PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolad Kjeldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolad Kjeldsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hughs
vs
Kjeldsson

178 cm
32
167 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

190 cm
23
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 24 - 13 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolad Kjeldsson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjeldsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Hughs has managed to clinch.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Kjeldsson prevents a body shot from Hughs.
Hughs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Rolad Kjeldsson has been cut.
Hughs has Kjeldsson pressed against the cage, preventing Kjeldsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Kjeldsson can't break the clinch.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Hughs working Kjeldsson over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjeldsson.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kjeldsson's efforts to push away.
Kjeldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjeldsson is trying to break the clinch but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Hughs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjeldsson controls his hands.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kjeldsson is trying to push Hughs away but Hughs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kjeldsson working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughs.
Kjeldsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughs has double underhooks.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjeldsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Kjeldsson can't break the clinch.
Hughs misses with a punch to the body.
Kjeldsson trying to control the position but instead, Hughs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kjeldsson into the cage.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Hughs lands a body punch.
Hughs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs has Kjeldsson pressed against the cage, preventing Kjeldsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Kjeldsson blocks it.
Kjeldsson is trying to break the clinch but Hughs is controlling him.
Kjeldsson blocks an elbow strike from Hughs.
Hughs misses with a punch to the body.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kjeldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjeldsson blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjeldsson controls his hands.
Kjeldsson lands with a right to the head.
Hughs throws an elbow but it misses.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kjeldsson is trying to push Hughs away but Hughs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kjeldsson's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kjeldsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 Rolad Kjeldsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hughs feints and then cracks Kjeldsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kjeldsson down.
Hughs lands with a slapping head kick.
Kjeldsson throws a right and a left that Hughs avoids nicely.
Hughs wants to clinch.

Hughs moves into the clinch.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kjeldsson's efforts to push away.
Hughs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Kjeldsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughs misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Kjeldsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kjeldsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Kjeldsson blocks a body shot from Hughs.
Joe Hughs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kjeldsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kjeldsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Hughs has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughs has double underhooks.
Hughs is working Kjeldsson over against the cage.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kjeldsson can't break the clinch.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Hughs has control.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kjeldsson is defending well for now.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kjeldsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Kjeldsson blocks it.
Kjeldsson is trying to break free.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Hughs lands a shot to the body.
Hughs throws an elbow but it misses.
Kjeldsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughs.

Kjeldsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kjeldsson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kjeldsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kjeldsson lands with an overhand left.
Hughs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjeldsson manages to avoid it.
Kjeldsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kjeldsson swinging wildly here.
Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Hughs wants to clinch.
Hughs is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjeldsson.
Hughs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughs moves in looking to clinch but Kjeldsson pushes him off.
Kjeldsson misses with a double jab.
Hughs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjeldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Rolad Kjeldsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Kjeldsson throws a combination. Hughs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kjeldsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughs under the eye.

Hughs is rocked!
Kjeldsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughs.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe Hughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kjeldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe Hughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kjeldsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughs misses with a wild combination.
Joe Hughs is winning the standup battle so far.
Kjeldsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hughs does no damage.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Hughs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
A combination from Kjeldsson does no damage.
Hughs seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughs.
Hughs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kjeldsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kjeldsson drops Hughs with a beautiful combination! Hughs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kjeldsson is looking for the KO!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Hughs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kjeldsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kjeldsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hughs. Hughs obviously looking to wear him down.
Kjeldsson connects with a nice looking jab.

Kjeldsson tries to keep at a distance but Hughs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kjeldsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kjeldsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kjeldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughs has double underhooks.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Hughs has control.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kjeldsson avoids it.
Rolad Kjeldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson blocks an elbow strike from Hughs.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kjeldsson avoids it.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjeldsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kjeldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kjeldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hughs keeps control of Kjeldsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughs misses with an elbow over the top.
Kjeldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Hughs working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Hughs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Kjeldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs lands an elbow just above Kjeldsson 's eye.

Kjeldsson breaks the clinch.
Hughs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjeldsson circles away.
Kjeldsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Kjeldsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson lands with a right hand.
Hughs lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughs. That's going to slow Kjeldsson down.
Hughs swings for the body but Kjeldsson moves out of range.
Hughs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughs swinging wildly here.
Hughs tries to clinch there but Kjeldsson circles away.
Hughs blocks a jab.
Kjeldsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kjeldsson punishes Hughs's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjeldsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch! Hughs slams his shin into Kjeldsson's torso.
Kjeldsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjeldsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjeldsson tries to move into range but Hughs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kjeldsson swinging wildly here.
A big left from Hughs misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolad Kjeldsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughs 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

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