PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Krull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by All that Remains-Not Alone. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hughes
vs
Krull

179 cm
23
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Krull!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krull is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krull avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Krull tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as Krull shoots in.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krull.
A head kick from Hughes lands but Krull takes it in his stride.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krull is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes feints and then cracks Krull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krull down.
Hughes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Krull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krull fails to land the takedown.
Don Krull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krull tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.

Hughes working for a submission but Krull is keeping him at bay.
Krull regains half guard.
Krull is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Krull is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krull won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.

Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Krull regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krull trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krull looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Krull tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes trying to control the action but Krull is working from the bottom.
Krull sneaks back into half guard.

Hughes is looking for a kimura but Krull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hughes to get the leverage.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krull wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krull wants to get back to full guard but Hughes has mounted him!

Hughes has hold of Krull's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Krull manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Krull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krull regains half guard.
Krull missing with punches from the bottom.
Krull gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Hughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hughes throws a right hand that Krull ducks under and follows up with a left that Krull also avoids with ease.
Krull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Hughes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Krull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krull wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Krull thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Krull wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hughes postures up.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krull trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes tries to bum rush Krull with a series of wild strikes but Krull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Krull wants to clinch
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Krull.
Hughes cracks the inside of Krull's front leg.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Krull.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.

Krull thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krull wants to advance to full mount but Hughes doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Krull trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Krull looking to pass the guard.
Krull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krull pushes down on Hughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Krull.
Hughes is looking to control Krull's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hughes avoid being mounted?
Krull seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hughes is looking to escape.
Hughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krull is working away from the top position though.

Krull looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Krull is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Krull sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hughes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Krull pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brock Hughes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hughes misses with a body kick.
Hughes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hughes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.

Krull feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hughes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Krull stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Krull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hughes is trying to control Krull's posture but Krull avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krull trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.

Krull has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Krull sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krull tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Krull is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Krull misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as Krull shoots in.
Krull with a poor takedown
and Hughes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krull's knee momentarily.
Brock Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Krull.

Krull fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hughes sprawls well initially but Krull persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Don Krull has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes won't allow Krull to pass to mount.
Krull trying to control from Hughes's half guard. Hughes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Krull thows a big elbow that misses.
Hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krull sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hughes's guard.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Krull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Krull is working for a submission of some sort.
Krull passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Krull's attempts to control the action.
Krull tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Krull's attempts to control the action.
Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hughes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Krull is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Don Krull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Krull is controlling well.
Krull trying to mount his opponent but Hughes defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Krull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Hughes!