PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hugh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hugh
vs
Pitbull

185 cm
27
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull dives in and grabs Hugh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hugh pushes down on Pitbull's head and hops out.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Hugh moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Hugh or perhaps it was just good defense by Pitbull which made him look bad.

Hugh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pitbull throws a big right hand that misses.
Hugh wants to stand but Pitbull is controlling the position.

Hugh pushes Pitbull off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hugh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hugh shoots in but Pitbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Pitbull closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pitbull pulls Hugh into guard.
Pitbull striking off his back but it's not causing Hugh any problems.
Pitbull trying to keep a closed guard but Hugh is proving a slippery customer.
Hugh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hugh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pitbull on the ground.
Pitbull controls Hugh momentarily but Hugh frees himself.
Hugh trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown but Hugh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pitbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hugh shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitbull but Pitbull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alan Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hugh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pitbull.

Hugh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Pitbull's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pitbull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hugh is looking to take a break and control but Pitbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugh controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugh wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Pitbull dodges the ground and pound from Hugh.
Pitbull tries to buck Hugh off but Hugh is having none of it.
Hugh trying to control the position but Pitbull is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pitbull is looking for a sweep.
Pitbull is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hugh's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pitbull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hugh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitbull keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mike Hugh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hugh shoots in and drives through. Pitbull sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hugh.
Hugh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
Hugh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pitbull tries to avoid it but Hugh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pitbull to the ground. Pitbull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hugh looks for a takedown but Pitbull sprawls well.
Pitbull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pitbull closes the distance and pushes Hugh back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Pitbull will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pitbull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pitbull thowing shots but they're missing.
Pitbull has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hugh's face.
Pitbull punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pitbull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pitbull fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Pitbull looking for a guillotine from mount but Hugh is having none of it.
Hugh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pitbull trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws some wild stikes that Hugh manages to avoid easily.
Hugh is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pitbull cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hugh is bucking up trying to escape but Pitbull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pitbull tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pitbull punching from mount but Hugh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pitbull scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hugh?
Pitbull sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hugh is looking to improve his position but Pitbull isn't that keen on the idea.
Hugh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Mike Hugh has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull controlling the position easily from mount.
Hugh is squirming around, avoiding Pitbull's attempts to control the action.
Hugh wants to control but Pitbull is having none of it.
Pitbull wants to control the pace but Hugh is squirming around nicely.
Hugh is looking to improve his position but Pitbull isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alan Pitbull has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a head shot.
Hugh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hugh is squirming around, avoiding Pitbull's attempts to control the action.
Pitbull landing strikes from the mount.
Hugh is looking to improve his position but Pitbull isn't that keen on the idea.
Hugh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Pitbull stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Pitbull misses with a body kick.
Pitbull fails with the takedown

and Hugh counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
Hugh being controlled here momentarily.
Hugh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pitbull looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitbull, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Hugh from controlling successfully.

Mike Hugh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Pitbull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Pitbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hugh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Pitbull with that takedown attempt.

Hugh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hugh showed some decent athleticism there.
Pitbull is looking for a sweep. Hugh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hugh controlling the action here.
Hugh prevents Pitbull from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugh prevents Pitbull from improving his position.
Pitbull is not content to let Hugh control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Hugh just wasn't active enough.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hugh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pitbull.
Hugh shoots in for a takedown but Pitbull shows good takedown defense.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hugh moves away.
Mike Hugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hugh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pitbull looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pitbull is trying to control Hugh's posture but Hugh avoids it.
Hugh controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugh trying to control the action but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Pitbull's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Hugh just wasn't active enough.
Hugh swings for the body but Pitbull moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hugh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pitbull.
Mike Hugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.

Pitbull looking to score a takedown here. Hugh is defending well but Pitbull drives through and ends up in Hugh's guard.
Hugh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hugh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hugh is looking to stand up but Pitbull isn't so interested in that idea.
Mike Hugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitbull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hugh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hugh looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Hugh.
Pitbull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hugh avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pitbull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pitbull is thwarting Hugh's attempts to control the position.
Hugh is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pitbull is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alan Pitbull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Hugh actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alan Pitbull.
Well Pitbull 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Pitbull!