PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Milquetoast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milquetoast has chosen "I Don't Feel Like Dancing" - Scissor Sisters as his entrance music. Raul Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hughes
vs
Milquetoast

192 cm
24
275 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

5th Round

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percival Milquetoast!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milquetoast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Milquetoast staying out of range there.
Milquetoast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hughes with a jab.
Milquetoast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Milquetoast gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Milquetoast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Percival Milquetoast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milquetoast shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milquetoast was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes tries to hold on but Milquetoast pushes him away.
Milquetoast looking to finish Hughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughes!
Milquetoast throws a sloppy strike and Hughes uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hughes has ended up in Milquetoast's guard.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Milquetoast is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes is doing well to control the position and prevent Milquetoast from advancing to side control.
Milquetoast has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Milquetoast missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast prevents Hughes from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milquetoast with the ground and pound but Hughes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Milquetoast wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Milquetoast in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes can't keep his opponent in guard - Milquetoast advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Milquetoast seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast working over Hughes with some ground and pound. Hughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milquetoast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Milquetoast with the ground and pound but Hughes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milquetoast.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Milquetoast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Milquetoast lands a couple of elbows.
Milquetoast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Milquetoast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Milquetoast wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milquetoast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Milquetoast trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Milquetoast throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Milquetoast is fighting to break Hughes's control of his arms but Hughes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Milquetoast is looking to work some ground and pound but Hughes has wrist control.
Milquetoast looking to pass the guard.
Milquetoast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Milquetoast throws a big right hand that misses.
Milquetoast with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milquetoast.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milquetoast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Milquetoast dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Milquetoast fails with a takedown attempt.
Milquetoast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milquetoast.
Nice body kick from Milquetoast.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milquetoast. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Milquetoast fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milquetoast misses with a hook to the body
and Hughes counters with a two punch combo.

Milquetoast gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milquetoast not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milquetoast not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes tries to kick Milquetoast off but Milquetoast keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milquetoast looks to land a strike but Hughes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Milquetoast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milquetoast scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Milquetoast lands a couple of digs.
Milquetoast throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Milquetoast tries to pass.
Hughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Milquetoast is pushing down on Hughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Milquetoast has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Milquetoast looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Hughes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milquetoast throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Milquetoast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Milquetoast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Milquetoast throws and elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milquetoast's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Milquetoast is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Milquetoast. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Milquetoast keeps moving.
Milquetoast is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Milquetoast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raul Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Milquetoast.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Milquetoast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hughes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Milquetoast tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Milquetoast misses with a straight left.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Milquetoast.
Hughes wants to control but Milquetoast postures up.
Milquetoast in side control, throwing shots but Hughes defends.
Milquetoast working the ground and pound but Hughes is defending the strikes.
Milquetoast misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Milquetoast throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Milquetoast crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milquetoast is putting a hurting on Hughes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Milquetoast throws an elbow but Hughes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Milquetoast tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hughes taking a bit of punishment here - Milquetoast scoring with strikes.
Hughes defending against the ground and pound.
Milquetoast looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hughes is avoiding damage well.
Hughes is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Milquetoast are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Milquetoast goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hughes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Milquetoast's guard! Nice work there by Hughes!
Milquetoast tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hughes has passed into side control.
Hughes working away.
Hughes tries to stand but Milquetoast is controlling his head.
Hughes working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast is looking to reverse the position.
Milquetoast is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hughes working away.
Hughes is staying tight to Milquetoast's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Percival Milquetoast has got the better of the ground game so far.
Milquetoast tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Milquetoast holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milquetoast misses with a left hand
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Milquetoast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Milquetoast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Milquetoast throws a sloppy head kick
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milquetoast throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raul Hughes.
I think Milquetoast 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Percival Milquetoast!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Percival Milquetoast!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Percival Milquetoast!

Percival Milquetoast wins by unanimous decision!