PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hughs
vs
Turd

178 cm
27
167 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

175 cm
29
163 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, One Turd!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughs checks a leg kick.
Turd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughs moves away.
Hughs checks a leg kick.

Hughs has closed the distance and engaged Turd in a clinch.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs scores with a knee to the head.
Turd blocks a body shot from Hughs.
Turd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughs prevents a body shot from Turd.
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turd is defending well for now.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Hughs is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turd has Hughs pressed against the cage.
Turd looking to stall.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turd avoids it.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Hughs.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Nice elbow from Hughs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hughs as Turd tries to tie him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Hughs.
Hughs lands a knee to the body.
Turd looks gassed!
Turd takes a shot to the head.
Turd lands a body shot.
Hughs lands a knee to the head.
Turd takes an elbow to the temple.
Turd takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Turd tries to throw a body punch but Hughs avoids it by throwing Turd back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hughs.
Hughs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turd stalling in the clinch but Hughs improves position.
Turd stalls.
Nice elbow from Hughs.
Turd tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turd backwards.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turd blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs looking to throw knees to the head but Turd is blocking nicely.
Turd takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like One Turd has been cut.
Hughs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hughs is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joe Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughs.
Nice elbow from Hughs.
Turd wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs scores with a shoulder strike.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hughs.
Hughs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughs connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on One Turd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hughs lands a body shot.
Hughs connects with a solid leg kick.
Hughs wants to clinch up but Turd keeps it at a distance.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Hughs wants to clinch up but Turd keeps it at a distance.
Turd fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Turd.
Hughs is looking to clinch.
Hughs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turd.
Turd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughs avoids it really well and circles away.

Hughs gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs lands a knee to the body.
Turd tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs blocks a body shot from Turd.
Hughs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turd is breathing heavily.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turd is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughs gets an underhook and turns Turd into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughs.
Hughs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughs crunches a lovely knee into Turd's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Turd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughs landing knees to the head.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Hughs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands a shoulder strike.
Hughs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughs lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughs.
Hughs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turd.
Hughs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hughs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughs lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Hughs lands an elbow inside.
Hughs lands an elbow inside.
Hughs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turd can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hughs is keeping busy.
Hughs lands an elbow just above Turd 's eye.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Turd blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Turd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joe Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
Hughs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hughs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hughs works on Turd's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hughs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on One Turd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Hughs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turd misses with a left hand

and Hughs counters by moving into the clinch.
Hughs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hughs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe Hughs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hughs lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hughs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughs blocks a body shot from Turd.
Turd wants to stall.
Turd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
Hughs misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hughs.
Hughs presses Turd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughs lands a body punch.
Turd takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hughs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughs landing knees to the head.

Turd is rocked!
Turd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Turd is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughs finish him?
Hughs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turd or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hughs.
Turd seems to have recovered his senses.
Hughs lands a damaging elbow.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Turd blocks it.
Turd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughs scores with a knee to the head.
Turd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Turd avoids the damage to the body.
Turd tries to throw a body punch but Hughs avoids it by throwing Turd back against the cage.
Turd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd jumps guard but Hughs stands there with Turd around his waist. Turd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hughs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
One Turd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughs lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hughs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughs gets through Turd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turd tries to pull guard but Hughs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hughs lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hughs - that landed with a thud.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turd avoids it.
Turd struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turd stalling in the clinch but Hughs improves position.
Hughs lands a nice elbow.
Turd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
A knee to the head by Hughs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Turd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughs working Turd over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hughs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hughs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hughs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hughs!