PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muddy In The Mirrors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Hit Em Up. Muddy In The Mirrors acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hughes
vs
In The Mirrors

193 cm
25
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
241 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muddy In The Mirrors!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes swings for the body but In The Mirrors moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
In The Mirrors misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
Hughes takes a swing at In The Mirrors's ribcage but misses.
Hughes misses with a body shot.

Hughes has managed to clinch.
In The Mirrors being controlled against the cage.
In The Mirrors throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from In The Mirrors fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Hughes.
In The Mirrors tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Mirrors is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
In The Mirrors is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns In The Mirrors into the cage.
Hughes is stalling here.
In The Mirrors swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
In The Mirrors trying to control the position but instead, Hughes has worked for underhooks and has pushed In The Mirrors into the cage.
In The Mirrors pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes cracks In The Mirrors with a nice body shot.
In The Mirrors is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
Leeroy Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muddy In The Mirrors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stalling in the clinch.
In The Mirrors goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hughes.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hughes stalling in the clinch.
In The Mirrors is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hughes effectively controlling the action here.
In The Mirrors tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
In The Mirrors goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says In The Mirrors as he avoids it easily.
Hughes takes a swing at In The Mirrors's ribcage but misses.
Leeroy Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and In The Mirrors counters with a nice double leg into guard.
In The Mirrors slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from In The Mirrors.
In The Mirrors pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughes tries to get out of the position.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes keeping full guard, as In The Mirrors tries to pass.
In The Mirrors scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
In The Mirrors advances to half guard.
In The Mirrors works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hughes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by In The Mirrors.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
In The Mirrors landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Leeroy Hughes has been cut.
In The Mirrors scores with a couple of good head shots there.
In The Mirrors lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
In The Mirrors breaks from Hughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
In The Mirrors working the ground and pound effectively.

Leeroy Hughes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
In The Mirrors controlling from the full mount.
In The Mirrors cracks Hughes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jeez, Leeroy Hughes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leeroy Hughes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muddy In The Mirrors!