PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Wulff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hughes
vs
Wulff

185 cm
29
255 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

193 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Wulff!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes blocks a head kick by Wulff.
Wulff throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.

Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wulff blocks the elbow strike.
Wulff trying to land knees to the body.
Wulff blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into Wulff's ribcage.
Wulff looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulff manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Michael Wulff has been cut.
Hughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hughes lands with a left to the head.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Wulff blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wulff dodges an elbow strike from Hughes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wulff's brow.

Wulff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Wulff pushes him off.

Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Wulff avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughes.
Wulff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wulff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wulff wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughes.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Wulff 's eye.
Hughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulff controls his hands.
Hughes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Wulff takes an elbow to the temple.
Wulff blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes lands a nice elbow.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Wulff 's eye.
Wulff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Wulff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wulff wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Wulff is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.

Wulff breaks from the clinch.
Wulff looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Wulff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Wulff throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes works Wulff's body with a nice hook.
Wulff misses with a wild body shot.
Wulff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hughes lands a left and a right that send Wulff crashing to the mat, dazed. Hughes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Wulff is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Wulff's defenses. It connects perfectly with Wulff's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Hughes!