PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Robles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robles comes to the cage accompanied by WHO LET THE DOGS OUT. Hughes has chosen Hear Me Now as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Adam Robles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Adam Robles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Robles
vs
Hughes

177 cm
22
170 lbs
12 - 23 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Robles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes darts in and clinches Robles up against the cage.
Robles stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Robles jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Robles around his waist. Robles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body.

Hughes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robles keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Robles kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Hughes gets to his feet - Robles follows without any prompting.
Robles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adam Robles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Robles tries for a takedown but Hughes circles away easily

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Robles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hughes controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Leon Hughes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Robles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a one-two to the body.
Robles is breathing heavily.
Hughes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Adam Robles has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Robles circles away easily

and Robles counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Hughes regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hughes manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Hughes gets a clinch.

Hughes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robles is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Robles seems a little lost for a moment, as Hughes dominates the positioning.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Robles down.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Hughes taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Hughes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hughes slows the pace down.

Hughes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Robles's front leg but catches the back leg as Robles tries to avoid it.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes looks for the body kick but Robles saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Robles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Robles keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Robles's cut.
That's time! Robles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robles scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hughes has his hands clasped together around Robles's back. He's all about the action.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robles!
Leon Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes controlling from the full mount.
Hughes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Hughes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hughes raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hughes content just to control the position here.
Hughes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Robles looks a forlorn figure.
Hughes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hughes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes raining down shots from the mount!
Hughes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robles?
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Robles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hughes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Robles!
Hughes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robles is bucking up trying to escape but Hughes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Hughes working for a submission but Robles is keeping him at bay.
Hughes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes working for a guillotine from mount but Robles is in no mood to give up.
Hughes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hughes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leon Hughes.
Robles slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hughes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Robles working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes content just to control the position here.
Hughes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Robles hang on?
Leon Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

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