PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Hughes is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hughes
vs
Vendo

192 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drake Vendo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a nice outside leg kick.

Hughes rushes Vendo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughes.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendo avoids it.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendo working hard to break the clinch.
Vendo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hughes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vendo looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Drake Vendo has been cut.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Vendo avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Vendo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vendo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Vendo tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes working Vendo over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vendo's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vendo's face.
Hughes trying to control the position but instead, Vendo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hughes into the ropes.
Vendo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vendo up against the ropes.
Vendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughes controls his hands.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vendo can't break the clinch.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vendo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vendo is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendo pushes Hughes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vendo avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Vendo jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Vendo around his waist. Vendo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Andrew Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Vendo.
Vendo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes slowing the pace effectively.
Vendo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vendo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vendo as Hughes tries to tie him up.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Vendo won't want to take too many of those.
Hughes is looking to control Vendo's arms but Vendo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the ropes.
Hughes with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Drake Vendo's cut even more.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vendo is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Vendo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vendo can do to turn this around?
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Vendo won't want to take too many of those.
Vendo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vendo is defending well for now.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes working Vendo over with knees to the body.
Vendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vendo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughes.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into Vendo's ribcage.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vendo blocks it with crossed arms.
Vendo avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes is looking to control Vendo's arms but Vendo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the ropes.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vendo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Vendo is blocking nicely.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vendo is keeping busy.

Vendo manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes trying to control but Vendo is working from the bottom.
Vendo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Vendo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vendo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Vendo keeps moving.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrew Hughes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hughes drives through and clinches with Vendo against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Vendo fails to land.
Andrew Hughes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Vendo is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vendo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vendo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vendo up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vendo as Hughes tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vendo is keeping busy.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vendo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vendo.
Hughes taking a breather.
Vendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hughes after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vendo is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes taking a breather.
Vendo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andrew Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Vendo.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drake Vendo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vendo tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into Vendo's ribcage.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vendo's face.

Vendo breaks the clinch.
Vendo shoots in but no luck this time.
Vendo shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.

Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Vendo is rocked!
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vendo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Vendo gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the ropes.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendo avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but Vendo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Vendo managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Vendo is blocking nicely.
Hughes is looking to control Vendo's arms but Vendo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the ropes.
Vendo seems to have recovered his senses.
Hughes can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vendo.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vendo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vendo is defending well for now.

Vendo pulls guard.
Vendo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hughes is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vendo working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.

Hughes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vendo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hughes has managed to clinch.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into Vendo's ribcage.
Hughes stalling.
Vendo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hughes smiles and moves away.
Andrew Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Vendo.
Vendo shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Vendo tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vendo takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Drake Vendo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vendo is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendo tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Vendo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughes lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vendo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Drake Vendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Vendo's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Vendo.
Andrew Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but Vendo blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hughes!
A relieved looking Andrew Hughes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.