PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Audio Science (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Science
vs
Hughes

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Beast Body

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Audio Science!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Science feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Science then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Science wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side

and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Science defends it.
Science is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Science is trying to stand.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but Science defending well.
Hughes winds up and cracks Science with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Science is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Science is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Science avoid being mounted?
Hughes working Science over with strikes.
Hughes works his way into side control.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Science is looking for a sweep.
Science takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hughes scoring with punches from side control.
Science taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Science to see if he's OK.
Science is trying to improve his position.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Science is looking for a sweep.
Science is breathing heavily.
Hughes looks up at the clock and then as Science takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hughes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hughes working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes cracks Science with a big right hand but Science just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Science on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hughes scores with punches from side control.
Science taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Science taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Hughes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Science is rocked!
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Oh Science is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Hughes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes prevents Science from escaping the position.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Science's temple.
Science on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hughes landing a few strikes.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Science is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Science is looking for a sweep.
Hughes working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes moves into full mount!
Hughes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Science seems to have got his legs back now.
Hughes lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hughes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Science manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Science trying to control here.
Science gets full guard.

Science kicks Hughes off and gets to his feet.
Science wants to clinch

and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown. Science fights it but they end up in guard.
Science trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes pushing down on Science's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Science is trying to stand back up but Hughes is controlling him
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Science dodges it nicely.
Science is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Science working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes postures up in Science's guard and throws a big left but Science blocks it.
Science is trying to keep Hughes in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes won't allow Science to sweep him here.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes won't allow Science to get back to his feet.
Science wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Science's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hughes throws a wild body kick that Science sees coming a mile off.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Science bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Science tries to clinch but Hughes moves away

so Hughes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Science striking off his back but it's not causing Hughes any problems.
Science knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Science looking for a sweep. Not yet Science, not yet.
Science looking to control.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Science taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Science can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Science takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes lands a few punches from side control.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes is working Science over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nelson Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Science's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Science takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes is putting a hurting on Science here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hughes working the body and head with strikes.
Hughes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hughes misses with the ground and pound.
Science is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control.
Hughes throwing strikes but Science manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Science working away.
Science trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Science scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Science in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Science lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hughes down.
Science misses with the ground and pound.
Hughes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes taking a bit of punishment here - Science scoring with strikes.
Hughes tries to bench press Science off him but Science keeps the position.
Science working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Science throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Science lands an elbow.
Science tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Science working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Science keeps moving and retains side control.
Science working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Science wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Science misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Science tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Science working the head with strikes.

Science tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.

Science decides to stand back up. Science steps back and let's Hughes get back to his feet.
Science moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Science scores with a nice head shot.
Science is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Science.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Audio Science will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Science misses with a takedown

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Science wants to stand but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes works over Science with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes won't allow Science to sweep him here.
Hughes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Science's guard.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Science's hands, connecting with Science's forehead.
Ground and pound from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Science tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Science is looking to get to half guard.
Hughes raining down shots from the mount!
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Science can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Science flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hughes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hughes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Science's face.
Hughes prevents Science from getting the reversal.
Hughes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hughes cracks Science with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hughes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the head.
Science is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Hughes landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes prevents Science from getting the reversal.
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Science can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
Science keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Science is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hughes looking to finish with strikes here!
Hughes looking to ground and pound but Science is blocking nicely.
Science takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Science is working to get back to half guard.
Science is working hard here to advance position.
Science takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Science really wants to buck Hughes off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Hughes lands with some strikes.
Hughes scoring with strikes but Science is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Hughes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Science keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Science tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Science is in trouble!
Hughes misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Science regains half guard.
Science is trying to stand back up but Hughes is controlling him
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Science defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Science missing with punches from the bottom.
Science has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Science slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes working the head with strikes.
Hughes is putting a hurting on Science here, landing some big shots from side control.
Science on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hughes lands a few punches from side control.
Hughes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Science is avoiding damage well.
Science pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hughes cracks Science with a big right hand but Science just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

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