru shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hughes's guard.
Baru wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Baru scoring with some ground and pound.
Baru trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baru postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes's brow.
Baru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Baru throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hughes uses it to pass to side control.

Hughes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Horrible takedown by Baru or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes which made him look bad.

Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Baru.
Baru drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hughes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baru.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Su Baru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Baru shrugs off.

It looks like Su Baru has been cut.
Hughes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Baru in his tracks for a moment.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Baru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Baru is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Hughes stops a takedown attempt from Baru.
Hughes landing knees to the head.

Su Baru's cut is getting worse.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Su Baru's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hughes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baru.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Baru in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Baru 's eye.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baru's face.

Jeez, Su Baru's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baru up against the cage.
Baru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baru drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hughes is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stops a takedown attempt from Baru.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Baru shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Su Baru's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Glenn Hughes!